What impact do you intend to make in your home country or region?
Currently, mental health services in Indonesia are limited and not equally accessible to all groups. This is due to the limited number of professionals, the relatively high cost of services, and the low budget for mental health care. Seeing the disparity between increasing public awareness and inadequate services, I hope to become a professional who can provide services in various aspects, from promotive, preventive, and curative.
In the next 1-5 years, I will focus on deepening my expertise in psychology and mental health. One way of doing this is through the opportunity to study for a master's degree in the UK. I will use this opportunity to learn how to conduct appropriate assessments, how to provide targeted and impactful treatments, and understand how UK social policies and programs can provide adequate services for all levels of society. Furthermore, I plan to build a cross-border professional network in various fields relevant to my interests.
In the next 5-10 years, I plan to collaborate with RPTRA (Ruang Publik Terpadu Ramah Anak) and local schools to provide psychoeducation on mental health and the importance of psychological aspects in child development, as well as provide preventative and curative psychological services at these institutions.
I also hope this collaboration can be extended to nearby hospitals and healthcare institutions, so that mental health services will be accessible not only in one setting but also in other areas.
Related to this, if the NHS has previously visited Indonesia to discuss stroke management, I hope that in the future, I can pave the way for Indonesia to also collaborate with the NHS on systematic and accessible mental health services for many parties. Through this, it is hoped that Indonesia can learn many positive lessons about public health services, and the relationship between the two countries can also be strengthened.
Currently, mental health services in Indonesia are limited and not equally accessible to all groups. This is due to the limited number of professionals, the relatively high cost of services, and the low budget for mental health care. Seeing the disparity between increasing public awareness and inadequate services, I hope to become a professional who can provide services in various aspects, from promotive, preventive, and curative.
In the next 1-5 years, I will focus on deepening my expertise in psychology and mental health. One way of doing this is through the opportunity to study for a master's degree in the UK. I will use this opportunity to learn how to conduct appropriate assessments, how to provide targeted and impactful treatments, and understand how UK social policies and programs can provide adequate services for all levels of society. Furthermore, I plan to build a cross-border professional network in various fields relevant to my interests.
In the next 5-10 years, I plan to collaborate with RPTRA (Ruang Publik Terpadu Ramah Anak) and local schools to provide psychoeducation on mental health and the importance of psychological aspects in child development, as well as provide preventative and curative psychological services at these institutions.
I also hope this collaboration can be extended to nearby hospitals and healthcare institutions, so that mental health services will be accessible not only in one setting but also in other areas.
Related to this, if the NHS has previously visited Indonesia to discuss stroke management, I hope that in the future, I can pave the way for Indonesia to also collaborate with the NHS on systematic and accessible mental health services for many parties. Through this, it is hoped that Indonesia can learn many positive lessons about public health services, and the relationship between the two countries can also be strengthened.
