Mental health and mindfulness

Health promotion at the University of Jena is not only intended to provide preventative support for our employees, but also to offer support in difficult situations. Below you will find an overview of the counselling services already established at the University of Jena for a wide range of individual health issues:

Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy

The Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy is the point of contact for psychotherapeutic treatments for adults and a training outpatient clinic for the Psychological Psychotherapy further education programme as well as a university outpatient clinic for research and teaching at Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

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Addiction Prevention Working Group

The addiction prevention working group is the point of contact for employees and supervisors for all questions relating to addiction prevention and addiction-related illnesses.

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Occupational Health Service

The Occupational Health Service (Arbeitsmedizinischer Dienst - AMD) is the point of contact for all company medical matters, such as preventive occupational health examinations, medical fitness examinations, examinations for gradual reintegration, vaccination consultations, advisory services(s)|consultations on occupational health and safety and accident prevention.

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Section Staff Development | Health Management

The Section Staff Development and the Occupational Health Management offer consultations to managers and employees on issues relating to mental health in the workplace. Together, we will see whether we can clarify your questions during the consultations or whether support from another internal or external organisation may be necessary to clarify your concerns.

To contact us, you can get in touch with the contact persons listed here de or at gesundheit@uni-jena.de.

Mental Health First Aid

MHFA is an internationally recognised programme that helps to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental illness and to offer support for those affected on the basis of first aid measures and to provide further help in an uncomplicated manner.

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Representative for Employees with Disabilities

The Representative for Employees with Disabilitiesis the point of contact for all your questions regarding (impending) severe disability or equalisation.

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Staff Council

The Staff Council is the point of contact for questions on personal matters relating to work issues.

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Not the right contact person?

Do you need support and help with another topic? You can find further contacts herepdf, 1 mb · de.

Various institutions, particularly in the healthcare sector, publish brochures and handouts for employees and managers on the topic of mental health in the workplace as a guide to action.

The brochures can be downloaded free of charge from the websites of the publishing institutions and offer initial access to the topic. (Note: This is an exemplary list of information on mental health. The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is neither promoting nor opposing any institutions not mentioned).

• "Psychologically ill at work."External link (BKK umbrella organisation)
• "Mental stress and harassment at work. Erkennen - Gestalten"External link (baua: Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• "Dealing with mentally stressed employees - a guide for executives and personnel managers"External link (DGFP. German Society for Personnel Management)
• "Burnout. Recognising, understanding, combating"External link (VBG Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft gesetzliche Unfallversicherung)

Working from home is sometimes a great personal strain. Some try to manage the balancing act between family and work. Others are faced with the challenge of structuring their working day away from the office in a healthy way.

This can lead to uncertainty, loneliness and stress. These psychological strains can affect well-being and work performance/motivation and become a mental burden.

So take care of yourself! If you and/or people in your team need psychosocial support, there are a variety of support and counselling services available.

You can find an overview of the first points of contact on the subject of mental health here.pdf, 790 kb · de

Detailed information on the University of Jena's Mobile Working Agreement can be found here.pdf, 249 kb · de

We offer different workshops each semester with different thematic focuses in the field of "mental health". Current workshop topics and dates can be found in the Qualifications Portal.External link On request, individual workshops can also be organised specifically for a particular employee target group.

Examples of workshops:

• Mindfulness in the workplace
• Stress management
• Busy at work? Relaxation techniques for in between
• Mastering the working day calmly
• Stress defence plan for a good life balance
• for trainees: Mastering examinations with confidence - dealing with stress and exam anxiety

Managers play an important role in maintaining the mental health of their employees. We want to sensitise managers to the issue of mental health and their sphere of influence on it and support them when mental stress and harassment occur in their team. In addition to individual consultations, we also offer various workshops on the topic of mental health.

Examples of workshops:

• Leadership as the key to mental health
• Making change projects healthy and successful

Current workshop topics and dates can be found in the Qualifications PortalExternal link.

The Graduate Academy of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena offers counselling services and workshops especially for doctoral candidates to support you in the special challenges of the doctoral phase.

For further information click here.  de