Book chapter
Beyond the curriculum the wellbeing of law students within their broader environment
Promoting Law Student and Lawyer Well-Being in Australia and Beyond, pp.192-203
Routledge
2016
Abstract
There is growing international concern with the increasing prevalence1 and severity2 of mental health problems experienced by university students. The reluctance to seek professional support; the high level of disability associated with psychological distress;3 the limited on-campus treatment options;4 and the cost of nonintervention5 all provide strong rationales for considering the broader context of student wellbeing. Mental health and wellbeing result from an interaction of biological, psychological and social factors. As the primary part of a university student's psychological and social experience for a number of years, most frequently at a critical developmental period of young adulthood, the entirety of the university environment influences health and wellbeing.
Details
- Title
- Beyond the curriculum the wellbeing of law students within their broader environment
- Authors
- Helen M Stallman (Author) - University of South AustraliaJames Duffy (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Contributors
- Rachel Field (Editor) - Queensland University of TechnologyJames Duffy (Editor) - Queensland University of TechnologyColin James (Editor) - Australian National University
- Publication details
- Promoting Law Student and Lawyer Well-Being in Australia and Beyond, pp.192-203
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781315602530
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450978102621
- Output Type
- Book chapter