IPH Institute for Psychological Health

IPH Institute for Psychological Health [Regd. under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950, No. E-1065/Thane] "We help people discover their songs, and we help them to play their tune of optimism" Parent and Child guidance Adolescent Counseling Jidnyasa Manovikas Maitra De-Addiction & Rehabilitation NeuroPsychiatric Treatment Counseling & Psychotherapy Vocational Guidance Psychological Testing Psycho-educational services HRD Programs & Consultancy

"There are so many `problem children' around", they say. "There can be a child with a problem", we say. Our team of mental health experts have the experience & skill to establish rapport with children of all age groups. We deal with their emotional, scholastic, behavioral problems. We tackle the `too shy' ones and the `hyperactive' ones. For us, mentally subnormal kids and dyslexic students are special. We treat every child with dignity and of course, we tackle parents (because many times they need us more than their kids) with a range of programs to enrich the whole family. Programs Conducted throughout 0 the year in house Little Beginnings (LB) - For children between 3 to 5 yrs. of age & their parents Nach re Mora - Workshop for Hyperactive children & their parents Personality development workshops - for various age groups of children Sports psychology workshops - for budding sports players Study skills improvement workshops - for various age groups of children & for children suffering from specific learning difficulties Remedial Counseling Occupational Therapy Speech Therapy Marital Counseling Work-shops on Marriage-enrichment Community-outreach Palakshala (PS) - Program for Parental Enrichment Manthan - Monthly Parental Growth Group Chahul Palvichi- A workshop for expecting parents Little Beginnings & Palakshala Anniversary Program

When your children stop asking you, from where did they come; and stop telling you where they are going. Take it from us, they have grown up. The process of growing up involves a lot of pangs. It is seldom a smooth ride. The bumps are many; Exams, Competition, Career and changing relationships with friends, parents, teachers' etc. It can become too much at times. We at IPH give our ears to adolescents and talk to them, as they are adults. We respect their emotions and we support their parents. Who says, turmoils are prerogatives of only teenagers? Programs Conducted through t the year in house Summer workshops -Personality Development programs for youth Premarital counseling Community-outreach Liaison - With other agencies (Sports Clubs, Schools, Colleges etc.) Aavishkar - Personality contest for adolescents Workshops on Sexuality-education; & Pre-marital group workshops, career guidance programs.

Jidnyasa highly successful Psycho-educational program for High school students. It was developed through a liaison with two other agencies, with the mission of spreading mental health awareness in early adolescents in schools. Jidnyasa's priority is to help adolescents, mainly schools with students from economically backward strata, free of charge, to overcome the crisis of this age through training in six modules viz.: Adolescence as a life-stage; Sex education; Value Education; Substance Abuse prevention; Career education; & Stress management. The demand for such a unique & effective program from schools of economically upper strata has forced Jidnyasa to spread their services to such establishments as well. Jidnyasa is now training voluntary teams in other districts to conduct Jidnyasa's six estimable modules. Manovikas started in year 2000, is a unique project with a focus on sensitizing the community about mental health issues, by helping people to monitor their emotions and behavior, and provide information vital for early detection of mental health problems. The Prasaraks (members) of Manovikas are not mental health professionals, but common people from our immediate society, thoroughly trained over a period of 3 months by a team of mental health professionals at IPH. They make presentations FREE OF COST to schools / colonies / housing societies / offices / industries on request. Community outreach Mental Health information modules presentation

"Maitra" in Sanskrit language means a bond of friendship. Our helpline, Maitra, serves as an "emotional first-aid" through the internet & telephone to every-one in need of psychological help.the service is looked after totally by a group of volunteers especially trained for this purpose.since its inception, Maitra has received a steady stream of calls seeking help, thus making it a very potent method of reaching out to a large populace & provide them with easily accessible, quality mental health services. In house Free helplines through Telephone & E-mail Continuous & free training workshops for helpline counselors & aspiring volunteers. Community Outreach Maitra Anniversary program Maitra Melava De-Addiction & Rehabilitation Services Chemical / substance dependency is not only an individual problem but also affects family & community as a disease. To overcome this problem IPH works on all three areas of primary care - detoxification, secondary care-rehabilitation and counselling (in close liaison with "Muktangdn De-addiction center" in Pune which runs an in-house rehabilitation program); & preventive measures - community awareness programs in educational institutes and industrial settings. Programs Conducted throughout the year Awareness building seminars on addictions & their treatment Liaison with other agencies involved in de-addiction & rehabilitation

