(08/05) Mind, Brain and Behaviour Laboratory of Faculty of Psychology UGM holds online sharing session called Research Management via Webex, at 1.00 – 3.00 PM.
Galang Lufityanto, M.Psi, Ph.D as the head of Mind, Brain and Behavior Laboratory had the opportunity to become the speaker for this event. This event aim to inform and share research experiences between lecturers. There are 393 lecturers participating in this session.
(05/05) Public Center for Mental Health (CPMH) held the seventh online series of sharing sessions on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. The session titled “Mental Health During Pandemic“. The speakers this last CPMH session are, Prof. Dr. Kwartarini W Yuniarti, MMed.Sc., Psychologist, as Vice Dean for Research, Community Service and Cooperation; Tri Hayuning Tyas, M.A., Psychologist, as lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology UGM and clinical psychologist; Dr. Diana Setiyawati, M.HSc., Psychologist, as lecturer, psychologist, and Head of Center for Public Mental Health (CPMH) Faculty of Psychology UGM; Nurul Kusuma Hidayati, M.Psi., Psychologist, as psychologist at CPMH, UKP and Gama Medical Center (GMC) UGM; and Wirdatul Anisa, M.Psi., Psychologist, as psychologist at CPMH, UKP, and one of the private service facilities in Yogyakarta.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Faculty of Psychology UGM has continuously played a role in helping broader community through various activities that have been and will be held, such as training, seminars, psychological consultations and research related to COVID-19, which all carried out online.
(24/04) Center for Public Mental Health of Faculty of Psychology UGM held an online public lecture at 08.00-10.00 WIB. The topic is about Family Strengthening in Crisis Situation. The aim of the event is to educate the audience about family strength during this pandemic situation. Dr. John DeFrain from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA had the opportunity to become a speaker for this event.
In the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time Faculty of Psychology Gadjah Mada University held psychologist’s oath taking and graduation ceremony for master program on April 22, 2020. It was attended by 70 graduates from Master of Psychological Science Program, Master of Professional Psychology Program and Doctor of Psychological Science Program.
Work From Home (WFH) that had been applied in Indonesia have various impact to the workers, such as the difficulties to differed the effective day and their day off.
On the online sharing session, called “COVID-19 and Worker’s Mental Health” that organized by Center for Public Mental Health (CPMH), Dr. Indrayanti, M.Si as a lecturer at the UGM Faculty of Psychology, explained the importance of managing work time and routines during WFH for workers. For example, determine the working space at home, dress neatly and make an agenda. Besides, communicating routines with family and the office is also important, in order to minimize conflicts that might occur.
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.