Rudnik Agata, Anikiej-Wiczenbach Paulina, Szulman-Wardal Aleksandra, Conway Paul, Bidzan Mariola
Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Department of Gastroenterology, Independent Public Health Care of the Ministry of the Internal Affairs in Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Front Psychol. 2021 Oct 11;12:635378. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635378. eCollection 2021.
This perspective article aims to present insights into an initiative to provide free psychological support to students at the University of Gdańsk (UG) - one of the first universities in Poland to offer such help - during the first major COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in March 2020. We begin by introducing key psychological consequences of the pandemic, with particular emphasis on university students, according to Pandemic Management Theory (PMT). Next, we highlight the most significant challenges reported to us by the students in response to the support initiative and applied psychological interventions (including psychoeducation, relaxation, arranging day plans, taking care of relationships, and "just" talking). We conclude by reflecting on the challenges for mental health posed by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the outcome of our initiative - the creation of the Academic Psychological Support Centre at the University of Gdańsk. These insights and lessons learned from developing our practice can help enhance the effectiveness of future psychological support programs through the pandemic and beyond.
这篇观点文章旨在深入探讨一项倡议，即在2020年3月新冠疫情首次大封锁期间，为格但斯克大学（UG）的学生提供免费心理支持——该校是波兰最早提供此类帮助的大学之一。我们首先根据疫情管理理论（PMT）介绍疫情带来的关键心理影响，尤其着重于大学生群体。接下来，我们将突出学生反馈给我们的、在应对支持倡议及应用心理干预措施（包括心理教育、放松训练、安排每日计划、维护人际关系以及“仅仅”是交谈）时遇到的最重大挑战。我们通过思考新冠疫情给心理健康带来的挑战以及我们倡议的成果——格但斯克大学学术心理支持中心的设立来结束本文。这些从我们的实践中获得的见解和经验教训，有助于提高未来在疫情期间及之后心理支持项目的有效性。
