Mental health is the most important aspect of any child’s social and cognitive development therefore, the Guidance and Counseling Cell desires and strives to ensure health and vitality. It provides the students with supportive environment to succeed academically, socially and emotionally.
Guidance and Counseling Cell is an initiative by DPS Eldeco, that works with an objective to provide assistance to students, parents and teachers in order to promote positive mental health in school environment.
Guidance & Counseling Cell took its first step under the able guidance
of Principal Ms.Manisha Anthwal .
This initiative started to spread happiness and provide solutions to
students, teachers and parents so that they are able to lead their lives
effectively.
This cell strives to meet the academic, career, personal and social needs
of every student- in doing so, students are prepared to meet the challenges
of the future.
Individual as well as group counseling sessions are conducted from primary-
middle school to senior school level.
During sessions play therapy techniques along with solution
counseling, need assessment, CBT, psychometric testing, are a few
techniques which are incorporated to solve various problems ranging from
ADHD, exam anxiety, social media addiction, suicidal tendencies, bullying,
substance abuse, identity crisis to minor issues like slow/poor handwriting
and other conduct/behavioral issues.
Guidance & Counseling Cell has conducted numerous workshops in the year
2019-20 which has provided assistance for students, to lead a mentally healthy and
happy life.
WORKSHOP TO BE MENTIONED -
WEBINARS/ ACTIVITIES LIKE –
i) “Supporting your emotional wellbeing during COVID’ 19 outbreak “was conducted for classes IX and X where, Dr. Shweta
Kensal, a practicing clinical psychological (RCI Licensed) was invited as the resource person. She addressed the student along with
the school counselor, where students were given an insight into various kinds of emotions and how to deal with erratic emotional
outbursts caused due to the pandemic.
During the webinar topics like illness, time management, examination anxiety and coping with the new online education were also
covered.
ii) Webinar on Mental Health Awareness was conducted for classes X-XII where, Dr. Neha Anand (Psychotherapist / Social Acturit) and
school counselor addressed the student. The webinar aimed at providing knowledge about various mental health illness. Apart from that,
students were given knowledge about life skills.
iii) Guidance and counselling cell also organized mental health awareness week from 04-10-2020 to 10-10-2020, where various
activities were conducted, like poster making and slogan writing (IX-XII), article writing (VI-VIII), story – telling by teachers
(IV-VIII) and power- point presentation (X-XII) in order to promote an understanding about Mental-wellbeing amongst students and
teachers and to empower them.
A webinar on account of ‘Mission Shakti’ an initiative by state government was also organized, where Ms Archana Singh (Head/In charge 181
Central Women Helpline) Dr. Anand (Social acturit), school counsellor along with addressed the teachers and students of grade VIII-XII
regarding the initiative. Apart from that topics like Cyber Crime, adolescent issues and social media issues were also disclosed in
detail.