Closing the first half of the series of Advanced Research Development Intensive Courses, a discussion related to the Field of Clinical Psychology was held on Thursday (31/3). This activity was attended by three capable speakers on their respective topics, and the Latest Development of Research in the Field of Clinical Psychology started at 08.00 online.
Appearing as the first speaker, Diana Setiyawati, M. H. Sc., Psy., Ph.D with the topic “Using Visual Research Methods to Explore How Health Workers, Families, and Healers Work Together in Ghana and Indonesia”. Through this topic, Diana conveyed the results of research related to the collaboration between mental health professionals and religious healers. One of the interesting things about the research is the visual method used with filmmaking. This is something new for the world of psychology, especially clinical psychology.
Then the event was continued by the second speaker, namely Prof. Kwartarini Wahyu Yuniarti, M. Med. Sc., Ph.D who delivered about “From Transpersonal Psychology to Clinical Hypnosis: Researching the Challenge in Psychotherapy”. One of the things that Kwartarini explained through the topic was “holding memories”. “So, if we hold a memory of being slapped by a chicken, then the negative emotions continue to get bigger and bigger. When it gets bigger, it will invite painful events,” explained Kwartarini. The painful event will invite another painful event that evokes the same emotion as the one at the beginning. Thus, according to Kwartarini, time is healing does not apply in the theory of E=MC2.
Prof. Subandi, M.A., Ph.D as the last speaker brought a discussion with the topic “Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Early Psychosis”. “So, what will be discussed now is schizophrenia from a positive perspective. This means that people with schizophrenia have hope and can choose what kind of recovery service,” said Subandi. According to Subandi, there are three things that can prevent the recurrence of schizophrenia at the community level. The three things are psychoeducation, mental health literacy, and reducing stigma. In addition, preventive measures can also be divided into two, namely universal prevention and selective prevention.