Vidyasagar School of Social Work has been aware
and responsive to different social problems arising out of
multi-faceted social change. In the recent past it has been
observed that individual and communities have started
experiencing complex mental problems unknown and unnoticed
beforehand. The increased frequency of these problems is
threatening the very fabric of the society due to lack of proper
intervention process both curative as well as prophylactic.
With several years of successful running the Masters degree
programme in Social Work, the Institute has understood that one
of the key hurdles remains the lack of properly trained
professionals in counselling in the backdrop of the magnitude
and multi-dimensional nature of the problem. In view of this,
the Vidyasagar School of Social Work has started a one year PG
Diploma in Psychological Counselling (evening programme)
recognized by the Vidyasagar University. The objective of the
course is to provide a high standard of professional education
to the trainees to enable them to become competent, effective
and resourceful practitioners and also to enable them apply
psychological knowledge to the practice of the counselling
psychology.
The faculties comprise senior level practitioners, university
lecturers, experts on community medicine and health and eminent
behavioural scientists. There is a full-fledged psychological
laboratory with a rich resource of testing materials.
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