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The current situation and problem research on mental health education of the special education schools in Sichuan Province (China)
The current situation and problem research on mental health education of the special education schools in Sichuan Province (China)

Author(s): Yang Juan, Tong Yao
Subject(s): School education, Educational Psychology, Psychology of Self, Health and medicine and law, Pedagogy
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: special education schools; mental health education; current situation; problems;

Summary/Abstract: By adopting a self-designed questionnaire, this research surveys the current situation of the mental health education in 32 special education schools in Sichuan province. According to the survey, the level of the mental health education implementation in the surveyed schools is average; the mental health education is well emphasized while the organization and management, funds, staffing and other guarantee conditions are still not enough; the education achievement degrees among the special education schools in different areas have significant differences, and obvious differences also exist in education implementation, guarantee conditions and education achievement degree of whether schools are equipped with psychology teachers. Besides, there are also remarkable differences in mental health education implementation between boarding schools and non-boarding ones. Therefore, the overall plan of the mental health education in the special education schools should be advocated, and the training of the mental health faculty should be strengthened, especially the post-job training of the teachers.

  • Issue Year: 10/2021
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 7-18
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English