Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Child Centered Counselling Approaches for Children Workshop , July 15th - July 18th 2008







































Workshop - Day one

We had 7 participants coming from the World Vision Projects, 3 participants from Positive Women's network sponsored by World Vision, 2 participants from Child Haven and 1 from Hopers Foundation.

With such an interesting mix of participants the session went off very well. The resource person for the day was Mr Eric Miller, Professor - Image Animation College and the Founder of the World Storytelling Institute. You can read more about the World Storytelling Institute on the following website - www.storytellinginstitute.org

By the end of the day participants practiced their skills of telling stories to children.

Participants List

S.No

Name of the Participant

Name of the Organization

Contact number/

Email ID

1.

Ezekiel

World Vision India

Bangalore OVC Project,

No.815, IVth B cross

First Block , HRBR Lay Out

Kalyan Nagar

Bangalore – 43

ezekiel.wvi@gmail.com/

09886290410

2.

Clement

World Vision India ,

16 VOC Main road

Kodambakkam

Chennai - 24

clement_timothy@wvi.org/

9840970780

3.

Julian

World Vision India

Bangalore OVC Project,

No.815, IVth B cross

First Block , HRBR Lay Out

Kalyan Nagar

Bangalore – 43

julianiwvi@aol.com/

09731056507

4.

Lydia

World Vision India

Bangalore OVC Project,

No.815, IVth B cross

First Block , HRBR Lay Out

Kalyan Nagar

Bangalore – 43

lydia_msw@rediffmail.com/

09900861784

5.

Rechal

World Vision India,

ADP Bellary,

Vidhya Giri Colony

Club Road

Bellary – 4

rechal77@rediffmail.com

6.

Varun

World Vision India,

GHAP Postal Colony ,

Third Line

Guntur

Andhar Pradesh

veedhi27@gmail.com/

09908055891

7.

Ramesh

World Vision India,

GHAP Postal Colony ,

Third Line

Guntur

Andhar Pradesh

nancygrace_2@yahoo.co.in/

09949606627

8.

Bailey

Child Heaven

International(India)

Kaliayam poodi village

Kancheepuram District

044-27292921

9.

Padmanaban

Child Heaven

International(India)

Kaliayam poodi village

Kancheepuram District

044-27292921

10.

Mohan Babu

Hopers Foundation

No.67, Thiruvengadam Street

Perambur

Chennai-11

morganrhymes@yahoo.com

junkiesunion@gmail.com

9962278606

11.

Meena

Positive Women Network , Santhosh Seruvar Maiyam

Melatheru Melur

Madurai Dist

09751580853

12.

Mekala.J

No.6, 5th Cross Street

Rajalakshmi Nagar

Velacherry

Chennai - 42

mekala_wv@yahoo.co.in/

09444479591

13.

Sumathi.Y

Positive Women Network,

Metu Theru,

Ishwarya Golden Flats

Iyanavaram

Chennai

09381172952

LGBTQ Peer-Counselling Training Initiative, July 13 2008













The Shakti Center's LGBTQ Peer-Counselling Training Initiative - 13 July 2008

The session was held in the Center for Counselling office on Radhakrinshnan Salai, Mylapore. This session was the fourth in the series focussing on peer-counselling issues related to transgender women. Many transgender women participated in the session. Issues regarding the need for counselling were discussed. Everyone in the group shared there personal experiences, there was a lot of emotional ventilation among the group.

Sankari from Center for Counselling facilitated the session.

Some of the Issues that transgender women face was discussed. For example:

  • Feeling rejected ( family / self)
  • Livelihood options
  • Marriage / Relationships
  • Peer Pressure
  • SRS – Surgery
  • Gender related questions
  • Health
We felt by the end of the day, that places where transgender women could go for counselling or services that empowered them was very limited. Center for Counselling offered their services to transgender women who would like to seek counselling services. Sankari our full time counsellor and counselling trainer is available as a counsellor along with Magdalene Jeyarathnam.