A mass family Reintegration happened on 17th and 18th April 2021. Five of the residents who completed treatment at the Institute of Mental Health and after the counseling, vocational training, etc. were reintegrated with the family around Chennai. The journey to find their homes started at 9.00 am and ended up at 2.00 am. Residents …
Family serves as informal case managers, providing and coordinating care for their relatives. Apart from the basic personality traits of the person concerned, it is the attitude and the actions of the members of the family that determine the future course of the life of the mentally challenged person. Family counseling is equally important as …
Vocational training gives any person a path for living. There are ample numbers of persons with several disabilities who are unable to lead an independent life. To bring them in to the frontline and normalize this category, training them with certain skills are important. This will lead in the improvement of their Social competence. Taming …
Regular inspections from the side of GCC are carried out, during which the assistant coordinator visits the home and monitors the functioning. She checks the files, registers, and other official things. The shelter coordinator discusses problems and monthly action plans with her. The assistant coordinator interacts with the residents and checks their welfare. Apart from …
What happens when a 40-year-old woman cannot do her basic things? How her family takes care of her when she acts like a child? This is the case of a resident at ‘Shelter for Women with Psycho-Social Needs’. She lives with 65 years old mother. The mother runs her family by working as a daily …
One of the most heart-rending aspects in human missing cases is the plight of relatives and friends beside themselves with anxiety and worry over the fate of the missing. PHILOMENA was living with her sister and family after her husband died. She got married when she was very young, but by the time she enjoys …
Kavitha is an ambitious family woman who had dreams about a good and peaceful life. However, the intense shocking incident of her beloved husband’s death shook her stable mind and emotions. She struggled a lot to get over it. She approached many places after which she ended up in ‘Shelter for Women with Psycho-Social Needs’. …
MEDIA PRESENCE A feature about the shelter home saying about its service since its establishment, i.e. from September 2020 has been telecasted on a local television channel named, Tamizhan TV. A written feature was published in both Hindu newspaper and the Indian Express when a resident named Mrs. Kavitha got a golden opportunity to sing …
Counseling sessions are held on daily basis in the morning in which the residents are given a psycho social support through social work intervention. Coordinator cum Counselor Ms. Nandhini ensures that the residents attend the counseling sessions without fail because this will improve their condition. Family counseling is also given during the time of reintegration. …
Ms.ASHITHA is a postgraduate in Social Work, specialized in Human Resource Management and has two years of working experience in a research consultancy. As an M & E Officer, her role is to assist in the revision of program activities, coordinate all the shelter home activities and report to the head office of the NGO …
