Re-Accreditation IV cycle

7.1.1(a) Safety and Security

Sparsh Counselling Center

"The logo symbolises the healing touch of human hands and the rising sun of new, hopeful beginnings"

Our students have the opportunity for closer interaction with their faculty and mentors through tutorials, field work conferences and practical sessions. This enables faculty to identify the problems faced by students. The faculty guide the student by herself or himself or refer the student to a counsellor.

Counselling helps individuals to understand one self realistically. It enables a student to understand his/her problem and overcome it through his/her effort with the help of a counsellor or an expert, who might also dialogue with the significant persons in the life of the student. Counselling also helps in total development of the student, facilitates the growth of his/her inner potentials and promotes a healthy connectedness with others in the institution. It is a valuable opportunity open to students wherein they learn to cope with the challenges of life as a whole, especially during times of turmoil and confusion so that they may grow in a healthy environment that ensures positive mental well-being.

To the Department of Psychology and its students, the inauguration of the Sparsh Counselling Centre was a milestone and a moment to cherish. This was a move towards putting to practice the theoretical knowledge. The students felt connected with the whole process of education through this venture. The inaugural was held on 28th June 2011 at 3.40 p.m. The logo of the Sparsh Counselling Centre symbolises the healing touch of human hands and the rising sun of new, hopeful beginnings.

The services offered are

Individual Counselling that caters to personal and career/professional concerns
Child & Adolescent Counselling that caters to academics, personal, behavioural and familial issues
Anger/ Time/Stress Management strategies
Parenting tips
Assessment of Personality, Intelligence etc.
Aptitude testing

Academic Year                        Counsellors
2016 – 2017              Assoc. Prof. Sandra S. Lobo & Asst. Prof. Yamini Gowda P C
2017 – 2018              Assoc. Prof. Sandra S. Lobo & Asst. Prof. Yamini Gowda P C
2018 – 2019              Assoc. Prof. Sandra S. Lobo & Asst. Prof. Yamini Gowda P C
2019 - 2020              Assoc. Prof. Sandra S. Lobo & Asst. Prof. Yamini Gowda P C
2020 - 2021              Assoc. Prof. Sandra S. Lobo & Ms Roshini Monica Goveas

Academic Year      Number of Counselees
2016 – 2017                  14+ 04
2017 – 2018                  07+03
2018 – 2019                  09+08
2019 - 2020                   10+00

At the Sparsh Counselling Centre, one is ‘touched’ using a positive psychotherapeutic approach.

Manah-Swasthya

The richly symbolic word “MANAH- SWASTHYA” means ‘mental health’ or ‘The well-being of one's mind'.

With the tagline “Because we care", MANAH - SWASTHYA dispenses its desirable services on helping individuals foster a positive attitude towards life with guidance on accepting and adapting towards changes by training them to build and sustain healthy relationships and directing them towards a personal and professional holistic development.

Counselling is purposive of facilitating the required behavioral change. It helps improve one's ability to both establish and maintain relationships and also enhances one's effectiveness and ability to cope. MANAH - SWASTHYA extends its empathetic care and supportive services to the communities by building awareness on self-empowerment and the need for psychological well-being. The centre offers a full spectrum of psychological services that cater to adults, children, adolescents, and families to promote positive mental health and holistic well-being by administering psychological screenings and assessments and also delivering psychological interventions. The interventions address the resolution of personal difficulties and acquire resources, skills, and knowledge necessary to pursue satisfying lives.

7.1.1. (c) Common Rooms

7.1.1 c BSW Block

7.1.1. c Common room BA Block

7.1.1c Common room BA Block

7.1.1. (d) Day Care Centre for Young Children

7.1.1 (d) day care centre 1

7.1.1 (d) day care centre

7.1.1 d Day care center for young children

Thematic Presentation on S.D. and Inclusive Society

A session was organized by the Community Development scholars as part of thematic presentation on Sustainable Development (S.D.) and Inclusive Society through watershed management.

