Mental health and psychosocial support office (MHPSS office)

Antonina Bobrovytska

MSc in Psychology,
Taras Shevchenko  National University of Kyiv

As a dedicated psychologist, I am passionate about promoting mental health and providing quality psychological education. I focus on creating safe spaces for individuals to explore their emotions and work through challenges, offering compassionate, evidence-based care. I strive to help people build resilience and heal. My goal is to destigmatise mental health and foster emotional growth, both in individual clients and within broader communities. I am committed to ongoing learning and partnerships that enhance psychosocial support, and I look forward to continuing this work at American University Kyiv and Ukraine.

Acceptance and  Commitment Therapy

Dialectical Behavioural  Therapy

Analytical  Psychology

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

antonina.bobrovytska@auk.edu.ua

Basic principles of operation

Confidentiality

Compassion

Respect

Collaboration

Pyramid  of Interventions

External help:

01. Specialized psychological support

Building a trustful specialized mental health referral system, including psychiatric facilties

02. Advanced psychological support

Psychological assessment and identification of mental health conditions
Acute support interventions and follow-up
Referral to internal and external specialized mental health professionals and other resources for treatment

Covered by AUK Psychologist:

03. Basic psychological support

Focused psychological support for individuals and groups;
Intervention in case of critical incident;
Follow-up students with distress;
Counselling for specific situations (e.g. self-care, sleep hygiene, breathing and relaxation...)

04. Psychosocial support for the community

Psychosocial wellbeing & mental health promotion and prevention activities (e.g. promoting regular team wellbeing spaces, psychoeducational activities, staff MHPSS materials);
Building peer-support system and culture;
Trust and team building interventions;
Promoting access to psychosocial support in university

05. Organisational setting

Contribute to identify and reduce organizational and students' psychosocial risk and protective factors;
Transversal collaboration across the university;
Contribute to reinforce good managerial practices;
Influence policies & processes which impact students mental and psychosocial wellbeing