We specialized in Specialist Mental Mentors provide highly specialist, specifically tailored, one-to-one support which helps students address the barriers to learning created by a particular impairment. This support is primarily provided for students with mental-health conditions or autism spectrum disorders. The support could address a range of issues, for example;

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Specialist mentors can help you to:

1.Understand how you learn best.

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2.Identify triggers that impact on your wellbeing.

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3.Plan, organize and prioritize workload.

manage work/life balance.

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4.Develop motivation and productivity.

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5.Focus and concentrate more effectively.

6.Build confidence and self-esteem.

7.Improve attendance and engagement.

8.Participate in group work and presentations.

9.Develop social and communication skills.

10.Manage anxiety and stress, particularly in relation to exams and assessment.

11.Make use of relevant resources, tools, and apps to become more independent.

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The role of the mentor is to help students recognise the barriers to learning created by their impairment and support them in developing strategies to address these barriers, particularly at times of transition, e.g. when starting at college/university or when planning to move on from it. For some students, this support will need to be on-going, while for others it might be gradually phased out or only be required at certain points of their course.