Support in balancing life in and out of hospital...

In the Association, patients and their family members are provided with individual and group psychological support, to help them cope with the stresses brought by the disease and to feel safe and belonging to the community in which they found themselves during treatment, away from home. Through an open and friendly individual conversation and psychoeducation, the psychologist, actively cooperating with the user, seeks to minimize the burden caused by illness, the difficulty of separate life, finding oneself in an unfamiliar city. Support groups are an opportunity to share information, encouragement and advice.

The psychologist engages in counseling related to leisure, organization and/or implementation of activities such as creative workshops, getting to know the city and playrooms, helping families to regain the balance between obligations and rest.

The psychologist encourages users to socialize, reengage in hobbies that make them happy, relax after time spent in the hospital, in the procurement of medicines, in talking with medical personnel, in dealing with the administration related to treatment, in the care of a sick family member, and periods of worry and uncertainty.

By choosing from the activities offered, users can get the information and support they need, cope more easily with a complex family situation, strengthen themselves in the fight against illness, re-establish the balance between obligations and rest, structure their time better and, in the community of employees, volunteers and other users, which becomes their temporary home, acquire new valuable positive experiences: sometimes steals Make lifelong friendships, gain insight into your own ability to cope with difficult situations and experience the power of mutual assistance.

I am a user of the accommodation service in the Association and I would like to talk about something privately with a psychologist.

Call 091 614 3618 and arrange an individual consultation with a psychologist.

I need a consultation with a psychologist, but I am afraid that because of this, others will consider that something is wrong with me.

It is helpful to seek help when needed. Consultation with a psychologist is sought not only by people with psychological disabilities, but also by people who find themselves in crisis, as well as people who want, with the support of a professional person, to consider other and/or new options, make a decision, improve the structure of leisure time, increase their own quality of life. It is important in a difficult situation of the disease again to effectively balance family life, obligations and rest.

How can the support of a psychologist help me?

The psychologist teaches the user how to relax, become aware of their own strengths and weaknesses, focus on the goal. Together with a psychologist, a person can draw up a plan on the basis of which he can better organize his daily life, through a conversation it is easier to come to a solution to the problem... A psychologist helps a person learn to better manage their feelings.

I feel good in the Association, but I miss my family at home and no matter how busy they have been with going to the hospital and caring for a family member, I feel lonely.

The Association organizes get-togethers, educations, consultations, various workshops, playrooms, in which we also include brothers and sisters of children in accommodation. Join others in organized activities and take a little break from illness.

How does psychological counseling take place?

Through the conversation, the psychologist learns about the person's problem and together with her defines the goals that he will achieve during the consultation and works together with the person to achieve these goals. In doing so, the psychologist informs the user, encourages him/her to use his/her own strengths to a greater extent, supports him/her in finding concrete solutions and motivates him/her to use a wider range of ways to deal with the problem.