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KMID : 0608420170300030211
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Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
2017 Volume.30 No. 3 p.211 ~ p.223
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Experiences with Guiding Students with Mental Health Support Needs among Middle and High School Teachers
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Park Ok-Nam
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to clarify the social stigma phenomenon in teachers’ perceptions and attitudes toward students who are classified as mental health support needs students in middle and high schools.
Method: Qualitative research was conducted through in-depth interviews and observations of 17 teachers and 2 consultants from 2 middle and high schools in Green City, which were evaluated as successful among the six pilot project schools designated by the Ministry of Education in 2013. The study’s analysis is based on Hatch's hermeneutical method. Common categories were developed from the interviews and observations. Then, inferences were made per category and given importance to draw conclusions and lessons.
Results: Teachers had a strong stigma in their perceptions of and attitudes to special needs students. Their perception was that those students are bound to go wrong due to family problems, even some having difficulty breathing, and that it’s beyond their limit to help them. In addition, their attitudes included stereotypes, favoritism, punishment, and referral to experts. As a result, teachers did not expect those students would be cured or change and showed passive attitudes while shifting the responsibility to families and experts.
Conclusion: This study is meaningful in that it showed the limitations of the role of teachers regarding mental health support needs students from the perspective of the teachers themselves. Today, when students’ mental health problems are emerging as a serious issue, it is necessary to provide support to improve teacher’s awareness and capabilities regarding adolescent mental health problems. In addition, we suggest the current selective policy that sorts out special needs students and provides care for them to evolve into a universal policy that improves public awareness and focus on prevention.
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KEYWORD
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mental health, stigma, teacher, student
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