It is well-known that studying can be difficult.
Maybe you have just moved away from home to a new city where you don't know anyone. Maybe you have exam anxiety. Maybe you feel lonely in the midst of a vibrant student community. Whatever the challenge, your thoughts become easier when you share them with others.
Qinngorneq is a free psychotherapeutic treatment course for all students in Greenland, which has existed since 2014. Recently, however, Qinngorneq was included under Inulerivik, the National Therapy and Counseling Center, and is thus today part of a larger psycho-professional community with a focus on knowledge sharing, unity and collaboration.
Encourages everyone to apply
Qinngorneq consists of a team of 12 psychologists and psychotherapists, distributed in Nuuk, Ilulissat, Aasiaat, Sisimiut and Qaqortoq, who conduct interviews both in person and as online interviews.
– We receive many different problems. It can be anything from exam anxiety to traumatic experiences in childhood. We encourage everyone to apply. Nothing is too small or wrong, says Sara Lennert Jensen, acting chief psychologist at Qinngorneq in Ilulissat.
Individual interviews or group courses
Once students have applied for an interview via Inulerivik's website, they are first called in for a preliminary interview to find out which course suits them best. Each student can have up to 10 interviews.
We usually offer individual courses, but we are also always open to development to adapt to the needs of the target group, says Sara Lennert Jensen.
Want to increase well-being and reduce dropout rates
Although the group of psychologists and psychotherapists at Qinngorneq is spread across the entire coast, they talk to each other regularly.
– We have an incredibly good team spirit in the team, and we use each other for professional pairing, says Sara Lennert Jensen, who like the other psychologists typically has three conversations a day.
The main purpose of the Qinngorneq initiative is to increase well-being among students and reduce dropout rates at educational institutions.
The article is sponsored by Inulerivik.
This article is from Sermitsiaq's education theme, which you can read by clicking HERE
