Robert Gordon University has stopped using rubber masks made by Hollywood prosthetics experts after it received complaints.
Robert Gordon University said on Sunday that it will no longer use the masks, which were worn by tutors in roleplay sessions meant to simulate a real mental health ward.
Just three days earlier the university announced that its School of Nursing and Midwifery had bought the masks to give students some realistic experience before they go on ward placements. The tutors didn't just wear the masks, but wore a full outfit and assumed the character of an in-patient.
But the university said it was stopping using them for now while it reviews their effectiveness, adding that it didn't intend to add to the "stigmatisation" of people with mental health problems.
This is "Sheila", a victim of physical and sexual violence as a child, who has an anxiety disorder.
"Jim", a labourer and father of three who suffers from a bipolar disorder and is "supported by methadone maintenance for a substance abuse problem", looks like a Dr Who villain.
via on BuzzFeed
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