How to effectively implement the guiding outline of mental health education in primary and secondary schools

Mental health education should run through school education activities. There are many ways and methods to carry out mental health education in schools, and different schools should choose the best way and method according to their own actual situation. We should pay attention to practical results and organically combine form and content. The forms of mental health education can be mainly games and activities in primary schools, activities and experiences in junior high schools and experiences and adjustments in senior high schools, and close cooperation between in-class and out-of-class education, education and guidance, and consultation and service is advocated.

It is necessary to create a material environment, interpersonal environment and psychological environment that meet the requirements of mental health education. The relationship between teachers and students plays an important role in students' mental health. Primary and secondary schools around the country should attach importance to teachers' personality charm and their role in education and teaching, and establish a new relationship between teachers and students that is democratic, equal and respectful.

Mental health education can be carried out in many ways: offering mental health elective courses, activity classes or special lectures; It is a feasible and common way to infiltrate mental health education into subject teaching. All teachers have the responsibility of mental health education, so they should look for opportunities in subject teaching content and cultivate students' positive emotions, good will and character in teaching. Use appropriate teaching methods to guide students to learn actively and learn to learn, and develop their initiative; Cultivate students' spirit of exploration and innovation; Mental health education should also penetrate into classes, team activities and the work of class teachers.

Individual consultation and counseling are effective ways of mental health education. Conditional primary and secondary schools should set up psychological counseling rooms to give direct guidance to students' problems in their study and life through one-on-one communication between teachers and students, solve psychological problems, and diagnose and correct related psychological and behavioral problems. Very few students with serious mental illness should be referred to the medical psychological diagnosis and treatment department in time.

Schools in various regions can flexibly use various mental health education methods according to specific conditions. Such as: heart-to-heart, consultation and interview, establishment of psychological files, role-playing, class and group discussion.