• News Archive
  • Simaster
  • Webmail
  • Directory
  •  English
    • Indonesia
Universitas Gadjah Mada Universitas Gadjah Mada Universitas Gadjah Mada Universitas Gadjah Mada
  • Education
    • Doctoral dissertation
    • Inauguration of Professor
    • Graduation
  • Achievement
  • Research and Innovation
    • Research
    • Innovation
  • Campus Info
    • Cooperation
    • Seminar and Workshop
    • Student Community Service Program
    • Other
  • News Report
  • Home
  • News Report
  • Staying Sane: COVID-Related Counseling Services Now Available

Staying Sane: COVID-Related Counseling Services Now Available

  • 14 July 2021, 14:25 WIB
  • By: Salma
  • 370
  • PDF Version
 Pandemi Berkepanjangan, UGM Siapkan Tim Psikolog

Universitas Gadjah Mada, through the Psychological Services Unit of the Faculty of Psychology, provides psychosocial support for anyone in need of psychological treatment due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Head of the unit Edilburga Wulan Saptandari said the counseling service had actively assisted affected individuals, from sufferers, their families, health workers to communities, who were looking for support for their mental well-being since the earliest days of the pandemic.

“We are under the supervision of the UGM COVID-19 Task Force. Anyone seeking treatment and support can contact our call center,” said Edilburga on Sunday (11/7).

According to her, the soaring COVID-19 cases in recent days may affect some people in one way or another. Apart from patients and families, health workers have also reportedly experienced some symptoms related to COVID fatigue and others. In response to this, Universitas Gadjah Mada has prepared a team of psychologists and postgraduate students to help the community cope with pandemic-related stress and psychosocial issues. 

“Our health professionals are currently experiencing exhaustion. They are the front-liners, the ones who do the tracing and make calls to families and patients. Some have anxiety or psychosomatic illness,” she explained.

She added that service would include providing patients with psychological first aid (PFA) to calm themselves down hence relaxed and not panicked. Patients would receive treatments in stages, first by postgraduate students, and later if further measures were required, psychologists-lecturers from the university and partners would help them. 

“We have 55 in-house psychologists and will later involve partners when needed,” she said.

Author: Satria
Photo: Freepik.com

Related News

  • UGM DERU Provides COVID-19 Counseling to Several Villages

    Monday,13 April 2020 - 18:02
  • UGM Undertakes Actions to Support Government in Handling Covid-19

    Thursday,30 April 2020 - 16:11
  • UGM Undertakes COVID-19 Screening Process to All Academicians

    Friday,20 March 2020 - 13:20
  • Can AC Increase the Risk of COVID-19 Infection?

    Thursday,09 April 2020 - 16:24
  • UGM RSA Produces Face Shield PPE

    Wednesday,15 April 2020 - 19:24

News Releases

  • Agricultural Engineering Students Grab Medals at 2022 AE-ARC 20 May 2022
    UGM Agricultural Engineering students won four medals and
    Salma
  • UGM Students Win International Chess Tournament 19 May 2022
    UGM representatives have been named winners at the 25th GA
    Salma
  • UGM Researchers Breed New Black Soybean Cultivar 17 May 2022
    A team of researchers at the UGM Faculty of Agriculture is
    Salma
  • UGM Inaugurates New Professor of Chemical Engineering 13 May 2022
    Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) celebrated the promotion of
    Salma
  • UGM Among World’s 10 Best Universities to Deliver SDG 1 10 May 2022
    Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) was ranked in the top 10 glo
    Salma

Info

  • Install Fest Windows
    29 September 2017
  • Streaming Author Workshop Writing and Publishing
    14 July 2017
  • Hokkaido University Short Term Exchange Program HUSTEP
    08 January 2016
  • 2016 Amgen Scholars Program in Japan
    08 January 2016
  • Jardine Foundation Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies at University of Oxford and University of Cambridge
    01 July 2015

Event

  • 30May International Academic Conference on Tourism (INTACT) 2022 ...
  • 21Jul The International Conference on Sustainable Environment, Agriculture, and Tourism (ICOSEAT)...
  • 07Sep The 8th International Conference on Science and Technology (ICST 2022)...
Universitas Gadjah Mada
UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA
Bulaksumur Yogyakarta 55281
   info@ugm.ac.id
   +62 (274) 588688
   +62 (274) 565223
   +62 811 2869 988

PARTNERSHIP

  • Alumni
  • International Affairs

ABOUT UGM

  • Rector's Welcome
  • History
  • Vission and Mission
  • The Board of Executive
  • Management

VISIT UGM

  • Campus Map
  • Event

REGISTRATION

  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Vocational School
  • Professional Program
  • International Program

© 2022 Universitas Gadjah Mada

PRIVACY POLICYCONTACT