Treatment & Counseling for Neuro-Psychiatric Problems IPH provides treatment & counseling for individuals suffering from Anxiety disorders, Depressive disorders, Obsessive Compulsive disorders, Schizophrenia, Epilepsy etc. Counseling and education to groups and family members to deal effectively with people suffering from such diseases & programs to increase awareness and to improve attitudes toward such diseases are also conducted regularly. Programs Conducted through out the year Inhouse `S' group Perfect group - For rehabilitation of people suffering from schizophrenia & their care givers. -For rehabilitation of people suffering from OCD & their care givers. Counseling & treatment for chronic psychological disorders Community conferences Schizophrenia - Conference & Social skills workshop for people suffering from Schizophrenia and care-givers Epilepsy - Conference & Social skills workshop for people suffering from epilepsy & caregivers OCD - Conference & Social skills workshop for people suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & caregivers

Psychological Testing Services IPH offers a range of psychological tests which are used for assessing intelligence, learning disabilities, career guidance and psychopathological & neuropsychological diagnosis. We also provide group testing facility for institutes and industries. Programs Conducted throughout the year Group testing for institutes, groups & organizations. Individual testing for intelligence, aptitude, psychopathological diagnosis etc. Vocational Counseling Services Come June - July every year, exam results start pouring in & with them the arduous task of selecting meaningful careers. We at IPH, help plan careers in time. All year around we have open doors for adolescents to undergo a scientific battery of aptitude tests. Our empathic counsellors discuss various alternatives with them & their parents / guardians. Hundreds of students turn to IPH to discover new vistas for a successful future every year. Programs Conducted throughout the year In house Channel E-Ten- Exam Tension GroupCounseling Community Outreach Vedh - Vocational guidance anniversary program Vocational Guidance Workshops

Other Psycho-educational services for the community The trademark of IPH style is the friendly interactive environment that creates a lasting impression among the participants in every one of its programs, and the impact it imprints on them is indescribable and something to be experienced. It is not unusual for the participants, thus inspireed, to form groups and work toward mental health awareness on their own. International students have had numerous learning experiences of our models & modules along with warm hospitality. Many students of mental health professions and related fields have made IPH their mcecca and have benefitted from our long years of experience & knowledge to enrich themselves and have found insights for work in the field and novel methods of reaching out to the community effectively. IPH always welcomes people from any part of the world with open arms & a warm heart, who are interested in spreading the `Mental health for all' mission. Programs Conducted throughout the year In house N group - stress management & Self Development workshop Counseling Skills workshop Stress management workshop Community outreach Shikshak Prabodini - Mental health Educational & stress management program for Teachers NIANAS - Half yearly Mental Health Magazine IPH publications - on Mental health issues & Research Activities Family Mental Health Guide Jidnyasa Book (in Marathi language)

Industrial Employee Training & Consultancy Services IPH with its decade long experience of working with some of India's most professional industrial houses & has been able to link `mental health' with `values' thus synthesizing scientific information with philosophical (read life-style) insights. Trainers are also qualified mental health professionals, with proficiency in English, Hindi & Marathi. Simultaneous availability of a wide range of in house & community services is something probably only IPH can provide under one roof. Research Cell: As a part of our Research & Development section, we have recently formulated our research cell. This wing also provides services such as guidance & analysis for conducting research projects, or provide a specific part of service for completion of projects, which could be statistical analysis, or computerized scoring of questionnaires etc. This research cell already has supported many institutions & persons (especially students) who need statistical & research consultation services. LIASION Psychiatry Programs: Programs for development of psycho-social coping skills for physiological disorders like diabetes, skin disorders, infertility etc, as well as individual counseling. "Maitra" Your Emotional First-aid Contact: 2538 54 47 maitra@healthymind.org

