Jalandhar March 17 (Jaswinder Singh Azad)- Under the able guidance of Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay Sareen, Freudian Psychological Society organised a one day workshop on Therapeutic Alliance: The Soul of Successful Therapy. The resource person was Dr. Atul Madaan ,MAAP, MBA, MPhil (Clin. Psy), PhD (Psy) ,UGC-NET Qualified ,Clinical Psychologist (RCI Regd). He is an HOD (Clin Psy) – NHS Hospital, Jalandhar. Operational Head – Care For Autism Foundation, Jalandhar. Director – Autism Alliance Pvt. Ltd (Care For Autism), Ludhiana. Co-founder – ZenTree – A remedial intervention centre for the children with Learning Disability. He was welcomed by, Dr. Ashmeen Kaur, Head P.G. Department of Psychology with a planter.
Dr. Atul Madan initiated the workshop with an interactive session, engaging the students in interactive discussions. He explained How we as a therapist can establish a connection between us and the client for the effective therapeutic process. He also discussed the qualities and skills of an effective counselor. He also engaged the students in role play for better understanding.
Principal Prof. Dr. Ajay Sareen appreciated this initiative and congratulated the faculty of PG Department of Psychology. She said there is dearth of counselors and it is the need of the hour to organise such workshops. Ms. Ramneek Kaur and Ms.Pahul Jabal (B. Voc MHC sem 2) conducted the stage. Ms. Priya Seth (Assistant Professor) gave the formal vote of thanks .On this occasion around 100 students along with Ms. Parul Sharma, Ms. Ishmanpreet Kaur and Mrs. Gurpreet Kaur from PG Department of Psychology participated in the workshop.