Organizer: Institute Of Counsellor Training Research and Consultancy (ICTRC)
Venue: India International Centre, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi. Date: July 28, 2017. Speaker: Dr. V.S. Ravindran
Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and responsibility to pick yourself up.
The Delhi Chapter of the summit was aimed at sensitising school principals to realise the need to build resilience amongst school students. It was attended by Principal Ms. Tania Joshi, School Counsellor: Ms. Nupur Bhumback and Acting Head Teacher, Ms. Rajika Dixit.
The programme began with the speaker introducing the idea of resilience and its applicability in the daily lives of school students. He also introduced its long term consequences on adult life, mental health, and the relationship of resilience with a positive psyche and robust relationships. The Biological Model of Resilience, the Psycho social Determinants of Resilience and the importance of Resilience for the brain were explained.
The schools roles in contributing to students self-efficacy and self worth, were emphasised. It was reiterated that schools also have a major role in inculcating positive parenting styles amongst parents of school students. Parents need to ingrain in their children a sense of belonging for one's school and a respect for one's teachers.
The interplay of Protective, Promotive and Risk Factors were also discussed. The idea of the Growth mindset was introduced and some guidelines for enabling the development of resilience in the classroom and developing a positive school climate were proposed.
Other speakers included Mr. Berlia from who introduced the idea of nurturing students continuously from nursery till school leaving years and beyond. Faculty of the ARCH School Of Design, Apeejay Satya University showcased a presentation on The Design Thinking Process.
The presentations and talks during the Summit were very informative and will be used to empower all stake holders to achieve the objectives named.
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