In line for the call to conduct mental health checks on students, NUTP hopes more teacher counsellors will be employed
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) welcomes the health ministry’s effort to conduct mental health checks on students, but hopes there will also be an increase in teacher counsellors at schools.
Its president, Hashim Adnan said in line with the health ministry’s move, the education ministry should also meet the need for teacher counsellors in schools to help students cope with problems.
He said the current ratio of one teacher counsellor to 500 students was no longer suitable.
Hence, the ratio should be reduced to one teacher counsellor to 300 or 350 students, he said.
“The smaller ratio will assist the teacher to be more focused in carrying out the task of assisting students cope with mental and emotional stress,” he further stressed.
Hashim was commenting on a statement by Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam that the ministry would conduct mental health tests on secondary students from year one to year four next year.
In a news report yesterday, Dr Subramaniam said as of last December, the Healthy Mind Programme screening conducted on 19,919 students from 357 schools nationwide showed that 7.45 per cent suffered from depression while 7.59 per cent had stress problems.
-Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) welcomes the health ministry’s effort to conduct mental health checks on students, but hopes there will also be an increase in teacher counsellors at schools.Its president, Hashim Adnan said in line with the health ministry’s move, the education ministry should also meet the need for teacher counsellors in schools to help students cope with problems.
He said the current ratio of one teacher counsellor to 500 students was no longer suitable.
Hence, the ratio should be reduced to one teacher counsellor to 300 or 350 students, he said.
“The smaller ratio will assist the teacher to be more focused in carrying out the task of assisting students cope with mental and emotional stress,” he further stressed.
Hashim was commenting on a statement by Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam that the ministry would conduct mental health tests on secondary students from year one to year four next year.
In a news report yesterday, Dr Subramaniam said as of last December, the Healthy Mind Programme screening conducted on 19,919 students from 357 schools nationwide showed that 7.45 per cent suffered from depression while 7.59 per cent had stress problems.
-Bernama
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