A total of 16 cross-faculty students who are members of the MBKM Semeru program receive assistance related to psychosocial problems and maternal and child health. This assistance is intended to make it easier for students to explain the purpose and process of implementing the theme.
Moreover, all MBKM Semeru participants are also active in organizing support activities for affected residents, in the form of fun games, coloring together, as well as MSME bazaars. These 16 students are supported by Ilhamuddin, S.Psi., MA and Ratri Nurwanti, M.Psi., Psychologist from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya.
The Division of Psychosocial Support and Child Education will carry out 5 (five) series of assistance activities for victims until April 2022, namely mental health screening, mapping of psychosocial problems and children’s education, designing psychosocial support and child education interventions, implementing intervention design implementations and evaluating intervention implementation.
“Students who volunteer in Community Service activities, such as volunteer assistance for disaster victims, can make their activities part of the academic development process on campus. Therefore, in order for all activities to run well, students must understand the context in which they volunteer and how to link disaster activities with their field of knowledge.” Ilhamuddin explained.
In this follow-up assistance, students get 2 (two) materials. The material for the introduction of Mental Health Screening Instruments was delivered by Ratri Nurwanti. Ratri introduced the Global Psychotrauma Screen (GPS) instrument. With this instrument, it is easier for students to determine whether someone needs to get further psychosocial support or not.
The material for Building Rapport on Natural Disaster Survivors was delivered by Ilhamuddin. “The principle of Building Rapport is to approach survivors so that they are willing to engage in psychosocial support activities. So that they are willing, students are present in their midst, introduce themselves, are involved in volunteer activities, and help carry out tasks at the Command Post.” Conveyed by Ilham.
Also participating in this mentoring activity were dr. Ayunda Dewi, member of the Maternal, Child and Community Health Division. Furthermore, after students receive direction, students are expected to be better prepared to observe conditions and situations that occur in local residents. Until now, students who take the theme of Maternal and Child Health are actively helping to accelerate vaccination. (VQ/ Humas UB/ Trans. Iir)
