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Harold Chui1, Sarah Luk1, Koon Kan Fung1
1Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Abstract:
Teachers have frequent interaction with students and are well positioned to refer students for mental health assistance when needed. Twelve secondary schoolteachers in Hong Kong were interviewed about their experience referring students to mental health professionals (MHPs). Using consensual qualitative research, multiple factors were found to influence teachers' referral decisions, including problem severity, students' willingness, stigma of help-seeking, parent/guardian's beliefs, teacher-parent/guardian relationship, MHPs' effectiveness and availability, quality of interaction with MHPs, and teachers' self-efficacy in handling student issues. Based on the findings, we propose a conceptual model of factors influencing teachers' referral decisions. Implications for research, practice, and training are discussed.
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