Shuang Wang, Jiaying He, Huaxi Yang

Huaxi Yang

November 28, 2025

AI, Mental health education, Vocational education, Personalized learning.

As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies increasingly enter educational practice, their role in emotionally sensitive domains such as mental health education remains underexplored. This study investigates how teachers in Chinese vocational colleges perceive the use of AI to support personalized instruction in mental health courses. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with three psychology instructors, the study identifies perceived benefits—such as improved instructional efficiency and responsiveness—as well as concerns regarding emotional detachment, ethical ambiguity, and reduced teacher-student interaction. Although the sample size is limited, the findings offer preliminary empirical evidence on teacher attitudes and highlight institutional, pedagogical, and ethical considerations necessary for responsible AI integration in vocational mental health education.

© 2025, the Authors. Published by ISCCAC

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