Drama Workshop to Improve Self Expression of Children with Full or Partial Visual Impairment

Workshop using Drama to Improve Self-Expression

of Children with Full or Partial Visual Impairment at

Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary School

on February 17th and 20th, 2015

Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Director of East West Center for Counselling and Training conducted a workshop on Feb 17th and 20th, 2015 using Drama and Movement; which was specifically designed for a group of students that included 8 students from the Sethu Bhaskara Mat. Higher Sec. School and 8 students from the same school, who had partial or full visual impairment. The focus of the workshop was to have an inclusive group and to encourage students with self-expression. 

Self-Expression is the ability to express one's feelings through storytelling, writing, art, music, dance and drama. Using these various art forms, we are able to motivate young children to express their inner feelings. 

This workshop was organized by Mrs. Prema Seetharam, Vice-President of the National Association for the Blind, Tamil Nadu State Branch and her team.

Special thanks to Mrs. Prema Seetharam, Vice-President of the National Association of the Blind, Tamil Nadu State Branch and her team for organizing this 2-day workshop. 

Thank you teachers, parents and students who helped make this workshop a success.

2-Day Workshop on "Therapeutic Uses of Storytelling/Storytelling in Therapy" in Chennai

World Storytelling Institute and East West Center for Counselling & Training

presents

a 2-Day Workshop on 'Therapeutic Uses of Storytelling/Storytelling in Therapy

In this 2-Day workshop, examples, ideas and techniques for writing healing stories for children/adults will be shared and the therapeutic use of metaphor will be explored. 

 Participants will also be given an opportunity to create their own story, using the story-making framework that will be shared.
This workshop is also a stand-alone module within a larger course on Using the Art(S) for Therapy (Expressive Arts Therapy).

Dates: 21st and 22nd February 2015

Time: 10am to 4pm

Venue: Kilpauk Garden, Chennai

Leaders: Dr. Eric Miller and Magdalene Jeyarathnam

For more details and for registration, please contact Lulua at +91-9884700104 or email her at lulua@centerforcounselling.org

Body Image Workshop for Teenage Girls

Hazel Nayantara, a Post-Graduate student from Madras School of Social Work, an intern at our organization, along with our school counsellor, Diana Rachel conducted a one day Body Image workshop for a group of 40 teenage girls.

These young girls have a misconstrued image of the physical appearances of their body. When these girls were asked 'Who feels beautiful?' in the group, merely two or three girls raised their hands. 
This helps us understand that young girls often deal with body image issues. This is an increasing risk within the teenage girls population as it can impact self-esteem and lead to eating disorders. 

This workshop aimed at helping these young girls understand what body image is, why it is important for us to feel good about our bodies, and also the impact of messages that are received through the media and other sources about body types. Each girl has to feel innately beautiful, in order to truly accept the way they look. 

At the end of the workshop, the girls felt more comfortable in addressing issues and doubts that they had and were more open in accepting themselves the way they are. 

Our intern, Hazel presenting the Body Image workshop to the entire class

International Conference on Contemporary Trends in the Effective Practice of Counselling

The Management, Principal, Faculty and Students 

of the Department of Psychology

at

Dr. MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women

presented a 3-Day International Conference on 

Contemporary Trends in the Effective Practice of Counselling

on February 4th, 5th, 6th, 2015

Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Director of the East West Center for Counselling and Training and Indian Institute of Psychodrama was invited to present a workshop on the Clinical Use of Psychodrama on 6th, February 2015. 

"Psychodrama is an action method, often used a psychotherapy, in which clients use spontaneous dramatization, role playing and dramatic self-presentation to investigate and gain insights into their lives".