This opportunity is part of the King's Edge Summer Skills Programme
Waterloo Community Counselling is a London-based charity providing affordable and accessible counselling and mental health support. The organisation works with adults from diverse backgrounds and communities, including people experiencing anxiety, depression, bereavement, trauma and other mental health challenges. Its work includes low-cost therapy and multi-ethnic counselling services, with counselling available in a range of languages.
Through this Community + Research project, students will explore a simulated research challenge connected to access, inclusion and community-based mental health support. Working in a small group with a Graduate Teaching Assistant / PhD student facilitator, students will engage with an organisation-informed brief, undertake guided research and develop insight-led outputs such as a short briefing, recommendations, concept ideas or a final presentation.
The final research question will be confirmed following a short development phase, during which the Graduate Teaching Assistant / PhD student facilitator will work with Waterloo Community Counselling to shape a focused, appropriate and researchable question. This development phase is expected to take around two weeks before the student project begins.
The student project will typically run over 4–6 weeks, with students expected to commit around 3–4 hours per week, including facilitated group sessions and independent research activity.
Students will not provide counselling, advice or direct client-facing support. The project is designed as a simulated research experience, helping students build skills in research, communication, collaboration and social impact while engaging with authentic challenges facing community mental health organisations.
Event ID: 01964-J3D5Z