A seminar was organised for the newly enrolled students of M.SC. Counselling on September 15, 2022, as an introduction to the course and what the students could expect from the career of counselling. Dr. Rosa Nimmy Mathew, the HOD, started the session with a brief introduction of the speaker Ms Ananya, Singh an alumna of the college.
After a brief round of student introductions, Ms Ananya started of the session with five questions of self-reflection to help the students gain a better understanding of their goals and what they aimed to achieve in their careers.
The presentation began with a quick explanation of the definition of counselling. Ms Ananya then discussed all the qualities and values that were important to an effective therapist. She also summarised the scope of the career and the goals of a counsellor, the role of counseling and the challenges faced in the counseling career. The session concluded with ‘Question and answer session’. The seminar was well received by the audience for its enlightening nature and likeability of the speaker. Students admitted to gaining a better understanding of their career hopes and were very appreciative of the knowledge they were able to learn from Ms Ananya.