PRASANNA COUNSELLING CENTER

“Like a tree each must find a place and environment to grow and branch out”

Our Objectives are :
1. To Train Lay counselors who in turn counsel and help individuals who are in distress.
2. To offer counseling services free of cost to the individuals who are in distress.
3. To increase the awareness of people regarding positive mental health and healthy life style.
4. To sensitize school teachers and motivate them in students’ psychological well being.

Activities :
1. Regular training courses to train lay volunteers – counselors. Two batches in a year. Each batch of 40 to 60  individuals. Two sessions a week ; every Monday and Thursday between 6.30 to 8.p.m Till 1999 , 19 batches have      undergone training . 832 joined the course and 453 completed the course. Rs. 50/- is collected from each trainee     per month.
2. Counselling services everyday between 6 to 8-30 p.m an Average No. of clients per year : 250 , an Average No.   of sessions for each person : 3 to 5 Counselling services are free.
3. Psychiatric consultation to the needy
Every Day : Dr. Prameela
Every Wednesday : Dr. C.R. chandrashekar
Every Saturday : Dr. K.V. Kishore Kumar
4. Lectures, Discussions, Seminars are being conducted periodically on request by different agencies and individuals.
5. Sensitization programmes on students problems in different schools on request.

Type of problems with which clients come to the Centre are :

1.   Learning difficulties, poor performance in the school or college.
2.   Behaviour problems in children and adolescents,
3.   Marital discord.
4.   Emotional problems. ( Uncontrolled anxiety, sadness, anger)
5.   Loneliness.
6.   Low -self-esteem and feelings of inferiority & madequacies.
7.   Inter-personal problems in the family and work place.
8.   Alcohol and drug abuse.
9.   Unemployment or under employment.
10. Mental disorders.