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01/12/2021 | Campus-Meldung

New edition of the Corona crisis hotline

People in the Kassel area who are suffering from the current situation have been able to call a counseling hotline for psychological support since December 7. Psychology students in the master's program at the University of Kassel provide counseling on a voluntary basis four half days a week.

Image: Jasmin Grebe.
Psychology students, like Celina Stolz, are again offering a hotline for those psychologically distressed by Corona.

Many people are suffering from loneliness and frustration because of the current situation of the extended Corona Lockdown and the dark winter. Some are preoccupied with fears of contagion, others are struggling with existential and future fears. It is uncertain how the situation will develop further and the past year has left its mark on many.

In order to offer people in and around Kassel a contact point for their worries and stresses, a Corona hotline is once again being set up at the Institute of Psychology. The offer, which already existed in the first lockdown, will now be launched a second time. Students in the Master of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy are about to enter their professional lives and will be professionally guided by three experienced psychotherapists, Professor Dr. Cord Benecke, Dr. Jana Volkert and Birgit Köhler.

The Corona crisis hotline

The service is aimed at anyone who would like to have a confidential conversation and psychological support. Callers can, of course, remain anonymous. Initially, the hotline can be reached on Monday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 0561 804-2882*. Depending on demand, the offer may be adjusted in the course.

 

*Update: The Corona crisis line has since been discontinued. Students and relatives of the University of Kassel can contact the Psychological Counseling Service (PBS) of the Studierendenwerk. In free counseling sessions, those seeking advice are supported in overcoming their psychological crises.
To make an appointment: e-mail: beratung[at]studierendenwerk.uni-kassel[dot]de; phone: 0561 804 2800
No appointment necessary: #offenesohr phone: 0160 3661 439. Monday, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Further info on the Studierendenwerk Kassel page.