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A Bi– Annual Publication 2019 - 2020

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F O R M E D

‘ K U D U M B A

V I L A K K U ’

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N E W R E C R U I T

A W A R D

Dear All,

I am glad to share the highlights of yet another event-ful semester of the Department of Psychology. From exploring the different avenues in Psychology across the city to organizing state of the art Workshop Day, we have made many attempts to scale new heights. Hearty congratulations to all students and staff mem-bers for their contribution to this success story. Here, we have lived and captured the significant moments of this semester through this newsletter for posterity.

Sowmya S, Head of Department

E D I T O R I A L H O D ’ S M E S S A G E

- Staying connected through learning, laughter and life

- Innovative teaching methodologies such as understanding relationships and emotions through cinema

- Being in the moment

- S.R Lakshmi Gayathri, Assistant Professor published

a paper ‘Phubbing, Quality of Relationships, Loneliness

and Mindfulness among Young Adults’ at the Interna-

tional Conference on Future of Mental Health,

Anugraha Institute of Social Sciences

- D Sangeetha, Assistant Professor completed TA 101

and is currently pursuing a Diploma in Transactional

Analysis

- D Sangeetha conducted a three-day workshop on Self

Discovery at Sittara in June, 2019

- R Abirami, Assistant Professor attended a Mindful

Walkathon on August 11th, 2019

B E S T P R A C T I C E S F A C U L T Y A C H I E V E M E N T S

S E M I N A R S & E V E N T S

O B J E C T I V E S

F O R T H E

S EM E ST ER :

T O P R O M O T E

P O S I T I V E

M E N T A L

H E A L T H

A M O N G

Y O U T H

The Psychology Department organized ‘Enliven,’ a Workshop Day with

sessions on Gestalt-based Art Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy and

Storytelling as a Therapeutic Technique dated September 14th 2019. The aim

of the workshops was to encourage embracing the importance of art in positive

mental health. We had Ms. Kejal Bakshi, Ms. Padma Anil Kumar and Ms.

Preenu Ashok as guest speakers to inspire the audience with their insights. We

had enthusiastic participation from several colleges. The Workshop garnered

lot of appreciation and for the way it was organized, the enthusiasm with which

it was conducted and the seamless work done by everyone involved.

P A G E 2

N E W S L E T T E R

E X P E R T T A L K

Ms. Harini S 3rd year Psychology got placed in NTRUST through college placement

Drive.

Ms. Darshita J and Ms. Hari Dharshini from the Department of Psychology attended

placement for Braino Brain.

K N O W L E D G E E N R I C H M E N T

Bulletin de Psychologie- Department of Psychology V O L U M E 5 I S S U E — 1

Life is 10% what

happens and 90% of

how you react to it. -

Charles Swindoll

Pursue what catches

your heart, not what

catches your eyes. -

Roy T Bennett

S.No Date Year Topic Name & Designation

1 18/09 2019 Brain and

Behaviour

The Department organized a guest lecture by

Miss G Lavanya, Research Scholar. It was

conducted for the first year students. The talk

focused on different brain regions involved in

each and every behavior from the simplest to

the most complex.

2 20/09 2019 Qualitative

Research

The Department organized a guest lecture by

Ms. Aruna, Assistant Professor. It was con-

ducted for the third year students. The talk

focused on different qualitative research meth-

ods and the importance of them.

P L A C E M E N T

SHRISTI - The annual intercollegiate event for the School of Science took place on 17th

August, 2019. The Department of Psychology witnessed active participation from several

colleges. Competitions such as Faceoff (Block and Tackle), Oodle Doodle (Doodle) and

Quizophrenia (Quiz) were conducted on topics based on psychology. The students were

actively involved in organizing and conducting the events.

ATHULYA’ 19 - Athulya, the exhibition for school students to encourage awareness about

different fields and career options, took place on 19th October, 2019. The students of the

Department of Psychology presented charts and models on the scope of psychology and the

concept of illusion. Several school students were intrigued by the different illusions. They

also gained information about the various careers available in the field.

TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS - 27 students completed a Value-Added Course based on

Transactional Analysis. The course was enriching and informative, giving students a glimpse

of the practical side of therapy.

V O L U M E 5 I S S U E — 1

D E P A R T M E N T A C T I V I T I E S

Movie Screening - A movie ‘Inside Out’ was screened for the students of all three years. The movie

spoke of the importance of all emotions in one’s life. This was linked to how as a therapist can help cli-

ents understand and respond to different emotions.

Exam Anxiety Sessions - Ms. Jeevitha, Student Counselor conducted a 7 day session on dealing with

exam anxiety for students from various departments.

I N T E R N S H I P S & P R O J E C T S

Bulletin de Psychologie- Department of Psychology

If opportunity

doesn’t knock,

build a door. –

Milton Berle

P A G E 3

PTA Awareness Program: An awareness program was initiated

with an aim to educate parents and students on “The Impact of

Words in Parenting” by Ms. Jeevitha, Student Counselor, on PTA

Meeting on 19th October, 2019.

The students from Department of Psychology took part in a stage

performance titled ‘Kudumba Vilakku’ in ‘Naatiya Nadaga Vizha.’

The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Art and Culture selected the college

for the performance in order to build awareness and embrace

Tamil culture. The event took place on 4th September, 2019.

Internship has been a part of overall development of students. Students take up internships

optionally during their summer and winter holidays. They take up positions as observers,

case analysts and involve in counselling and history taking during their tenure in hospitals,

clinics, old age homes, child care centers, special schools etc.

Psymed hospital , Chetpet

Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur

Mind Zone Psychiatric Hospital , Adyar

Blink Foundatation, Nungambakkam

Magic Bus, West Tambaram

Aravind Foundation, Ashok Nagar

Udhavum Ullangal, Nandanam

Anew, Anna Nagar

Sri Arunodayam, Kolathur

Madhuram Narayanan Centre, T Nagar

Ekam Foundation, Nungambakkam

Nalandaway, Anna Nagar

O U R S T U D E N T S — O U R A M B A S S A D O R S

- Varsha K. from 3rd year won the AISEC best new recruit award.

- Sridurga R. from second year won a Guinness Record for being a part of the largest Bharatnatyam dance.

- Jaimathisa, Megala, Farhana, Swaksha, Sudharajeswari, Sharmila, Vaishali (1st year) and Vaishnavi (2nd

year) participated in Kudumba Vilakku in ‘Naatiya Nadaga Vizha.’

- Namritha K. from 2nd year was named Intern of the month at Eros Psycoun Services.

R E A D E R S C O R N E R

Printed & Published : SHRI SHANKARLAL SUNDARBAI SHASUN JAIN COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

(A Unit of Sri. S.S. Jain Educational Society) T.Nagar, Chennai—17.

Bulletin de Psychologie Department of Psychology V O L U M E 5 I S S U E — 1

- Abinaya B. from 3rd year won 3rd prize on Forgiveness Day English Elocution Competition conducted at

Shree Chandraprabhu Jain college.

- Harini K. from 3rd year presented a paper titled, “Guidelines to Develop Technology Tool for -Dyscalculic

Children” in National Conference on Inclusive Education, YMCA, Himachal Pradesh between September 23

to 25, 2019.

- Aishwariya D. from 3rd year won 2nd place for a cybercrime skit at Sri Kanyaka Parameswari College.

- Lakshana, Jeevana, Hemavathy (1st year) and Karthika R. (3rd year) won second prize in Street Play at

CTTE College.

- Meghala D., Sudharajeswari and Vaishali from 1st year won second prize in English Drama at Chaitan-

ya’19, Mega Inter- Collegiate Fest, Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Arts and Science College for Women, Chen-

nai.

Difficult roads

often lead to

beautiful

destinations

- Zig Ziglar