Suchergebnisse

Progress in meeting the mental health needs of Coll & U has been very uneven. To bring together existing knowledge on the topic, the World Federation for Mental Health & the Internat'l Assn of U's sponsored an internat'l conference at Princeton in 1956. All delegates expressed the opinion that mental health problems were the most serious faced by S's, yet few institutions have sufficiently well developed psychiatric services available. A committee of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry has raised questions as to how we can promote better teaching & learning in our Coll's & simultaneously contribute to the emotional maturity of S's & faculty. The establishment of a mental health program should involve both faculty & administration as its success depends upon them. The Conference unani mously agreed on a set of recommendations: that the promotior of mental health is the concern of every person connected with the Coll; a mental health program should be adjusted to the particular institution; training programs for personnel should be developed; special attention should be given to S's who fail to complete Coll; guidance & counselling programs should be established in both secondary Sch's & Coll's; Coll's should provide opportunities for S's to obtain instruction in marriage & fam life; res should be a part of all mental health programs; educ in personality functioning should be made available to faculty members; factors impeding the development of maturity should be investigated; S's should be given as much responsibility as possible; special attention should be given the lonely S; the needs of married S's need to be recognized; proper housing is a proper concern of planners; sufficient time should be available for leisure time activities for S's; & severe overcrowding produces serious psychol'al problems for many S's. B. J. Keeley.