The Gestalt Foundation is a modern organization with a core philosophy of providing help for our fellow man. For the people of the Gestalt Foundation volunteering is considered a duty.

 

The Gestalt Foundation encourages its trainees to participate in volunteering activities through their clinical practice, creating a network of collaboration with social, nonprofit organizations and bodies providing support services.

 

Organizations such as: Pentelis’ Children’s Infirmary in Athens, Konstantinoupoleos Hearth Nursing Home in P. Fokaia Attica, the Hellenic Association of Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders in Thessalonica, Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO as well as organizations in places like Larisa, Volos, and Xanthi.

 

This is a detailed list of the Gestalt Foundation volunteering activities:

•  "ELPIS" Nursing Home (Athens)

Providing psychological support to the elderly.

•  “PIXIDA” A.M.K.E., "PSYCHARGOS" PROGRAMME –  BOARDING HOUSE "THARAPAFSI" (Athens)

Providing psychological & creative support to the boarders.

• 9th Elementary School in Glyfada

Counseling groups to support parents.

• Medecins Sans Frontieres (Athens)

14-hour educational workshop on "Main strategies in crisis intervention" to the staff of the Association.

• Palea Pendeli Infirmary (Athens)

Creation of supporting group of the orphanage’s staff members.

Creation of supporting group of the orphanage’s volunteers.

• Estia Konstantinoupoleos Nursing Home (P. Fokea of Attica)

Individual psychological support for the elderly.

Individual psychological support to elderly patients of the infirmary.

Creation and coordination of groups of creative expression.

• Charity Nursing Home of the Societe Social Care of Moschato (Athens)

Psychological support for the elderly.

Creation and coordination of groups of creative expression.

• Greek Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (Thessaloniki)

Group psychological support for dementia patients. 

Group psychological support for care-givers.

Individual therapeutic intervention.

• “Together for Children” Association (Athens)

Staffing with psychologists of the “Together for Children” free help-line that provides counseling and one-to-one appointments for children, young people and parents.

• Students’ Center for Psychological Counseling – Technological Educational Institute of Larissa

      Students’ psychological support.

• Students’ Center for Psychological Counseling – Faculty of Medicine/ School of Health Sciences University of Thessaly (Larissa)

Students’ psychological support.

• Students’ Center for Psychological Counseling – Department of Post-Graduate Studies/ University of Thessaly (Volos)

Students’ psychological support.

• Thessalian Association of People with Multiple Sclerosis (Larissa)

Training seminars addressed to the volunteers of the Association, who provide patients with house visits.

Supervision of volunteers on a monthly basis.

• Thessalian Association of People with Multiple Sclerosis (Volos)

Individual therapeutic sessions for the psychological support of patients & care-givers.

Psychological support groups of patients & care-givers.

• Cancer Patients' Association “Friends of Arta” (Arta)

       Designing and implementing a volunteer training program.

• Association of Cancer Patients of Macedonia – Thrace (Thessaloniki)

Psychological support groups for patients.

Support groups for the new members of the Association.

Individual meetings for psychological support and counseling of patients.

• Association of Cancer Patients of Larissa (Larissa)

Training and supervision to the volunteers of the Association.

• Support Organisation “KROUSMATON” - VOLUNTEER COUNSELING STATION FOR ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF THERMAIKOS (Thessaloniki)

6-8 individual counseling sessions with parents or the adolescents themselves

Group meetings every 15 days

Supplementary assistance for the youth percussion band

Supervision of the volunteers

Supervision and support for the psychotherapists who are involved in the organisation

• Safe zone in the area of Imathia (Thessaloniki)

Psychological support and creative involvement with unaccompanied refugees.

• XEN Thessaloniki (Social Services Programme)

     Individual meetings to support women from vulnerable social groups

• XEN Larissa (Social Services Programme)

     Group Psychological and counselling support for women

     Individual psychological and counselling support for women

• Christodoulio Foundation For The Protection Of Children (Athens)

Design and implementation of volunteer training program (one year program).

Supervision of the volunteers on a fortnightly basis.

Supervision of the program’s trainers.

• Friends – Volunteers of Child Care Institution (Thessaloniki)

Psychological support and workshops for creative expression of women detained in the prison of Diavata.

• “YWCA” of Thessaloniki (Program of social service)

Individual psychological support meetings for women of vulnerable social groups.

• “YWCA” of Larissa (Program of social service)

Groups for psychological support & counseling addressed to women.

Individual sessions for psychological support & counseling to women.

Organizing and training of the volunteers of the association.

Supervision of the volunteers on a monthly basis.

• Municipality of Petroupoli (Athens)

Support and Counseling groups addressed to parents in collaboration with the EN.E.O.N. Association (Union of Greek Women for Family and Youth).

Supervision of the volunteering psychologists (group coordinators) on a monthly basis.    

 

At times, there has been voluntary collaboration with other frameworks and institutions, such as:

• The Volunteers – Friends – Doctors of Cancer Patients Association    C.V.F.D. (Athens) (2004-2014)

Design and implementation of volunteer training program (two year program).

Supervision of the volunteers on a fortnightly basis.

Supervision of the program’s trainers.

Open support group for patients on a weekly basis.

Individual sessions of psychological support for patients/ relatives.

Meetings/ Workshops.

• Association for Volunteer Support of Minors and Young People: “INSIDE&OUTSIDE” (Thessaloniki)

Psychological support and creative involvement with individuals being held temporarily in custody.

• Association of Cancer Patients & Friends of Xanthi (Xanthi)

Training seminars for the volunteers of the Association.

Psychological support and counseling groups for patients.

• “Women’s Refugee”

Individual therapeutic sessions

Group support for women

Couple’s counseling

Organizing and training of the volunteers

Supervision of volunteers

Public information campaigns

• Association of Cancer Patients of Edessa

Open lectures.

Psychological support groups.

Individual psychological support sessions for patients / relatives.

• Moschato Football Camp (summer camp)

Implementation of a teaching program for an effective communication between children through creative ways of expression, association and cooperation.

• Relax Palace – Care Unit for the Elderly (Athens)

Counselling support group for the relatives.

• Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO

Design and implementation of a training program (experiential workshops) addressed to schools of primary and secondary education of Attica and Thessaloniki with main goal the sensitization of the educators in issues of human rights and of conflict resolution.

• “G.M.S.S.” Greek Multiple Sclerosis Society (Thessaloniki)

• Parent Union with Diabetic Children & Adolescents of  North Greece (Thessaloniki)

• Panhellenic Association of Early-Years Teachers (Athens)

Support group for early-year teachers.

• Association of Cancer Patients of Giannitsa

• Association of Cancer Patients of Ptolemaida

• 8^th Kindergarten of Geraka (Athens)

Counseling and support group for parents.

• 16th Maroussi Elementary School

Counseling groups to support parents.