Seminars and Workshops
Dr. V K Alexander Memorial National Seminars – 2018-19 to 2022-23
Every year the department Of Psychology conducts a national seminar in memory of Dr. V. K. Alexander. The resource persons of the program should be alumni of the department.
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2018 -19 |
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22/3/2019 |
Working as a Counsellor- Challenges and Opportunities |
Johns K Lukose, Director, BEVET, Life skills centre, Kollam |
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2019 -20 |
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Scope of Family Therapy in Kerala |
Sri. Rajan Mathai, Clinical Psychologist, Kusumagiry Mental health Centre |
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Introduction to Principles and Techniques of Family Therapy
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Sri. Shiju Joseph- Clinical Psychologist and Asst. Professor, Govt. College for Women, Tvm, |
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Importance of Communication in family life
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Dr. E D Joseph- Clinical Psychologist, Kerala State mental health Services and Chairman Child welfare committee |
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Family in Court |
Ms..Shaima Abdul Khader, Additional Counsellor in Family Court |
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2020-21Seminar on Multi dimensional Management of mental disorders |
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Demystifying Psychotherapy |
Dr. Joy PKannarkattu, Clinical Psychologist and Retd. Professor of Psychology, Virginia, USA |
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Psychiatric Drug Therapy |
Dr. Sonny Joseph- Clinical Psychologist and Psychiatrist, Florida, USA |
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2021- 2022 |
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11/02/2022 |
True to Self with work and Life |
Dr. Joseph Kuruvilla, Former Registrar and Psychologist, College of Nursing , CMC, Vellore |
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11/02/2022 |
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Dr. GopakumarVadassery, Professor, Neelgiry college of Arts and Science
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2022- 2023- Therapeutic Skill training |
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15/03/2023 |
Remedial Approaches and Therapies |
Ms. BeenaAjith, Senior Psychologist and Remedial Trainer on Learnin g Disabilities |
International talks
- The department organized talk by Ms. Hotomi Service learning course instructor, SLU, ICU,Japan on 22nd July 2019.
- Mr. Ajayan Padmanabhan, Deputy director, Forensic Hospital, U S delivered a talk on Forensic mental health Services in US.
- Talk by Tom Henderson on Heartfullness training
- Mr. Sam NInan Koshy in collaboration with Raising our Voice led a training session on preventing human trafficking.
- The department organized a talk by Dr. Romate John on Counselling skills and techniques by Dr. Romate John, Head Department of Psychology, Central University Karnataka on 21st January 2020.
Workshops
- The Department organized a 3 days training workshop in SPSS by Dr. Justine K James from University college, Thiruvanthapuram.
- A One day training workshop to equip students as resource persons on prevention of Child abuse was conducted in January 2020 by Dr. Jaseena Becker
- The Middents endowment workshop was organized for the P G students of the department by Dr. Manoj Menon and Dr. Rangarajan.
- The PG students from the department received a training on addiction counseling by Vimukthi mission, Excise department.
National Seminar
- The Department of Psychology organized Dr. V K AlexanderNational Seminar on Family Therapy Scope, techniques and challenges on the 6th& 7th of February 2020.
Community Extension Activities
- The Second P G students joined hands with Flood relief activities at Wayanadu and conducted various psychological interventions for the affected ones.
- On the world mental health day awareness on preventing suicide was conducted in various schools of Ernakulam district by Final year, degree and P G students
- Second year and final year students conducted awareness class for Parents of lower primary students in the nearby locality.
The UNI-Y unit of Union Christian College and the Department of Psychology initiated an Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign ‘Bodhanam-2017’ on World Mental Health Day which falls on October 10, by joining hands with Aluva Municipality, YMCA Alangad and Elders Association of the college. The programme began with a rally flagged off by the Principal, followed by a drug abuse awareness talk by Sri. V. T. Job, Civil Officer, Excise Department, Aluva.
The Department of Psychology initiated an extension programme ‘Enabling the enablers’ for members of Sasthra Sahithya Parishath (SSP) with the intention of identifying and helping those in need of mental health services in the community. The faculty members of the department engage classes on mental health issues to enable the members of the SSP gain awareness regarding the chief mental health concerns of the society and the need to seek appropriate intervention at the earliest.
