New Delhi, Delhi May 28, 2020 (Issuewire.com) - This webinar will be hosted on 29th May’2020 by Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Centre of Excellence in Mental Health, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi and Rural HealthTraining Centre, Najafgarh, New Delhi.
The webinar will have takeaways for CHW’s, researchers, students and mental health professionals. The session can be joined through Google meet at: meet.google.com/jte-eqfk-wfa
It is part of the outreach program that the Department of PSW along with Department of Psychiatry operates in the community with RHTC Najafgarh to address the Mental Health issues faced by people in communities at large. Aimed to understand the issues faced by the Community Health Workers engaged at the grassroots level to come together to address the global pandemic response effort and create a platform for collective action against the mental health issues.
There has always been advocated a focus on the efforts of engaging people at the community level when it came to mental health issues for its sheer long term impact. COVID-19, however, has and will change the landscape and perception of mental health, mindfulness, well-being and community. That transformation will bring new faces, emotions, needs and tech platforms providing support services. However, CHW’s will still remain a key point of contact for assessing the community as well as delivering the services.
While many are home alone, we are better together. This webinar on a conversation with the Team from the Department of Psychiatry, Dr RML Hospital with on the panel including Dr. Smita Deshpande, Professor with years of clinical acumen and teaching experience has been an active advocate of the community outreach program.
Dr. Satabdi Chakraborty, Associate Professor and Head of Department, Psychiatric Social Work has played a prime role in executing these plans and use the same for training and development of a new batch of mental health professionals.
Dr. Charan Singh, Director, RHTC Najafgarh, has played a pivotal role in mobilising the CHW’s with exceptional work in the community on various health programs including mental health. With the current issue of COVID - 19 and its effects on mental health surfacing with time, he recognises that these grassroots workers need to be enabled in terms of their training needs and understand the themes emerging from their field experiences.
Dr Mina Chandra, Sr. Consultant and Associate Professor with her work as the Nodal officer for COVID-19 providing mental health services to the patients taking treatment in Dr. RML Hospital as well as the persons under quarantine in various facilities has been pivotal in understanding the emerging mental health issues related to the pandemic.
Mr Upendra Singh, Faculty, Community Outreach Coordinator, Department of PSW, previously associated with DMHP has the expertise in working with communities. He has been delivering mental health services to patients and assessing persons in quarantine as a part of the COVID-19 task force.
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