STUDENT COUNSELLING CENTRE

It is a matter of prestige for Government College Mananthavady to have a student counselling Centre. The counselling program aims at providing psychological counselling to the students who are suffering from stress and other problems. The cell started functioning from 30/09/2010 as a permanent institution. Smt. Seena.P.C, Assistant Professor of Commerce is the Coordinator of the Counselling Programme. Sr. Mary Mathew (Msc, Clinical and community Psychology, EMDR Therapist) is working as the counsellor of our college. A room has been specially designed for conducting counselling to the students at the college. The counselling program is effective in guiding the needy students through proper paths in their lives. 43 students gained the benefits of the centre during the academic year 2018-19.

Organizing Classes and Awareness Programmes

It was found that many students were suffering from a lot from family issues, economic backwardness and teenage problems. The emotional imbalance was one of the problems of the majority of the students. Some among them had personality disorder and  fear and anxiety of future also was found among the female students.

After diagnosing the problems of the students, classes and awareness programmes were conducted. The counsellor also gave classes and interactive programmes according to the needs of the students.  The Counselling Centre took initiatives for organizing classes and awareness programmes related to Personality Development, mental health, stress management, self confidence and exam preparation oriented classes. The Counselling centre also got their service in solving student issues and problems.

The Counseling centre organized a class on Goal setting in life and Motivation. The Centre also arranges programme to avoid stress among the students when they appear for interviews and examinations. The students who were suffering from stress due to many factors got relieved and were properly guided.