GUIDELINES FOR FAMILY COUNSELING IN THE COVIS-19 SITUATION

Abstract

The situation of COVID-19 has caused a sudden change in lifestyle habits which impact in many areas such as family life, economy, society, education, especially the psychological impact. If there is no right way to cope it, it may cause psychological trauma in the long run, resulting in various mental diseases. In order to overcome such crisis, first we should have consciousness and comprehend that we cannot control the happening situation, and then back to the present, understand and acknowledge emotion and feeling. Because it is natural that human beings are always agitated when they encounter the uncontrollable situations. Therefore, having consciousness, self-understanding, daring to face with problems and seeing what can be done are the ways to cope with the situation. But each person has different ways to manage the stress. The average person may not take long to adjust the situation. However, some people have been beset with so serious problems that they can’t manage their stress well enough. This article presents a family counseling approach to help solve problems by Buddhist psychology. It starts at oneself and the family by living at the present, understanding the natural truth, having meditative consciousness, living life wisely and adjusting the lifestyle to be able to make decisions, solve problems or live appropriately.