Taking an empathetic approach to students and understanding some of the challenges that they might be facing is an important step in building relationships with students. This session will focus on understanding what some of these challenges might be and will include some insights and strategies that can be used. It will be an interactive session led by Chris Hope and you will be encouraged to share tips and ideas.

Chris Hope is a lecturer at RMIT University and a research student at the University of Cambridge. He is the Founder of a non-profit that works in the mental health space and has a focus through his teaching on building communities in his class.