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Using Buddy Benches to improve mental health 用 “好友長(zhǎng)凳” 改善兒童心理健康

學(xué)習(xí)要點(diǎn)

有關(guān) “mental health 心理健康” 的詞匯

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How many children have actually used the Buddy Bench?

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This is what’s known as a 'Buddy' or 'Friendship Bench'. They’re needed because playgrounds can be lonely places sometimes. And these benches can help pupils feeling lonely to find a friend.

這就是所謂的 “好友長(zhǎng)凳” 或 “友誼長(zhǎng)椅”。它們?yōu)槿怂瑁驗(yàn)椴賵?chǎng)有時(shí)會(huì)是個(gè)孤獨(dú)的地方。而這些長(zhǎng)凳能幫感到孤獨(dú)的小學(xué)生們找到朋友。

Benches like this have been around for a while now in many schools. But in Ireland, they are trying to do something a bit different with them. This school in Cork in the south of Ireland is the 247th to get one from a social enterprise called Buddy Bench Ireland that doesn't just provide schools with benches, it also runs special workshops with trained child psychiatrists.

這類(lèi)長(zhǎng)椅早已出現(xiàn)在很多學(xué)校里。但在愛(ài)爾蘭，人們?cè)谠囍盟霾灰粯拥氖隆＿@所位于愛(ài)爾蘭南部城市科克的學(xué)校是第247個(gè)從社會(huì)企業(yè) “好友凳愛(ài)爾蘭” 拿到凳子的學(xué)校，該企業(yè)不僅提供長(zhǎng)凳，還與受過(guò)專(zhuān)門(mén)訓(xùn)練的兒童精神病專(zhuān)家共同開(kāi)辦特別講習(xí)班。

They use the bench as an opportunity to start conversations about mental well-being. They talk about the importance of being aware of your feelings and those of others.

他們把坐在長(zhǎng)凳上作為和孩子們談?wù)?strong>心理健康狀況的契機(jī)。他們談?wù)撘庾R(shí)到自身及他人感受的重要性。

Judith Ashton, co-founder, Buddy Bench Ireland
The children need to understand what the bench is about, what it symbolises – friendship, inclusion, listening to each other and the most important thing, that it’s important to express feelings.

朱迪斯·阿什頓 聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人 好友凳愛(ài)爾蘭
“孩子們得明白這把長(zhǎng)凳的特別之處是什么，它象征著什么：友誼、包容、互相傾聽(tīng)，還有最重要的一點(diǎn)，就是表達(dá)感受的重要性。”

But do children actually use the bench? It's something an independent academic study has been looking at.

但是，孩子們真的會(huì)去用它嗎？這是一項(xiàng)獨(dú)立的學(xué)術(shù)研究所關(guān)注的問(wèn)題。

Sinead Mcgilloway, Maynooth University
We found that 40% of the children told us that they had actually used the benches at the time of the study. And over 90% said that they would talk to a child if that child was sitting on the bench. So, certainly there doesn't appear to be any issues around stigma.

希奈德·麥吉洛維 梅努斯大學(xué)
“40%的孩子告訴我們，他們?cè)谘芯科陂g確實(shí)使用了 ‘好友長(zhǎng)凳’。超過(guò)90%的孩子說(shuō)他們會(huì)和坐在長(zhǎng)凳上的其他孩子交談。所以，顯然他們并不認(rèn)為這有什么不光彩的。”

Children's mental health at school is increasingly a concern in many countries. In Ireland, they're hoping these benches will not only tackle issues like social isolation and bullying, but also give a future generation the confidence to open up about their feelings.

在許多國(guó)家，兒童在校內(nèi)的心理健康日益受到關(guān)注。在愛(ài)爾蘭，人們希望這些長(zhǎng)凳不僅能解決社會(huì)隔離和欺凌等問(wèn)題，還能給未來(lái)的一代敞開(kāi)心扉談?wù)撟约焊惺艿淖孕拧?

詞匯

psychiatrists 精神病醫(yī)生

mental well-being 心理健康

inclusion 包容

express feelings 表達(dá)感受

stigma 恥辱感

你知道嗎？

Dozens of schools in England are giving students lessons in mindfulness to improve behaviour and health. This is a way to teach them to stop, be in the moment, be aware of their surroundings and relax.

英格蘭幾十所學(xué)校正在給學(xué)生上有關(guān)正念認(rèn)知的課，以改善他們的行為和健康。這是一種教他們停下來(lái)、活在當(dāng)下、了解周?chē)h(huán)境并放松身心的方法。

問(wèn)題答案

At the time of the study, 40% of the children said they had used the bench.