Anna Scheithauer

It is important to have supportive supervision in place

by Anna Scheithauer|20 November 202420 January 2025|Uncategorized

“I believe it is very important to have supportive supervision in place for social workers and psychologists. As professionals, we can sometimes be deeply affected emotionally, which may hinder our ability to provide effective support. However, with supportive supervision, we...

About that stereotype, that as psychologist, you should have no emotions.

by Anna Scheithauer|20 November 202420 January 2025|Uncategorized

“One of the challenges for me is that sometimes people have this stereotypical belief that if you are a psychologist, you should have no emotions and always remain in strict control. But that is not true—we are all human.” Armenian...

It was just time for action

by Anna Scheithauer|20 November 202420 January 2025|MHPSS

“Our team was among the first to provide immediate psychological support following the military conflict in September 2020. We worked directly in hospitals, not knowing where we were going or what we would face. There was no time to prepare—it...

This was when I felt extremly powerless

by Anna Scheithauer|20 November 202420 January 2025|Ukraine Conflict

I felt extremely powerless and terrible when beneficiaries with health problems, who could not afford a doctor, asked for help. Among them were elderly people with chronic diseases and a child with a broken leg. Georgian Volunteer

Were my tears as sign of empathy or weakness?

by Anna Scheithauer|20 November 202420 January 2025|Ukraine Conflict, Uncategorized

I burst into tears while the whole group of female beneficiaries was crying. I felt very uncomfortable, as I was not sure whether my tears were interpreted as a sign of empathy or of weakness by my beneficiaries. Georgian Helper

I was re-traumatized when I encountered a situation like 20 years ago

by Anna Scheithauer|20 November 202420 January 2025|Stress Management, Ukraine Conflict

Twenty years ago, I worked with a similar group that, like the Ukrainian refugees, had not had their basic needs met and were living in hotels under very poor conditions. I was retraumatized when I encountered similar poor conditions in...

Keeping in my comfort zone

by Anna Scheithauer|13 November 202414 January 2025|Ukraine Conflict

“Some recommendations claim that you need to go out of your comfort zone. Guys, I think someone once told it, but you get it wrong. I am doing unpleasant things to finally find myself in my comfort zone. I am...

Continuing the routines from before was crucial

by Anna Scheithauer|13 November 202414 January 2025|Stress Management, Ukraine Conflict

“I have marked that a lot of people don’t understand that it is crucial to cling to the usual routines that you had before to keep a link with reality. Before the full-scale war, I had a daily routine in...

Facing dangerous conditions and limited resources

by Anna Scheithauer|13 November 202414 January 2025|Ukraine Conflict

“We had difficulties in how to conduct planned operations or proceed with emergencies. We usually could advise to go to the other locations (cities or kyiv) to conduct necessary examination on equipment that is available only there. Even advice to...

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