Consultants Dr. Anand Nadkarni - Psychiatrist & Managing Trustee Dr. Shubha Thatte - Clinical Psychologist & Trustee Dr. Anuradha Sovani - Clinical Psychologist Psychiatrists Dr. Vivek Chincholkar Dr. Ana-ha Vaze Dr. Radhika Sharma Clinical Psychologists Ms. Sunila Dingankar Mr. Kuldeep Datay Ms. Mamatha Shetty Ms. Manjiri Gokhale Ms. Sumitra Rangachari Ms. Jyothi Ramalingam Ms. Savita Apte Ms. Kusum Yadava Ms. Siddika Panjawani Ms. Kavita Joshi Ms. Radhika Nair Counselling Psychologists Ms. Sharmila Londhe Ms. Deepika Dabke Social Workers Ms. Tanuja Donde, Co-ordinator, De-addiction Ms. Pratima Naik, Co-ordinator - Publications & Student placement Ms. Monika Lahiri Creative Consultants Shantaram Rant; Arvind Hate, Sachin Gaonkar; Manik Gaonkar Publishing Consultants Vidyasagar Oak; Girish Keni; Neelesh Dhawan Legal Consultants Adv. Prashant Panchakshari, Adv. Narayan Rajadhyaksha Internal Auditor J.B. Vaishampayan & Co.

Other Specialists Dr. Pooja Thakkar, Educational Psychologist Ms. Madhura Bapat, Activity Coordinator Mr. Arun Naik, Psychologist & Hypnotherapist Ms. Manjushree Patil, Remedial Educator Mr. Venky Iyer, Industrial Psychologist Ms. Prachi Watave - Remedial Educator Ms. Shweta Palwankar - Remedial Educator Ms. Mitali Purohit- Remedial Educator Community Co-ordinators Ms. Sudha Ambekar Ms. Kavita Bhatia Ms. Jyoti Mandke Ms. Shraddha Ketkar Ms. Asmita Mokashi Ms. Rajani Karandikar Ms. Surekha Mondkar Ms. Sunanda Kamat Ms. Sulabha Subramaniam Ms. Chitra Deshmukh Ms. Preeti Ghadiyar Ms. Sujata Biswas Dr. Sushma Page Ms. Surabhi Naik Ms. ShamaPalkar Support Group Mr. Maruti Chavan - House keeper Mr. Prasad Dabholkar - Administrative Assistant Ms. Preeti Kanade - Administrative Assistant Ms. Bharati Sawant - Administrative Assistant Ms. Madhuri Deosthale - Accountant Ms. Leela Sonawane - Caretaker - Ms. Usha Sonawane - Caretaker Mr. Chandrakant- - Caretaker Mr. Kishore- -Caretaker Mr. Rajan Arolkar - Caretaker Mr. Deepak Mali -Caretaker - Ms. Rupa More - Administrative Assistant Ms. Deepa Wadkar -Administrative Assistant

About us Institute for Psychological Health (IPH) Established in March 1990, is a Community Mental Health initiative In Thane, Maharashtra.This initiative of making the community aware of its `Mental health needs,' providing planning & solutions and involving community members in projects and activities with the mission of `Mental Health for all'. It is a place offering a wide range of services and activities for all age groups. A place where a team of dedicated professionals and community volunteers work hand in hand and new members from community get valuable education and training. Our community volunteer projects, `Jidnyasa' has reached out to more than a lakh students all over Maharashtra; `Maitra' has received more than 20,000 calls since its inception. `Manovikas' has reached more than 3500 people from Thane & Mumbai. The fact that all these projects were developed without any major advisement expenses, speaks volumes about the goodwill IPH creates in every individual participating in its activities. IPH's team of trained community volunteers, numbering more than 200 people with whose help IPH has permeated itself in the community. More than 150 new people register with us as clients every month, and our individual client registration has crossed 10,000 within a decade of existence, and helped IPH to become synonymous with care, development, trust, expertise & commitment. IPH is a registered charitable trust & donations received are exempt from Income-Tax under 80-G certification Ph #: (+9122) 2543 32 70 / 2536 65 77 / 2542 8183 for appointments contact on Mobile: 98702 96694 Timings: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm; Monday to Saturday CONTACT US Institute for Psychological Health (IPH), 1 st 1 st Flr, Apte Hospital, Ram Maruti Road, l s` Cross Lane, Naupada, Thane-W- 400 602, MAIHARASHTRA,INDIA Email: iph@@healthymind.orq Website: www.healthymind.orq