Experts have urged primary schools to set up psychological counsellingoffices to help them overcome problems and enhance their learning.
Primary students have more psychological obstacles today, according toDuong Thi Thanh Thanh, lecturer of Vinh City University in Nghe Anprovince, who spoke at a two-day workshop that began on July 26 inHCM City.
Some of them have problems in reading and domath, and others have behavioural problems. In addition, some childrenhave developed psychological disorders because of study overload.
According to a report from the National Hospital of Pediatrics, thehospital admitted 11,432 patients last year for psychological problemsand 30 percent of them were primary-school students.
TheNational Institute of Mental Health under Bach Mai Hospital saidthat some children in schools in Hanoi showed fatigue and anxietyabout their learning.
One problem is that many children were only brought to hospitals after the problem had persisted for some time.
For that reason, psychological-consulting offices at primary schools are necessary, according to Thanh.
If learning and behavourial problems are discovered early, the numberof kids hospitalised for mental health treatment would fall, she added.
Because many children also suffer from physical and mental abuse atschool as well as at home, psychological consultation will protect andhelp them.
Thanh said consulting should also be providedfor parents so they can understand more about their children'sdevelopment in order to have timely intervention.
At theworkshop, representatives said they hoped the Consortium to AdvanceSchool Psychology in Vietnam would develop a model of mental-healthcounselling that could be applied at schools across the country.
They suggested that schools equip their teachers and supervisors withskills to help them understand the psychological development ofchildren.
Participants at the workshop also deliveredpresentations on reproductive health education in high school and skillstraining for other advisors at schools.
The workshop, organised by the HCM City University of Education and Consortium
to Advance School Psychology in Vietnam , attracted more than 100 foreign and national experts and lecturers.-VNA
Primary students have more psychological obstacles today, according toDuong Thi Thanh Thanh, lecturer of Vinh City University in Nghe Anprovince, who spoke at a two-day workshop that began on July 26 inHCM City.
Some of them have problems in reading and domath, and others have behavioural problems. In addition, some childrenhave developed psychological disorders because of study overload.
According to a report from the National Hospital of Pediatrics, thehospital admitted 11,432 patients last year for psychological problemsand 30 percent of them were primary-school students.
TheNational Institute of Mental Health under Bach Mai Hospital saidthat some children in schools in Hanoi showed fatigue and anxietyabout their learning.
One problem is that many children were only brought to hospitals after the problem had persisted for some time.
For that reason, psychological-consulting offices at primary schools are necessary, according to Thanh.
If learning and behavourial problems are discovered early, the numberof kids hospitalised for mental health treatment would fall, she added.
Because many children also suffer from physical and mental abuse atschool as well as at home, psychological consultation will protect andhelp them.
Thanh said consulting should also be providedfor parents so they can understand more about their children'sdevelopment in order to have timely intervention.
At theworkshop, representatives said they hoped the Consortium to AdvanceSchool Psychology in Vietnam would develop a model of mental-healthcounselling that could be applied at schools across the country.
They suggested that schools equip their teachers and supervisors withskills to help them understand the psychological development ofchildren.
Participants at the workshop also deliveredpresentations on reproductive health education in high school and skillstraining for other advisors at schools.
The workshop, organised by the HCM City University of Education and Consortium
to Advance School Psychology in Vietnam , attracted more than 100 foreign and national experts and lecturers.-VNA
