Counseling Task Force constituted to ensure well being of students in Jammu

In order to undertake sustainable quality interventions to ensure mental health, child protection and career development of students, Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) on Saturday appointed teaching staff with relevant qualification (Psychology) and experience as District and Regional Counseling Coordinators. nominated in.

Twenty members of the teaching staff with relevant qualifications have been designated as District Counseling Coordinators and District Counselors, while 98 staff members have been designated as District Counseling Coordinators for coordinating counseling activities in the field besides attending to their regular school duties, an official said. Has been designated as the Zonal Counseling Coordinator.

He said that they will implement the guidelines of ‘Manodarpan’, an initiative of the Union Education Ministry to ensure the mental health of the students. The official said that they will also oversee the implementation of the counseling activity calendar issued by the DSEJ covering diverse topics like psychological first aid, mental health, drug abuse, child protection, career counselling, psychosocial issues.

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly increased the psychosocial and mental health needs of individuals, especially school students, he said, adding that the new education policy also lays emphasis on guidance and counseling of school students. Director School Education Jammu Ravi Shankar Sharma hoped that these counselors would better handle the mental health issues of the stakeholders and said that they would also be given further training to hone their counseling skills.

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