Udayana University's Faculty of Medicine Collaborates with the University of San Diego to Broaden Students' Insights into Culturally Based Mental Health Treatments in Bali

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Udayana University's Faculty of Medicine Collaborates with the University of San Diego to Broaden Students' Insights into Culturally Based Mental Health Treatments in Bali

The Undergraduate Psychology Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, successfully held an Academic Visitation event with the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, University of San Diego, to share knowledge. The event took place in the Prof. Dr. I Goesti Ngoerah Gde Ngoerah Room, 4th Floor, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University Building, Jalan P.B. Sudirman, Denpasar. (March 30, 2026).

The event was officially opened by the Coordinator of the Undergraduate Psychology Study Program, Made Diah Lestari, S.Psi., M.Psi., Ph.D., who in her remarks expressed her hope that this event would run smoothly and benefit everyone. She hoped that this activity would broaden knowledge, strengthen togetherness, and enhance future collaboration.

Following the opening remarks, the event continued with an in-depth presentation on "Clinical Mental Health Practice in Bali" by Ida Ayu Kusumaastuti Widihapsari, S.Psi., M.Psi., a lecturer from the Undergraduate Psychology Program, moderated by Komang Rahayu Indrawati, S.Psi., M.Si.

The event was enriched by global perspectives on mental health services and their challenges, presented by Dr. Nicholas D. Boyd, Ph.D., LPCC, NCC, and Nedeljko Golubovic, Ph.D., NCC. This strategic meeting provided a crucial platform to explore the comparison of mental health service systems and the dynamics of cross-cultural perspectives between Bali and the United States. It concluded with an enthusiastic interactive discussion session between San Diego students and Udayana University's Undergraduate Psychology Program students, strengthening international academic networks. Through this collaboration, it is hoped that a synergy will be created that will broaden insights into culture-based clinical care and become a concrete step in minimizing the negative stigma surrounding mental health, both within the Balinese community and globally, in order to create a more inclusive and empathetic psychological support system.

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