FUSA@home - injecting a little bit of fun back into social isolation
When Coronavirus hit, the university transitioned quickly to getting study and learning materials online. From what I understand, academics and lecturers have done an amazing […]
Archive Author: Gareth Furber
Coronavirus diary 17/4/20 - writing for health
I’ll be blogging my way through the Coronavirus period, with a focus on the psychological impacts and how to keep yourself and the people you […]
Financial assistance for students affected by COVID-19 pandemic
A little while back the university announced a $12.5 million comprehensive package to support students facing hardship as a result of COVID-19. You can see […]
Just tell me how to have a good life already!
In my line of work I come across a lot of ‘wellbeing frameworks’. A wellbeing framework is simply how an individual or organisation or group […]
COVID-19 Emergency Support Payment
The following is taken directly from the FUSA Website COVID-19 Emergency Support Payment Flinders University has made available funding to assist students who are experiencing hardship […]
Beyond Blue has launched its Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support Service
I’ve not had much of a chance to look through it in detail, but the Federal Government, knowing that people’s mental health would be affected […]
Coronavirus diary 14/4/20 - handling big distress
I’ll be blogging my way through the Coronavirus period, with a focus on the psychological impacts and how to keep yourself and the people you […]
I'm doing a (second) presentation on adapting to Coronavirus lockdown!
One of my goals for this year was to do more online presentations. That goal has been fast-tracked because that is now the only place […]
Coronavirus diary 8/4/20 - a colleague asks me some very probing questions
I’ll be blogging my way through the Coronavirus period, with a focus on the psychological impacts and how to keep yourself and the people you […]
This Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook has some decent stuff in it
Louise, one of our intake team just shared a workbook that she came across called the “Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook“. One of our psychologists then got […]
Mental Health and Coronavirus study
The Black Dog Institute are conducting an online study to understand how COVID-19 is impacting the mental health of Australian adults, and what people are […]