Abstract
Undergraduate mental health education is not only an important means to promote the development of mental health and the psychological well-being of undergraduate students, but also an important strategy so that China can realize the quality of undergraduate education and promote the holistic development of undergraduate students. However, there are still many problems in mental health education for undergraduate students in China. For example, Chinese mental health education for undergraduate students lacks independent development space, localized basic theory, scientific management system, comprehensive curriculum system, professional faculty and professional service system. These problems affect the realization of the goals of mental health education to a certain extent. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the causes of the above problems, and to propose the development path and coping strategies for mental health education for undergraduate students in China. In order to achieve this goal, by analyzing and interpreting the official documents of the Chinese government and the Ministry of Education, this study seeks to show the characteristics and current situation of the mental health education for undergraduate students in China. Furthermore, based on the author’s own long-term teaching experience and the research results of other scholars, it seeks to reveal the reasons for the above problems existing in the mental health education for undergraduate students. On this basis, this study will propose rationalization suggestions for improving the mental health education for undergraduate students in China. This study believes that scientific concepts of education, effective administrative departments, optimized curriculum systems, professional faculty, and a comprehensive service system may contribute to the success of implementing mental health education for undergraduate students.
Highlights
Rapid economic development in China has aggravated industry competition and social stratification, and undergraduate students at universities and colleges shoulder heavier mental burdens
Some scholars have found that: (1) Chinese universities usually regard the mental health problems of undergraduate students as mental illnesses, and use methods for treating mental illness to solve mental health problems [1]. (2) Chinese universities are accustomed to regard the mental health problems of undergraduate students as ideological and political issues, and try to solve mental health problems through ideological and political education methods [2]. (3) The curriculum of mental health education in Chinese universities is not systematic and scientific, and the mental health courses offered cannot meet the actual needs of undergraduate students [3]. (4) The level of specialization of mental health education in Chinese universities is not high, and there is lack of professional psychology teachers
This study focuses on the problems and developmental approaches to mental health education for undergraduate students
Summary
Rapid economic development in China has aggravated industry competition and social stratification, and undergraduate students at universities and colleges shoulder heavier mental burdens. Undergraduate students’ mental health issues, along with their undesired consequences, have gradually received widespread attention in society. This is because these issues are associated with the students’ own development and with the development of China and its social stability. (2) Chinese universities are accustomed to regard the mental health problems of undergraduate students as ideological and political issues, and try to solve mental health problems through ideological and political education methods [2]. Because of the above problems, the exploration of developmental approaches to mental health education for undergraduate students and associated reform measures are important research topics at present. This study focuses on the problems and developmental approaches to mental health education for undergraduate students
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