Conducted by : Department of Psychology
Conducted on : 4/11/2022
Time : 11.45 am to 12.45 pm
Participants : Students
Objective :
• To understand about the relevance of counselling.
• To understand the stigma about mental illness.
• To provide holistic services and support to the students.
• To help the students to become self- reliant and self- confident
• To solve personal problems of student by conducting individual counselling session.
• To boost self-esteem of weaker /underperformed students.
• To diagnose the learning difficulties of students and help them to overcome the same.
• To help the students to overcome examination stress or fear.

Counselling Cell Awareness Program Conducted on 4/11/2022
Counselling is a process that aims to facilitate personal well-being of the students through support and guidance of trained counselors, for a healthy mind and body.

With the intent to address and help to resolve emotional and psychological issues, the students of St Francis college haveinaugurated the “Counselling Cell” in the college premises by directly going and giving awareness to each first-year classes.They have talked about the stigma that has existed about mental illness and told students to contact the counselling cell members if there is any concern.

The Counselling Cell encourages the students to understand themselves and the issues that trouble them and guides them to resolve their problems. These problems can be personal, emotional, social, family, peer, academic, sexual, etc. This is done through individual or group counselling to help them with academic goals, social and personality development, career goals, enhancing listening skills, empathy and interpersonal skills to have healthy relationships and a healthy lifestyle.

The role of the Counselor is to offer support through listening and responding in a confidential, non-judgmental and timely way, ensuring that the students become productive, well-adjusted adults of tomorrow. They are trained to assess, diagnose and treat students struggling with academic stress, anxiety, depression, social addictions and other problems they face.

The goal of Counselling is to facilitate positive behavior changes, improving the student’s ability to establish and maintain relationships socially, promoting their decision-making process, helping the student to understand their own potential and cope effectively with the problems they face.
The feedback received by the students were mostly positive and encouraging. Overall, the awareness proved to be a success.

Learning Outcome
• Improved the students’ awareness about counselling services.
• Reduced the stigma about mental illness.