Prakash Om, Kumar Vinay
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), New Delhi, India.
Immediate Past President, Indian Psychiatric Society and Consultant Psychiatrist, Patna, Bihar, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2024 Feb;66(2):199-201. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_7_24. Epub 2024 Feb 12.
This viewpoint critically examines the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020's decision to discontinue M.Phil. programs in Clinical Psychology and Psychiatric Social Work in India. It explores the crucial roles these programs play in addressing the country's shortage of mental health professionals and evaluates the potential impact of this decision on mental healthcare. The article advocates for the necessity of these programs in maintaining the quality and accessibility of mental health services and calls for a reconsidered policy approach that balances educational reforms with the specialized needs of the mental health sector.
这一观点批判性地审视了2020年新教育政策(NEP)关于印度临床心理学和精神科社会工作领域哲学硕士课程停办的决定。它探讨了这些课程在解决该国心理健康专业人员短缺问题中所发挥的关键作用,并评估了这一决定对心理保健的潜在影响。文章主张这些课程对于维持心理健康服务的质量和可及性的必要性,并呼吁采取一种经过重新考量的政策方针,以平衡教育改革与心理健康领域的特殊需求。