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FAMILY
COUNSELLING CENTRE INTRODUCTION Family
Counselling Centre – Origins and Functions At
the instance of the Central Social Welfare Board, The
objective of the centre are as follows. 1.
Enhancement of the quality of life, that delicate adaptive balance
between human beings and their ecological environment. 2.
To Strengthen and supplement family life where particulars needs
have identified. 3.
To provide rehabilitative situations when the individuals family
adaptive capacities are weakened or lacking. 4.
To prepare individuals and families for meeting a spectrum of
developmental life tasks through services aimed at preventing problems
and
crisis, strengthening family coping skills and developing accessible
resource network. The
Centre is functioning at the office of the Superintendent of Police
(North), No.24, Staff Pattern – Structure
In
the family Counseling Centre one Counselor -in-charge, 2 Counsallors, a
typist and a peon are working. Nature
of the work COUNSELING Counseling
the cases represented before us for help.
Counseling means helping an individual to help himself/herself. Counsallors
adopt various techniques and methods while helping the clients such as
behaviour modification techniques, cognitive restructuring environmental
modifications referred services, collateral contacts, etc. When
the client approaches (they are either referred by Madhar Sangams, NGOC,
Police, direct contact) the centre, the Counselor elicit the problem and
given counseling to the client. Than
the Counter client called through latter.
Three letters are sent. If
the counter client does not respond for the three letters, then the Police
help is sort in bringing the counter client.
If the counter client is in Tamilnadu, the cases are referred to
the nearby center. FIELD
/ HOME & FOLLOW-UP VISITS The
field visits are being met by the counselors in order to mobilize Public
opinion about the clients and their family if necessary. Home visits are
made to follow-up the old clients. AWARENESS
MEETING The
Counselors organized awareness meetings periodically in Urban and Rural
areas to publicize the services of family INSPECTIONS
The
Voluntary action Bureau counselor inspect the Family Counseling Centre
once in six months. Apart from
this, regular inspections she also visit the center when necessary. The
Secretary visit the centre every month and gives his valuable suggestions
in the proper maintenance records and registers. Now,
the Center Social Welfare Advisory Board has appointed the Madras School
of Social work as nodal Agency to evaluate the service of Family
counseling Center. Apart
from this, the Local Ministers, MLA’s, the Central Social Welfare Board,
Chairperson, Executive Director, Deputy Directors also visit the Center
and give their valuable suggestions. OTHER
ACTIVITIES The
Counselor are deputed to Mangalam Society and are extending their
counselling Services to the Villagers where Mangalam Project
working. The
Counselor are also asked to give counseling to the clients of family Court
before they are tried in the There
are about Four family counseling Centre in Puducherry. Periodical meeting
for the counselor are being organized by the State Social Welfare Advisory
Board to strengthen and supplement this skirls of the counselors. The
Counselors attend periodically the refresher training which is being
organized by the Central Social Welfare Board.
The counselors are kept informed of the latest developments in
counseling. The
Sub Inspector of All Women Police Station is very helpful in assisting
while dealing difficult cases. Work
involved in Case Work & Counseling A.
Initial contacts and requests for help by clients and
relatives giving information. B.
Clarifying the information. C.
Establishing good rapport with the client and relatives. D.
Fact finding by series of interviews E.
Recording of cases F.
Assessment of the problem G.
Counselling H.
Deciding along with client in the rehabilitation process. I.
Combined enquiry along with counter clients (if necessary) J.
Referral to other organizations – Governmental and
non-Governmental – if necessary. K.
Home visit (to mobilize public opinion, to study the
interaction pattern to study the socio-economic status of the family) L.
Organizational visit M.
Collateral visits to make use of community services. N.
Periodical follow –up of cases by visits. O.
Periodical follow up cases by correspondence. Rehabilitation
and Referral services A.
Job placement B.
Home place for women C.
Referral to working women hostel D.
Hostel placement for destitute children E.
Sponsorship for children (Educational help) F.
Medical service and treatment G.
Vocational training H.
Referral to legal aid I.
Tapping the services available in the government welfare
schemes. Total
well being of the person and family welfare is emphasized. FAMILY
COUNSELLING CENTRE IS FOLLOWING A “
HOLISTIC APPROACH” AWARENESS
MEETINGS The
Counselors organize awareness meetings periodically in urban and rural
areas to publicize the services of Family Counselling Centre.
Meetings are being organized in co-ordination with Governmental and
Non-governmental organizations. WORKSHOP
/ SEMINARS & PANEL DISCUSSION The Counselors are deputed to attend/workshop, Seminars and Panel discussions organized by the Governmental and Non-Governmental organization.
The
Counselors are given refresher training by the
The Counselors are deputed to Mangalam Society and are extending their counselling services to the villages where Mangalam Project is implemented.
The
Counselor of Voluntary Action Bureau inspects the Family counseling Centre
once in six months. Apart from
this regular inspection, he also visits the centre when necessary. |
