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Posted by Emily Elizabeth on January 11, 2006, at 21:35:42
Thought this was interesting, I would like to know what babblers think.
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"Teenscreen," developed by Columbia University researchers, is used by schools in 42 states to detect suicidal tendencies in middle schoolers. Some say children are being sent to therapy unnecessarily.You can play the story at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5135247
Posted by crazy teresa on January 11, 2006, at 23:28:41
In reply to Interesting story on NPR, posted by Emily Elizabeth on January 11, 2006, at 21:35:42
Hmmm.
That is borderline scary to me. If a child or parent approached the school for help, that's one thing. Going around doing random surveys is another. Especially at the school where there was no parental involvement or permission before a child took this test.
And what kind of an unprofessional counselor would then call the tested kid into her office and offer that kind of near diagnosis, without at least involving the parents at the time. What if this girl had not been able to share this with her family? That kind of accusation/presentation could have led to a serious problem for anyone, especially a teen.
Basing anything on one test never seems like a good idea to me, plus this is all experimental.
If I took a test right now about math, I'm sure I'd be considered mentally handicapped. How would labeling teens in this way, based on one test be considered helpful?
It also sounds like something which could easily be turned around and used agianst parents... :~{
Posted by gee on January 12, 2006, at 10:49:58
In reply to Re: Interesting story on NPR » Emily Elizabeth, posted by crazy teresa on January 11, 2006, at 23:28:41
Couldn't this also be suggesting that these different behaviours are "normal" and encourage more suicides and bad behaviours than anything else?
I think that psych classes in highschool should be neccissary. We learned about different mental illnesses and different psych ideas and how they applied to us. The course really should have been called "life" because we all learned so much. It was actually my psych teacher who first called me aside to ask if I was okay after reading one of my personal essays.
But from that class we all took away a serious veiw of mental health and whatnot. We watched each other and if we noticed anything we would ask each other.
Posted by crazy teresa on January 13, 2006, at 8:55:41
In reply to Re: Interesting story on NPR, posted by gee on January 12, 2006, at 10:49:58
That sounds a whole lot better than experimenting with a survey!
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