No involvement of students
More involvement of students
IMPOSING
INFORMING
EDUCATING
CONSULTING
CO-DESIGNING
Doing to
Doing for
Doing with
DEEP PARTICIPATION, where decision-making power is shared between experts and students with lived experience of accessing mental health services. A trauma-informed approach includes students and staff in every step of the service redesign.
Most universities are aware of co-design but are reluctant to use it, even as its popularity increases in the broader health and mental health sectors.
SOME PARTICIPATION and involvement from students with lived experience who use the services. This usually incudes general consultation and engagement, where students are asked for their opinions and to share their experiences but have little involvement in the decision making.
Most universities currently use these models.
LITTLE PARTICIPATION in the redesign of the service. This usually includes no student involvement at any stage of the redesign process and removes all student power or influence over decision-making.
This is where organisations are most comfortable and some still operate here.
Source: Adapted from Slay J. and Stephens L. (2013), An alternative ‘Ladder of Participation’ in Co-production in mental health: A literature review (New Economics Foundation)