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.
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.
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.