Addressing the psychosocial needs of students attending online classes during this Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

An earlier article discusses that the Coronavirus pandemic stirred a challenging situation for many educators in online classes. The correspondence proposes that teachers in a work-from-home environment should be provided with psychosocial supports to address the mental and emotional stresses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is also noted that the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease poses a serious threat to millions of students enrolled in online classes. The shifting from face-to-face classes to online classes caused students to experience psychological or psychosocial distress. In response to the previous article, this paper presents how students' psychosocial needs should be addressed through psychosocial supports.

Keywords: online classes; psychosocial needs.