Frontiers in Educational Innovation and Research | Volume 2, Issue 3: 90-103, 2026 | DOI: 10.62762/FEIR.2026.535517
Abstract
Student mental health has become a core issue in university governance, yet existing support models remain insufficiently adaptive to the ecosystem of arts education, which is shaped by public performance, iterative critique, and identity exposure. This practice-oriented paper develops a counselor-led mental health support model for arts major students through a narrative review of relevant literature, reflection on the authors' long-term front-line counseling and student-affairs practice, and the analysis of illustrative de-identified composite cases derived from real practice. Drawing on ecological systems theory, the paper argues that sustainable support must link micro-level counseling w... More >
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