Information for staff
The Counselling and Disability Service's ethos in working with colleagues
One of CDS’ key aims is to work collaboratively with colleagues to support staff in developing and inclusive learning and social environment for all students. This might be through advice regarding a particular student, training around a disability theme or around common emotional difficulties which students might encounter.
The Structure of CDS
CDS is made up of six teams: The Disability Office, Counselling Service, Mental Health Support Team, Study Support Service, Note-taking Service and Assessment Centre. Below is some information on each of the teams, their function and contact details. Follow the links for more information about the support each of the services can provide.
▾ Mental Health Support Team
- Evaluates and provides practical support to students with a range of mental health needs to promote academic achievement and wellbeing.
- Liaises with the University and externally.
- Makes recommendations for reasonable adjustments
- Contact Dan Doran - email: d.p.doran@lboro.ac.uk - tel: 228338 - location: based between the Medical Centre and LUFS.
▾ Counselling Service
- Provides therapeutic support to students and staff for emotional and psychological difficulties.
- Runs workshops for students to help develop preventative and coping strategies.
- Offers liaison and consultation to the university community and externally.
- Contact Counselling: email: ucs@lboro.ac.uk, telephone: 222148, 3 Holywell, near Car Park 5.
▾ Study Support Service
- Provides 1:1 support to students with Specific Learning Differences (e.g. Dyslexia) to develop skills in structuring of academic work, research and revision technique and organisational skills.
- Provides screening for students who think they may have a specific learning difference.
- Contact Karisma Krcmar - email: k.krcmar@lboro.ac.uk - telephone: 222670 - location: Schofield Building, Room A049.
▾ Disability Office
- Provides advice and support to students with medical conditions, sensory impairments, physical disabilities, Asperger’s Syndrome.
- Provides advice and guidance for students with Specific Learning Differences (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia).
- Makes recommendations for reasonable adjustments.
- Organises Educational Psychologist Assessments for Specific Learning Differences.
- Contact Disability Office - email: disability@lboro.ac.uk - tel: 222770 - location: Herbert Manzoni K104
▾ Note-taking Service
- Provides note-taking support, predominantly for students with funding in place through the DSA.
- Provides readers and scribes for exams where students have this arrangement in place.
- Contact Notetaking - email: notetaking@lboro.ac.uk - Telephone: 222770 - Location: Herbert Manzon, room K104
▾ Assessment Centre
- Carries out Assessments of Need as part of the DSA process. This is an independent and separate process to assessments for Specific Learning Differences.
- Provides one to one IT training for several types of equipment and software supplied through DSA – such as mind mapping programs, text to speech, speech recognition software and digital recorders
- Contact Assessment Centre - email: assessmentcentre@lboro.ac.uk - Telephone: 222771 - location: Herbert Manzoni K102
Making a referral
On occasion you may want to refer a student to CDS (perhaps to the Disability Office or Mental Health Support Team). We would always encourage staff to discuss this with the student in advance and if possible to encourage the student to self refer. Students involved in the referral process generally engage with support more positively.
Referring to the Disability Office
To refer a student directly to the Disbaility Office, please email disability@lboro.ac.uk or phone 222770.
Referring to the Mental Health Support Team
To refer students to the Mental Health Support Team please email mhst@lboro.ac.uk or phone 228338. Read more about referring to the Mental Health Support Team»
Referring to the Counselling Service
Please note that it is not possible to refer students directly to the Counselling Service. Students should instead be given contact details for the service and encouraged to make an appointment. Find out more about how you can support a student to access Counselling»