The forbidden "mental illness" labels conform to the principle of protection

The 2015-08-20

Source: health

Hall JiWeiDe (clerk)

On August 11, the ministry of education website published recently issued by the school counseling room construction guide. The "guide" the standard management of primary and secondary school psychological counseling room, in a specified in the "counseling ethics", in the process of tutoring to strictly follow the principle of confidentiality, protect students' privacy, banned forced students receive psychological tests, ban labeled "mental illness" to the student, it is prohibited to use any possible harm to the health of the students physical and mental instruments and equipment. August 12, the Beijing times ()

Emotional problems, anxiety and depression, is becoming a problem troubled teenagers and even children's health. In this case, to the child to carry out psychological counseling beyond education category, become the important topic of social governance and the protection of minors. Compared to the psychological intervention mechanism of a mature abroad, domestic in this respect is still in the stage of a primary, specification, the actions of the psychological counseling can protect and not cause a new injury. Minors' mental fragility and self adjusting ability is insufficient, could not afford to ignore any time for its protection. Implement the principle of confidentiality to protect the privacy of children and labeled as "mental illness" to the student, to avoid discrimination. Before, there are schools in order to improve graduation rates, and request the "difference" to do IQ tests, let many students back to the heavy psychological burden.

From the existing experience, students the problems, both the education oriented factors, there is also a way and method. Whatever operation process, psychological counseling or a basic industry standards, require counseling process with confidentiality. "No label" helping to preserve the dignity of the mentee and confidence, also can let it in the absence of the psychological shadow, cooperate with tutors psychological correction, and so achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Priority, except to emphasize, and introduced the corresponding measures to implement. For example, should be worked out in principle, under the requirements of a more specific operating rules, and clearly in violation of the punishment mechanism, in order to avoid the psychological counselling deviant behavior. Set up counseling office for counseling for students to act in good faith, also won't deformation in the execution of its shape, even a school of punishment and education out of the tool.