Mental Health Education Awareness of College Students in Higher Vocational Colleges

Abstract

At present, researches mainly focus on the discussion of what kind of mental health problems occur in vocational college students, why they occur and how to prevent and cure these problems. They mainly focus on the mental health problems themselves and remedial measures, but lack of research from the perspective of prospective, preventive and monitoring. The author tries to take the mental health consciousness of college students in higher vocational colleges as the entry point, first of all, the two concepts of mental health and mental health consciousness are differentiated, and then discusses the degree of college students' understanding of mental health education, and points out the main problems of college students' mental health education in higher vocational colleges. Is given in the psychological health education of college students awareness of countermeasures, in order to boost development in higher vocational colleges to improve the consciousness of college students' mental health education model and related courses, and make a little education can infiltrate into each student's consciousness and precipitation, thus to improve higher vocational colleges from the Angle of preventive consciousness of psychological health of college students, To make them pay attention to their mental health is of great reference value for promoting the mental health of college students in higher vocational colleges. The purpose of this study was to promote the high quality of college students' mental health education, improve the level of college students' mental health education, so that they can form a sound personality and tough psychological quality. Specifically, it sought answers to the following. 1. What is the level of cognition on mental health education of college students in higher vocational colleges? 2. What are the exposures on mental health education of college students in higher vocational colleges? 3. What are the countermeasures to enhance the level of awareness on mental health education of college students in higher vocational colleges? This paper used the mixed methods, that is, a combination of quantitative research and qualitative research. The quantitative method was used to identify the level of cognition on mental health education of college students in higher vocational colleges. The quantitative method used the questionnaire ((A questionnaire on mental health education consciousness of college students in higher vocational colleges)) for data collection, data processing using the weighted average calculation method. The qualitative method was adopted to determined the exposures on mental health education of college students in higher vocational colleges and the countermeasures to enhance the level of awareness on mental health education of college students in higher vocational colleges. The qualitative research adopted the form of interview to collect data. The interview objects were selected by saturated sampling method, and the data obtained from the interview was processed by subject analysis method. The following are the major findings of the study: 1. Vocational college students' understanding level of mental health education is in the dimension of moderate attention. 2. Vocational college students are mainly exposed to the following six types of mental health education activities: Mental health assessment activities; Mental health education theme exhibition; Class meeting on mental health education; Special lecture on mental health education; Psychological quality development activities; Mental health education knowledge competition. 3. Six main countermeasures to improve the level of mental health education consciousness of vocational college students: first, to carry out multiple mental health education activities; Second, to strengthen the mental health education and publicity work; Third, to strengthen the students' mental health security system; Fourthly, mental health education permeates campus culture; Fifth, construct the soft culture of mental health education; The sixth is to open attractive courses. In light of the findings of the study, the following are the conclusions: 1. College students in higher vocational colleges lack scientific understanding of mental health education, lack of attention and cognition. 2. The mental health education activities participated by college students in higher vocational colleges are practical, general and inheritable, but lack of interest, particularity and innovation. 3. The development trend of mental health education in higher vocational colleges: professionalization of mental health educators, integration of mental health education contents, diversification of mental health education approaches, specialization of mental health education personnel training, and normalization of mental health education. In relation with the findings and conclusions of this research, the following are recommended: 1. The mental health education work in higher vocational colleges should focus on value guidance and construct a multi-dimensional mental health education work path. 2. The forms of mental health education activities in higher vocational colleges should constantly bring forth the new from the old and keep pace with The Times, so that students can learn to link psychological knowledge with daily behaviors, combine learning with application, and optimize psychological adaptability and social adaptability in happy experience. 3. Mental health education in higher vocational colleges should be student-oriented and carry out mental health education with educational development as the main body; Construct a comprehensive mental health education service system with the concept of service; Take team building as an opportunity to improve the professional status of college students' mental health education in the higher education system.