Manasa Educational Foundation for Mental Health

Introduction:

Living is a process of learning to cope with increasing demands, it is a process of learning to overcome frustration, resolve conflicts, pressure, asses changes and repeatedly work out appropriate ways of meeting changed requirements. In this process many individuals feel stressed, emotionally and psychologically burdened. Counselling is a process of helping such people through psychological skills and techniques.

This course trains individuals in enhancing self-awareness by strengthening one’s potentialities. The major objective of the course is to train the student in basic techniques of counselling, provide an introduction to psychological principles and give an overview of emotional and behavioural issues and a working knowledge of how to counsel those in distress. As the course gives a broad overview of counselling it enables the student to work in NGOs, schools, corporate sectors, rehabilitation centres, help lines, online counselling, de addiction centres and hospitals.

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Child and School Counselling aims to help children cope better with their emotions, understand their problems, develop necessary coping skills,it also helps children to make positive choices for life. In modern times helping children and their parents to identify and manage children with problems is need of the hour. The course trains student to identify childhood problems, get an indepth understanding of Child psychology and a working knowledge of child counselling.

Qualified Child counsellors work in schools, NGOs, Child guidance centres, Special schools, Children’s homes, rehabilitation centres for children with special needs , help lines, online counselling.

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Organisational and corporate Counselling aims to help employees to cope better with their stress and deal their emotional and psychological problems. It also helps to develop skills to function effectively and adapt efficiently in their work place. In modern times it is understood that health and success of organisations also depends upon its employees’ health and happiness. Organisational and corporate counsellors use their knowledge and skills to create a supportive work environment.

Students of Corporate counselling learn principles of organisational psychology, analysis of personnel problems, skills and techniques of HRM, legal issues and corporate counselling skills. Qualified corporate counsellors work as trainers /supervisers/ managers/ counsellors/ consultants at industries, companies, educational institutions, administrative offices, HR Sections of Hospitals, NGOs and so on.

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Specific Learning disability means a condition where one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or to do mathematical calculations. Children with Specific Learning Disabilities not only face academic difficulties but also suffer from emotional and psychological distress. Providing counselling to these children and their parents will help these children to manage their difficulties and cope with academic demands.

Students opting Diploma in counselling and SLD learn to identify and analyse different types of Learning disabilities and get training to use techniques of interventions. They are basically trained in dealing psychological issues of these children, their teachers and parents.  Qualified counsellors work at educational institutions, special schools, residential schools, centres of teachers training, tutorials, remedial teaching centres, NGOs working for child welfare and so on…,

Note- This course is more useful for teachers or any one working at educational institutions, Institutions for Children, Institutions for Children with special needs, Child psychologists etc. However, those who complete this diploma are not authorised to certify any child for LD.

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Learning Neuro Linguistic Programming. (NLP) provides practical tools for personal development and effective communication, NLP helps us to understand the connection between our thoughts, language and behaviour, these skills are valuable in various areas of life including, relationships, work and helping professions.

This course trains the students to learn basic principles of NLP and get training in application of NLP techniques. Qualified counsellors can work as trainers/counsellors in organisations, consultation centres, family counselling centres, soft skill training centres and so on.