Phase | Objectives | Interventions |
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Phase 1: Proactive engagement and crisis intervention | — To provide emotional support — To provide strategies to alleviate distress and crisis | In this session the befriender will: — Establish a positive and supportive relationship with the participant, — Provide emotional support — Psycho-education about COVID-19 including precautionary measures, — Enquire about general health and biological functioning. |
Phase 2: Problem-solving oriented supportive therapy | — To provide strategies to solve client’s problems | This includes five general stages: — Problem orientation: Helping participant to identify the most distressing problem — Problem definition and formulation: defining the problem based on its impact on day to day functioning — Generation of alternatives: Helping the participant to identify alternative options — Assist the decision-making — Propose strategies to implement |
Phase 3: Assertive linkage with community resources | — To utilise community resources for the well-being — To solve a crisis like job loss, financial insecurity, etc. | In this session, the befriender will: — Provide practical support and information; — Emphasise on social support and will provide strategies to improve it, — Reassurance to the participant before termination of the session. |