Question

question 3
2 points
your school is considering three potential policies to address mental health assistance. administrators are going to either (1) put up fliers to advertise the location of the counselors office, (2) add more social workers who speak multiple languages to the office or (3) publicize the confidentiality agreement that counselors have with students. if your school wants to address both internal and external barriers to mental health assistance, which two policies should be implemented?
the school only needs to implement policy 1 because that will help students find the office where mental health services are located.
the school should implement policies 2 and 3 because policy 2 addresses an external barrier (language) and policy 3 addresses an internal barrier (confidentiality concern) that may prevent students from seeking mental health assistance.
the school should implement policies 1 and 2 because they would let students know where the office is located as well as increase the staff there to help more students.
the school shouldnt pursue any of these policy changes and should instead allow students to have an additional free period per week to get work done.

Explanation:

• Policy 2 addresses an external barrier (language) as having social workers who speak multiple languages helps students from diverse linguistic backgrounds access mental health services.
• Policy 3 addresses an internal barrier (confidentiality concern). When students know about the confidentiality agreement, they may be more willing to seek help as they are less worried about their personal information being shared.
• Policy 1 only addresses a logistical aspect (location) and doesn't cover internal or external barriers like language or confidentiality concerns comprehensively.
• The option of not using these policies and giving an extra free period is not relevant to addressing mental - health - assistance barriers.

Answer:

The school should implement policies 2 and 3 because policy 2 addresses an external barrier (language) and policy 3 addresses an internal barrier (confidentiality concern) that may prevent students from seeking mental health assistance.