Counselling Cell

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  • The Counselling Cell, Aasare, at SMVITM, aims to support all its stakeholders’ overall well-being by addressing their emotional, psychological and social issues through trained faculty counselors.
  • It provides individual and group counselling to help students, teaching and non teaching staff cope with personal, academic and social challenges, develop healthy relationships, and improve life skills.
  • The counselors offer confidential, non-judgmental support, helping our stakeholders manage stress, anxiety, and other difficulties, with the ultimate goal of fostering positive behavior change, better decision-making, and personal growth.

Aims and Objectives

SMVITM aims to develop a comprehensive approach to mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention, by providing resources and support to our focused stakeholders that include:

  • Students
  • Faculty members and Administrative staff
  • Parents of students

Students

  • To start a student volunteer group and train the students to build a strong peer support system for mental health.
  • Provide a safe and confidential platform to share their concerns.
  • Empower them with effective coping mechanisms to navigate academic and personal challenges.
  • Support in developing a positive self-image, building resilience.
  • Fostering a sense of belonging within the institute community.

Faculty members and Administrative staff

  • To build trust, cooperation between faculty and staff members to work supportively and happily with each other through awareness talks and activities.
  • To provide resources and strategies to manage stress, maintain work-life balance, and prioritize their well-being.
  • To support teachers in developing Emotional Intelligence (EI) to understand and handle students better.
  • To promote a culture of understanding and mutual respect among teachers, fostering a positive and supportive work environment.

Parents

  • To ensure that students do not face pressures from parents by organizing awareness programs for parents on how to handle their “next gen” children.
  • Provide guidance on parenting strategies and ways to support their child’s emotional well-being.
  • Foster open communication channels between parents, students and the institute, ensuring that parents are involved in their child’s educational and life journey.

 

Roles and Responsibilities

  1. To initiate awareness talks on common issues faced by students entering professional courses and into young adulthood.
  2. To build self confidence and self-esteem of students.
  3. To help students in self-profiling through value based learning sessions through motivational speakers to bring changes in behaviour, confidence and attitude.
  4. To conduct expert talks by inviting professionals from various domains to help students and faculty members/administrative staff to understand their emotional wellbeing, to cope and handle stress better.
  5. To organize activities through gamification on team building, problem solving, bonding and trust among students, faculty and staff members.
  6. To conduct guidance programs for Parents having children issues at home to help cope with their Gen Z (children born after 2000) children.

 

Committee Coordinator: Ms. Vidya Bhat – Institutional Coordinator

Sl noName of FacultyDepartment
1Dr. Virupaksha Deveramane, Psychiatrist Dr. A. V. Baliga Memorial Hospital, UdupiExternal Committee Head
2Vidya BhatMBA /Institutional Coordinator
3VarshiniAI – DS
4VijayalakshmiAI – ML
5Dr. Subbulakshmi N. KaranathBasic Sciences
6Dr. Raviprabha K.Basic Sciences – Chemistry
7Dr. Deepika B. V.Civil
8Dr. Sadananda L.Computer Science
9Dr. Surajit Deb BarmaComputer Science
10Savitha A. ShenoyComputer Science
11Lahari VaidyaElectronics & Communication
12Shashikala R.Electronics & Communication
13Karthik V.Mechanical

Calendar of Events 2024-25

Activity descriptionDate of Event Held
Visit to Hosabelaku – An Oldage Home and Orphanage, Bailur13-Jun-24
Awareness Talk on Suicide prevention on World Suicide Prevention Day10-Sep-24
Visit to Asha Nilaya – School and Rehab Centre for Mentally Challenged Students, Udupi26-Oct-24
Visit to Asha Nilaya – School and Rehab Centre for Mentally Challenged Students, Udupi30-Nov-24
Motivational session – Empowering Engineering Students to Success10-Jan-25
Street Play – Manovikasa – on creating awareness of the importance of Mental Health15-May-25
Poster competition on World No Tobacco Day27-May-25
Parent Teacher Meeting – The Art of Supporting Adolescents through Life Challenges – Talk by Dr. Virupaksha Deveramane, Psychiatrist, Dr. A.V. Baliga Memorial Hospital31-May-25

Steps to be followed

Certifications

Sl noCertificate DescriptionOrganized byYearNameDepartment
1Navajeevana – Lay Counsellors Training ProgramDr. A.V. Baliga Memorial Hospital, Udupi2025Dr. Deepika B.VCivil
2Navajeevana – Lay Counsellors Training ProgramDr. A.V. Baliga Memorial Hospital, Udupi2025Dr. Subbalakshmi KaranthBasic Sciences
3M.A. Counselling PsychologyIGNOU, Distance Learning2025Ms. Lahari VaidyaElectronics and Communications
4Navajeevana – Lay Counsellors Training ProgramDr. A.V. Baliga Memorial Hospital, Udupi2024Mrs. Savitha ShenoyComputer Science
5Navajeevana – Lay Counsellors Training ProgramDr. A.V. Baliga Memorial Hospital, Udupi2024Mr. Karthik VMechanical
6Navajeevana – Lay Counsellors Training ProgramDr. A.V. Baliga Memorial Hospital, Udupi2024Ms. Vidya BhatMBA
7Understanding our Adolescents, Suicide Prevention and Introduction to Therapeutic CounsellingAbhyuday, Nitte Deemed University, Nitte2023Ms. Lahari VaidyaElectronics and Communications
8Understanding our Adolescents, Suicide Prevention and Introduction to Therapeutic CounsellingAbhyuday, Nitte Deemed University, Nitte2023Ms. Vidya BhatMBA
9Psychology of Stress, Health and WellbeingNPTEL – AICTE – Faculty Development Program2023Ms. Lahari VaidyaElectronics and Communications

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