1. What is Be You?

Be You Consultants

As a participating learning community, you have access to free Consultant support at every stage of your Be You implementation journey.
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Who we are

Be You Consultants from Early Childhood Australia and headspace are highly skilled multidisciplinary professionals with diverse expertise in mental health and wellbeing. Consultants bring evidence-informed knowledge and extensive experience in both education and clinical practice to support early learning services and schools in achieving long-lasting, positive change.

As educators, we want to jump straight into the action because that is what’s comfortable - action makes us feel like we’re achieving something and will see instances of change. But implementation science suggests that jumping straight into action may not support sustainable and meaningful change. It's the implementation planning that supports the change process and your dedicated Be You Consultant is here to help with the whole process.

Alicia Marshall Be You Consultant

What we do

Be You Consultants connect with learning communities to support and guide their implementation journey. Using the Be You Implementation Cycle, Consultants aim to support a whole learning community approach to mental health and wellbeing.

By collaborating closely with your elected Action Team, Be You Consultants tailor their support to meet the specific needs of each learning community, including:

  • Supporting your learning community in identifying priorities such as enhancing mental health literacy, promoting educator wellbeing or fostering inclusion.
  • Aligning Be You with national, state and territory priorities and educational requirements.
  • Providing ongoing connection to support continuous improvement, address challenges and celebrate achievements.
  • Guiding you to the relevant Be You tools and resources to support progress through goal setting and action.
  • Assisting with postvention response, recovery and planning*
*Be You can provide postvention planning support to all Australian secondary and combined schools and can work with all schools in a postvention response (including primary schools).

 

Connecting with a Be You Consultant

We are passionate about supporting you in achieving the lasting change you envision for the mental health and wellbeing of every member of your learning community.

Connect with a Be You Consultant to start, get back on track, or continue your Be You journey.

For registered Be You early learning services and schools.
Log in to your Action Team Leader dashboard to access your Be You Consultant details.

Not sure if you're registered?
If you're unsure whether you’re registered with Be You, feel free to connect with us.

New to Be You? It's free to register yourself and your learning community. To get started you will need to register as an individual. You can then take steps to register as a Be You Learning Community. 

 

Critical incident guidance

If you require guidance following a critical incident Contact us.

If your learning community needs support following a suicide, please visit our Suicide response page.

Last updated: December, 2024