Faculty Guides for Student Wellbeing

The following list includes a number of Canadian university and college faculty guides for supporting student wellbeing on campus.

Post-Secondary Institutions

Algonquin College
Starting the Conversation: Raising our awareness of student mental health, Resource Booklet for Instructors – Student Support Services (PDF)

Camosun College
Student Mental Health and Well-being Strategy: Faculty and Staff – Counselling Centre
Supporting Students in Distress – Employee Reference Guide (PDF)

Carleton University
Pedagogical Practices to Support Students in Need – Teaching Resources

Humber Polytechnic
Mental Health: Creating a Healthy Campus – Teaching Methods

McGill University
Enhancing student wellness: Simple tips for instructors – Faculty of Education, Student Wellness Hub, and Teaching and Learning Services (PDF)

McMaster University 
Professor Hippo-on-Campus: Student Mental Health Education Program for Educators and Navigators – Macpherson Institute 

Simon Fraser University
Creating Conditions for Well-being in Learning Environments – SFU Health Promotion and The Centre for Educational Excellence (PDF)
10 Ways to Embed Well-being into Remote Learning Environments – SFU Health Promotion (PDF)
Tools for Wellbeing in the Classroom
Well-being in Learning Environments: Resource Library – Healthy Campus Community
Well-being in Learning Environments: Faculty and instructor profiles – Healthy Campus Community
Well-being in Learning Environments Newsletter

Trent University 
Wellbeing on Campus and in the Classroom – Student Wellness Centre

Toronto Metropolitan University 
Mental Wellbeing in the Classroom – Learning & Teaching Office (PDF)

University of Alberta   
Centre for Teaching and Learning

University of British Columbia  
Embedding Mental Health Literacy: Teaching + Learning Resources – UBC Wellbeing

University of Calgary
Mental Health and Wellness Resource Library – Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
Student Mental Health and Well-being: Supporting Teaching and Learning Practices – Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning (PDF

University of Toronto
Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation
Instructor Guide to Supporting Students in Online Learning Environments (PDF)
Supporting Students in Distress: Guidelines for Teaching Assistants at the University of Toronto – Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation 

University of Victoria
Mental Health in the Classroom – Student Mental Health
Assisting Students in Distress (PDF)

University of Waterloo
Supporting Students’ Mental Wellbeing: Instructional Strategies – Centre for Teaching Excellence
Supporting Students’ Wellbeing: Course Design – Centre for Teaching Excellence

University of Western Ontario    
Building Community – Centre for Teaching and Learning