4 days residential training programme kicks off
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 15 2021:
A four day residential training programme on 'Child Psychosocial and Mental Health Care' for counsellors and social workers of the District Child Protection Units and Child Care institutions from various districts was inaugurated today at Blind School in Takyel.
The training programme jointly organised by Support Advocacy and Mental Health Interventions for Children in Vulnerable Circumstances and Distress (SAMVAD), Social Welfare Department and Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) will impart training to 50 trainees.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by the director Social Welfare Department and member secretary of MASLSA.
Dr Chaitra, the thematic lead of the child protection unit,Support Advocacy and Mental Health Interventions for Children in Vulnerable Circumstances and Distress (SAMVAD) introduced the objectives of SAMVAD's work and the purpose of the training programme and added that the focus of the training will be on skull building of all the trainees through participatory methodologies.
The director of Social Welfare department emphasised the importance of learning and practicing the skills of acceptance and being non-judgmental and urged all the trainees to take full benefit of the 4 days residential training course to maximise their services to children.