Tuesday (21/04), Faculty of Psychology UGM, once again, providing logistical support during COVID-19 emergency period. This time, the logistical packages is intended for postgraduate students consisting of 3 study programs, which are Master of Psychological Science Program, Master of Professional Psychology Program, and Doctor of Psychological Science Program.
Busy schedule of online lectures and COVID-19 situation did not make students from Faculty of Psychology UGM remain silent. A number of Student Activity Councils (BKM) helped in dealing with this situation. One of the the BKM who intervened to help fight COVID-19 is Repsigama, a nonprofit organization engaged in the field of disaster.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the type of outdoor activity for society become more limited. Many institutions applied work from home policy, and school from home for students. This limitation aim to suppress the spreading of COVID-19, which potentially spread through direct physical contact. Some area in Indonesia enacted Large Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB), for example DKI Jakarta.
COVID-19 pandemic have a huge impact almost in every aspects of human life. There are many job sector affected by COVID-19, and they applied work from home policy for the workers. Yet, there are several jobs that obligate the workers to still present physically, such as doctor, nurse, cleaning officer, constructional worker and so on.
COVID-19 pandemic is a problem that have been face by many countries, including Indonesia. Every country are forced to adapt with the new condition. Society must face uncertain condition, they have to stay at home and limit their direct social activities in order to maintain mutual safety and reduce the risk of spreading the virus until the situation getting better. The limitations of the movements and uncertainties in daily life are some factors that could leads to discomfort.
CICP (Center for Indigenous and Cultural Psychology) under Faculty of Psychology Gadjah Mada University doing collaborative research about COVID-19. This research is a collaborative research with 10 universities from various countries, which are Gadjah Mada University, Universitá Giustino Fortunato, Universitá in Salerno, Federal University of Bahia, University of Tallin, University of Sydney, University of Aix-Marseille, Sigmund Ferud Privat University, University of Luxembourg, and East China Normal University.
Central for Public Mental Health (CPMH) will hold online sharing session with Family Strength In Order to Face COVID-19 Pandemic as the main topic. It will be hold on April 16, 2020 from 19.30-21.30 WIB by using WhatsApp Messenger. This sharing session is aimed to be one of the platform to share about mental health during COVID-19 pandemic. Anyone who feel like to share or express their feelings are open to join this event. The event are free and anyone are able to participate or join, from students to general public. Dr. Budi Andayani, M.A., Psikololog, Dr. Sumaryono, M.Si., Dr. Diana Setyawati, M.HSc., Psikolog, Nurul Kusuma Hidayati, M.Psi., Psikolog, dan Wirdatul Anisa, M.Psi., Psikolog are the discussants for the session.
Unit of Counseling Psychology (UKP) is one of the unit under Faculty of Psychology that have a role in providing counseling or psychological services to society. During COVID-19 pandemic, UKP contributing in giving free counseling for public with Online Psychological Consultation Program.
Monday (13/4/20). TPM-Psi UGM running the agenda that approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Psychology. After financial help for student who needs support, logistic packages launched in order to ease the burden of psychology students who decided to stay in Jogjakarta or students with limited financial condition.
Faculty of Psychology’s concern to the students who affected by COVID-19 is quite profound. In addition to Phone Credit Program that given to Psychology UGM students, the Dean of Faculty of Psycholgy UGM formed Student Care Team – Faculty of Psychology UGM (TPM-Psi UGM). TPM-Psi UGM team consist of lecturer, educational staff, unity of student’s parent (POTMAPSI), Dharma Wanita Psychology UGM and Psychology Student Institution (LM Psi). They promptly determine several steps such as fundraising from various sources, mapping out student’s problems, evaluating and executing funding support based on the problems in order to overcome it. The role of LM Psi in helping the process analysing and evaluating students and family problem which affected by COVID-19 considered to be an a remarkable form of participation.