A member of the Student Support team at Leeds Conservatoire has been recognised in the first Mental Health in Education Awards launched by the University Mental Health Advisers Network (UMHAN).
Clare Copley
Clare Copley, Senior Occupational Therapist at Leeds Conservatoire, won the award for Professional Practice. She was nominated for leading the creation of the Occupational Therapy service, her work in promoting Dyspraxia/DCD (Developmental Co-ordination Disorder) amongst the team and mentoring colleagues.
UMHAN invited colleagues, line managers, senior managers, collaborators, partners and students to recognise outstanding practice in a number of categories. Entries were then judged by a panel including researcher and University Mental Health Charter Assessor Dr. Amy Zile, Interim Chief Executive of Student Minds Yeme Onoabhagbe, and Specialist Mental Health Mentor Rebecca Welch.
Clare commented after her win, “Thank you UMHAN. It was lovely to get some recognition for the work that we have done within Student Support at Leeds Conservatoire and to celebrate dedication and good practice across the sector.”
Earlier this year, Clare teamed up with Student Health and Wellbeing Manager Daniela Bonitz to deliver a session titled ‘Leeds Conservatoire - A Small Institution that’s Big on Support’ at the HE Professional Student Advice in Higher Education Conference.
The conservatoire is proud to offer unique support to its student body.
