Care and Conflict Management
D-ARCH offers support to its members and guests, for example in difficult life situations, in cases of mental distress or in conflict situations. They can reach out to Alice Keller or the First Responders Network.
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Dep. Architektur
Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5
8093
Zürich
Switzerland
Office hours: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9.00–14.00
Offer
- For all members of D-ARCH (students, doctoral students, scientific employees, professors, staff members)
- Psychological counselling in difficult life situations and in cases of mental distress
- Support in crisis situations (in addition to emergency contacts)
- Conflict management (between parties at the same hierarchical level and with hierarchical differences)
- Management coaching on leadership issues
- Team development for psychological issues (communication patterns, cooperation)
- Triage (external and internal)
Confidentiality
- Contents of the meetings are treated confidentially.
- Should an exchange with other people be wise, this will only take place with the consent of the person seeking advice. In this case anonymity will be left.
- Anonymised monitoring of cases to improve cooperation within the department. Confidentiality is guaranteed.
First Responders Network
In addition to the Head of Care and Conflict Management, the contact persons of the ‘First Responders Network’ are available to assist the relatives and guests of the Department of Architecture. They have basic training in psychosocial support (Ensa course - mental health first aid) and are advised by Alice Keller.
The ‘First Responders Network’ is diverse in terms of role within the department, gender and language skills. It is intended to ensure a low-threshold opportunity to receive help with mental health issues and conflicts. The tasks of the contact persons include initial support, listening and triage. They know about further offers of help and can point them out if necessary. Concerns are treated confidentially.
Are you interested in joining the First Responders Network? We look forward to hearing from you.
Contact persons
Claudia Gebert has been working as administrative coordinator of the Network City and Landscape (NSL) and for the Martina Voser professorship since 2005. She is the mother of two children and suffered from exhaustion depression after her studies. Today she is a mentor for young people who want to improve their mindset and a life mastery trainer. She speaks German (mother tongue), English (very good) and French (intermediate). Her office is located at HIL H 44.2.
Orkun Kasap (*Istanbul, 1985) works as established researcher (Oberassistent) at the Chair of Construction Heritage and Preservation (IDB/ITA). Currently, he is a delegate and board member of the AAA (Association of Assistants at the Department of Architecture), member of the Parity and Diversity Commission (PDK) and Parity Group. He speaks English, German and Turkish. You can find him at HIT H 43 (IDB) or simply send him an email to meet for a coffee.
Sebastiaan Loosen is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta). He teaches research studios and seminar courses, is a delegate of the AAA (Association of Assistants at the Department of Architecture), has extensive experience in collegial coaching and is always available for a coffee. He speaks English and Dutch (very good) and German and French (intermediate).
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