On Friday, 12 Mei 2023, the character education and development class conducted a field study at Olifant School accompanied by Ms. Elga Andriana, Ph.D. The event’s main topic was character education, titled “The Art of Implementing Character Education.” The activity consists of presenting material, sharing experiences by Olifant students, and question & answer related to the material from IUP Psychology students.

The initial discussion mainly focused on the roles of the community, teachers, and schools for their students. Olifant emphasizes that the students have a decisive role when they have Teaching-Learning activities. For example, teachers encourage students to make a target and agreement for the class by deciding on one behavior that everyone in the class has to improve. With commitment and responsibility, students are motivated to be committed to the class and take accountability for what they do in each class session. Students also favor active class participation as they engage in class discussions and introduce various new ideas to the debate. read more

On Thursday, 9 March 2023, the class of Psychology and Culture conducted a guest lecture with Prof. Byron J. Good, a Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School alongside Prof. Subandi, M.A., Ph.D.

The lectures mainly talk about how mental health problems could emerge after the happenings of a conflict. It focuses on the effect of culture towards mental health and vice versa. In this context, Prof. Byron shared about the well-being of people in Aceh post-tsunami in 2004. Prof. Byron developed mental health interventions by assessing trauma between people in Aceh after experiencing the Tsunami. read more

On Tuesday, 21 February 2023, the class of Children and Adolescents with Special Needs conducted an International Guest Lecture with Prof. David Evans from Sydney School of Education and Social Work, the University of Sydney. The main topic of the lecture is about ‘Universal Design for Learning’ which highlights the notion that various objects can be used by many people including people with disabilities with the development of universal design. According to the Centre of Excellence in Universal Design, Universal Design is where an environment has the design and composition that can be accessed, acknowledged and utilized primarily by all people regardless of their age, size, ability, or disability. The term ‘universal’ is applied since it’s capable of meeting the needs of people and beneficial for everyone. read more

On Friday, 9th December, the class of psychology of emotion conducted a mini-research exhibition in the form of posters related for their final research project. The exhibition was held at Hall D Faculty of Psychology UGM and it was hosted by Galang Lufityanto, Ph. D. There are various topics of the poster with the main theme of an individual’s emotion. The titles consist of ‘The Correlation between Loneliness and Jealousy: Comparing Dutch and Indonesian Culture’, ‘The Relationship between Nostalgia, Emotions, and Songs for Indonesians’, ‘Guilt as an Indicator of Pro-Environmental Behavior in Indonesian Students’, and ‘Frustration and Goal Proximity.’ read more

On Friday, 25th of November, the class on Mental Disorder conducted a field study at Grhasia Mental Hospital. The activities consist of several sessions, including an introduction to the mental hospital, learning materials, and real-time observation of the mental hospital patients. The first session was the mental hospital’s introduction by the Grhasia Mental Hospital representative. The session mainly tells about the history and general information of the hospital, its vision and mission, and the various services they provide. The mental hospital offers various services, including a psychological clinic, rehabilitation clinic, mental health service, counseling, physiotherapy, and psychoeducation. read more