Director of East West Center for Counselling and Training, and Indian Institute of Psychodrama, Ms. Magdalene Jeyarathnam was a guest speaker at The Church Module Training Course. This session was on the topic "Working together to prevent suicide" on World Suicide Prevention Day the 10th of September 2020 from 4 PM to 6 PM.
" MIND MANTRA" project, a join venture of East West Center for counselling & training (EWC) and Creations Charitable Trust for the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue department. The ingratiation ceremony of the project took place on the 9th of September 2020. The chief guest of the ceremony was the DGP, Dr. Sylendra Babu.IPS who was also the project mentor, the Deputy Director with Tamil Nadu fire and rescue services Priya Ravichandran is the Deputy Director with Tamil Nadu fire and rescue services, Ms. Asha Marina S and Prithivi K joint trustees of Creations Charitable Trust along with Ms. Magdalene Jeyarathinam the director of EWC were present to grace the occasion.
The Mind Mantra Project was initiated to enhance the mind and emotional well-being of the service men who have been constantly contributing to the betterment of the society, risking their own lives in the process of saving lives in danger. The inauguration was also followed by a Mental health awareness session conducted by Ms. Magdalene about the need for therapy and the self-care for people who work in workplaces which are as stressful as the Rescue Department the session was very interactive and made them realize the need for Counselling and Stress management.
Our Director Magdalene Jeyarathnam was a panelist in the discussion on the Challenges faced by the teachers/parents during the pandemic. This panel discussion was conducted for the teachers of Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School, Chennai in connection with Teachers Day Celebration. It was conducted on 8th of September, Tuesday at 4 pm.
