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Qinngorneq offers free psychologist interviews with students. The goal is to increase well-being and reduce dropout rates at educational institutions.
It is well known that that study time can be difficult.
Perhaps 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 middle of the vibrant student community. Whatever the challenge, 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 placed 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, togetherness and cooperation.
We receive many different problems. It can be anything from exam anxiety to traumatic experiences in childhood. We encourage everyone to apply for an interview.
INULERIVIK NATIONAL THERAPY AND COUNSELING CENTER
In August 2024, Naalakkersuisut decided to start work on establishing a national therapy and counseling center. Inulerivik is the result of this work.
Inulerivik gathers and strengthens efforts across the country, so that all citizens, regardless of age and place of residence, have the opportunity to get easier access to help and the right help when they need it.
Inulerivik is established with local branches in Nuuk, Ilulissat, Aasiaat, Sisimiut and Qaqortoq.
Inulerivik also offers online counseling and treatment, so that citizens who live outside these cities can get in touch with professionals and receive the necessary help.
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Everyone is encouraged to apply
Qinngorneq consists of a team of 12 psychologists and psychotherapists, distributed in Nuuk, Ilulissat, Aasiaat, Sisimiut and Qaqortoq, who conduct conversations both in person and as online conversations.
– 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 sessions
When the students have applied for an interview via Inulerivik’s website, they are initially 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 in order to adapt to the needs of the target group, says Sara Lennert Jensen.
Will increase well-being and reduce dropout
Although the group of psychologists and psychotherapists under Qinngorneq is spread over the entire coast, they talk to each other continuously.
– We have an incredibly good community 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 effort is to increase the well-being of the students and reduce the dropout rate at the educational institutions.
The article is sponsored by Inulerivik.
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