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Joint Logistic Support Force No. 984 Hospital Trains 'Psychological Guardians' for System-Affiliated Units

联勤保障部队第984医院为体系部队培训“心理卫士”

PLA Daily (解放军报) 14 May 2026

Summary

Joint Logistic Support Force No. 984 Hospital recently conducted a concentrated training session for psychological backbone personnel drawn from system-affiliated units, covering emotional counseling, stress regulation, and crisis intervention through scenario simulations, group drills, and stress-relief salons led by military and civilian psychology experts. The program addresses a documented capacity gap at the grassroots level—unit personnel shortages and weak in-house psychological support—by embedding trained non-specialist personnel within subordinate units rather than relying on centralized clinical staff. This reflects a broader PLA effort to extend mental health infrastructure down to the unit level as operational tempo increases, treating psychological readiness as a component of combat effectiveness rather than a purely medical function.

Translation

Joint Logistic Support Force No. 984 Hospital Extends Psychological Services to the Grassroots Level, Training Psychological Backbone Personnel for System-Affiliated Units

PLA Daily News, reported by Wen Cui and Zhang Suting: "The relaxed and engaging psychological games not only closed the distance between trainees and instructors, but also helped us quickly grasp the methods and techniques for conducting psychological counseling." Recently, Joint Logistic Support Force No. 984 Hospital organized a concentrated training session for psychological backbone personnel (心理骨干) from system-affiliated units (体系部队), and the diverse teaching methods left participants with a refreshing new impression.

"Psychological backbone personnel are the 'psychological guardians' (心理卫士) of grassroots officers and soldiers, and are also an important force in strengthening grassroots construction." Hospital leadership explained that as major missions for the troops have grown increasingly numerous and the pace of work has grown increasingly fast, some officers and soldiers are prone to problems such as irritability, anxiety, and emotional fluctuations. However, some grassroots units face practical difficulties such as personnel shortages and weak capacity in carrying out psychological work, making it difficult to meet the psychological service needs of officers and soldiers. To address this, they regularly organize psychological backbone training sessions to cultivate for system-affiliated units a psychological backbone force with a solid professional foundation and strong overall quality.

During the training, the hospital invited military and civilian psychological experts to provide instruction, and through psychological assessment practicals, group training, stress-relief salons (减压沙龙), scenario simulations, and group drills, helped psychological backbone personnel achieve proficient command of practical skills including emotional counseling, stress regulation, and crisis intervention. "Through professional training, we not only filled the gaps in our theoretical knowledge, but also learned practical and effective hands-on methods. We will bring what we have learned back to the grassroots level and apply it at our combat posts, serving as 'confidants' (知心人) to the comrades around us and using professional skills to safeguard everyone's physical and mental health," said one psychological backbone trainee from a certain detachment.

"Extending the reach of psychological services to the frontline grassroots level, to build a solid psychological line of defense (心理防线) for strengthening the cohesion of the force and enhancing combat effectiveness." Hospital leadership explained that going forward, they will continue to optimize and improve the training model, routinely organize tiered and categorized training for psychological backbone personnel, and work to break through the 'last mile' (最后一公里) of psychological services for grassroots units.

Original Chinese

联勤保障部队第984医院心理服务向基层延伸为体系部队培训心理骨干解放军报讯文萃、张苏婷报道：“轻松有趣的心理游戏，不仅拉近了学员与教员之间的距离，还帮助我们快速掌握开展心理疏导的方法技巧。”日前，联勤保障部队第984医院组织体系部队心理骨干集中培训，丰富多样的教学方式令参训人员耳目一新。 “心理骨干是基层官兵的‘心理卫士’，也是抓建基层的重要力量。”该院领导介绍，随着部队大项任务越来越多，工作节奏越来越快，一些官兵容易出现烦躁焦虑、情绪波动等问题，但部分基层单位开展心理工作面临人手短缺、力量薄弱等实际困难，难以满足官兵的心理服务需求。为此，他们定期组织心理骨干培训，为体系部队培养专业基础扎实、综合素质过硬的心理骨干队伍。培训中，该院邀请军地心理专家辅导授课，通过心理评估实操、团体训练、减压沙龙、情景模拟、分组演练等方式，帮助心理骨干熟练掌握情绪疏导、压力调节、危机处置等实用技能。“通过专业培训，我们不仅补齐了理论知识短板，还学会了实用管用的实操方法。我们将把所学知识带回基层、用到战位，当好身边战友的‘知心人’，用专业技能守护大家的身心健康。”某支队一名参训心理骨干说。 “将心理服务触角延伸至基层一线，为增强部队向心力、提升战斗力筑牢坚实心理防线。”该院领导介绍，下一步，他们将持续优化改进培训模式，常态化组织心理骨干分层分类培训，着力打通基层部队心理服务“最后一公里”。