Education and mental health are two interconnected fields that have a significant impact on each other. Education has a crucial role in promoting mental health, while mental health is essential for effective learning and academic achievement.
There are several ways in which education can promote mental health:
- Creating a positive and supportive learning environment: Educational institutions can create a positive and supportive learning environment by promoting a culture of respect, inclusivity, and understanding. This can help to reduce stress and anxiety and promote positive mental health outcomes.
- Providing mental health education: Educational institutions can provide mental health education to students, teachers, and parents to increase awareness and understanding of mental health issues and reduce stigma.
- Offering support services: Educational institutions can offer support services such as counseling and mental health clinics to provide students with access to mental health professionals and resources.
- Encouraging physical activity: Physical activity has been shown to have a positive impact on mental health. Educational institutions can encourage physical activity by providing opportunities for sports, exercise, and other physical activities.
On the other hand, mental health is essential for effective learning and academic achievement. Mental health issues can impact a student's ability to learn, concentrate, and perform academically. Students with mental health problems may experience difficulties in socializing with peers, participating in class, and completing assignments. Therefore, it is essential to promote and support mental health in educational settings to ensure that students can achieve their full potential.
In summary, education and mental health are closely linked, and promoting mental health in educational settings can have a positive impact on student learning and academic achievement. By providing a supportive and positive learning environment, mental health education, and support services, educational institutions can promote mental health and well-being and help students to achieve their full potential.
The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program Based on Some Positive Psychology Techniques to Reduce Social Anxiety among Primary Stage Stuttering Students
The current study aimed to study the effectiveness of a counseling program based on some positive psychology techniques to reduce social anxiety, and it was conducted on a group of primary stage stuttering students, all of them are males registered in the second and third primary grades from Port Said Governorate, whose ages ranged between (7-8) years. They were divided randomly into two groups, the first group is experimental and its number (10) students with their mothers, and the second group is the control and its number (10) students with their mothers, and the study used an intelligence test (prepared by: Eglal Sry), the stuttering scale (prepared by: Mona Tawakkul), the social anxiety scale for Stutterers (teacher appreciation) (prepared by: the researcher), and a counseling program based on some positive psychology techniques to reduce social anxiety among primary stage stuttering students
