Psychological counseling and social support help build trust for communities to overcome the pandemic

According to Professor Hoang Anh Tuan, along with the scientific breakthrough in the preparation of vaccines to prevent and develop drugs to treat Covid-19, psychological counseling and social support to build trust to stabilize the community is an important task of each country in the context of the complicated development of the epidemic and the risk of lasting for many more years. This is also the unique strength of the field of social sciences and humanities in supporting the community to respond and adapt to the epidemic, which has been warned to continue to accompany humanity for a long time.

Director of Hanoi National University Le Quan chaired the discussion

In fact, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities currently has almost all fields of research and training in social sciences and humanities, with a team of leading experts in the country. In recent years, in addition to the two strategic tasks of training high-quality human resources and key scientific research, the University has continuously promoted activities to support community development, including psychological counseling and social support activities.

The seminar was attended by experts and managers from many fields, inside and outside VNU.

In particular, recently, the School has initially implemented a number of psychological counseling and social support activities at different levels to support the community with more knowledge, skills, confidence, and motivation to get through the difficult days of the pandemic, while also preparing for the years after the pandemic. The School's Trade Union coordinated with the Trade Union of the Faculty of Psychology to organize an open forum "Balance your mind and reduce stress during the epidemic season" with the content shared and advised by psychological experts on how to stabilize life during the period when Hanoi capital implements social distancing in the city. In the near future, contributing to the implementation of "national responsibility" with Hanoi National University, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has planned to implement "Free online psychological counseling and social support program” for the community through the School’s Psychological and Social Counseling Hotline. In the immediate future, the Program focuses on two key areas: “psychological counseling” and “inclusive basic social service counseling”. In the long term, the School will expand specialized counseling activities to support other areas in recovering and developing in the post-pandemic period.

Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities presented a paper: "Free psychological counseling and social support solutions to help the community cope with the Covid-19 pandemic in the new situation"

This seminar was attended by representatives of managers, scientists, experts in health, education, and economics inside and outside VNU. With the motto that responding to the Covid-19 pandemic is not simply the task of the frontline force against the pandemic, which is the health sector, VNU President Le Quan emphasized that it is necessary to focus on the combined strength and have synchronous coordination solutions of many different socio-economic fields. Therefore, the seminar was organized with the participation of many experts and scientists from many fields, based on the interdisciplinary and inter-disciplinary strengths of VNU to solve highly topical issues. Through this activity, VNU wants to contribute more consulting opinions to the Government and ministries to have timely and effective solutions to prevent, combat, and control the Covid-19 pandemic.

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