The scholars focused on how watershed management is relevant to the sustainable development and inclusive society. A short Video clipping played and performed role play on importance of watershed management.

Visit to Mangalore City Corporation

On 18/8/2018 Friday Along with Mr Kishor Athavar , Community Development and other specialization students went to visit’ MANGALORE CITY CORPORATION’ at Vamanjoor to learn about the technique of Waste Management. Here scholars observed the different stages of waste segregation in order to make manure. Here the segregation is done by machines called ‘REJECT CONVEYOR’. Through this process on 10%becomes manure the rest is decomposed in to land fills. Where the waste is dumped and then covered with soil.

We must think twice before waste anything .Segregation at Vamanjoor is a lot harder due to the quantity of waste. Need to find more environmental friendly solutions to protect our earth.

Presentation on ‘Soil Erosion in Ullal beach’ held for MSW students

Sep 19 : Students of MSW had a session with Ms.Karishma, M.A Sociology graduate from TISS University. Ms.Karishnma has done her internship on ‘Disaster Management’ conducting a study on the issue of ‘costal erosion in Ullal’ for the period of one and half month. She shared about her experiences of interaction with community people, local authorities and expressed her gratitude to School of social work Roshni Nilaya and Mr.Kishore Attavar, Director, Center for Extension Services, Roshni Nilaya for the guidance through out her study.

Talking about her findings of the study she explained that, costal erosion in Ullal is a hazard as only land and property has been lost so far and not yet a disaster, which looses lives. However steps needed to be taken to prevent it from becoming a disaster. As per her observation, people of Ullal community come under the low socio-economic profile. The people of the community are really concerned about the issue, but it is getting politicised and mired in corruption and proper impact study is not being made. They really want some assistance to deal with it.

Based on her study she made some recommendations saying, that there is a need for unity among people keeping aside socio-religious differences, which will help in meeting the issue strongly, Government should take an effective step to solve the issue, knowing the future consequences of it.

The session was really informative and an eye opener for many students, to understand about the severity of the issue and gave lots of inputs regarding the need of protecting our own nature and locality from future major disasters.

Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Work In Kerala and Kodagu by School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru

School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru took initiative to reach out to the flood victims of Kerala and Kodagu in collaboration with various organizations as given below:

Relief work at Wynad (14th August, 2018 to 18th August, 2018)
Seven of our students, led by Ms. Shobha D’Souza, assistant Professor, post Graduate Department of Social Work (MSW) volunteered to assist at the medical camps held at the relief camps in Wynad organized by Camilian Task Force (CTF) from 14th August, 2018 to 18th August, 2018.

Our students and faculty at Wynad in collaboration with Camilian Task force Collection and dispatch of materials for Flood Victims

( 18th August, 2018 to 26th August, 2018)

The Relief Work which included collection and dispatch of materials for Flood Victims took place from 20th-26th August. Prof. Chongtham Oddessy Singh guided the students during entire process. Prof. Sebastin K. V. was in Charge of Packing material and Transport arrangements. Seminar Hall was prepared as a relief materials collection centre.
The various materials received from general public, students and other contributors were collected and assembled in the Seminar Hall, segregated and separated based on their inventory types. We acknowledge our thanks to the great generosity of 73 donors towards this cause. The dispatch of relief materials took place on 25th August, Saturday. Mr. Chongtham Oddessy Singh and Dr. Sebastian K. V. along with two 1st year MSW students Mr. Ashish Binu and Mr. Noyal Thomas, who reached them to Kottapuram Integrated Development Society, Thrissur and Vimalalaya Welfare Center, Kochi who would distribute it to the people affected by the flood.

Collection Centre Co-Ordinated By Mr. Chongtham Odessey Singh and Students

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Our Staff and students ready to dispatch the Relief Materials to Kerala – Dr. Sebastine K. V., Mr. Chongtham Odessey Singh, along with two 1st yr MSW students Mr. Noyal Thomas and Mr. Ashish Binu

Report on Relief work at Vimala Bhavan, Gothuruth and Kottapuram Integrated Development Society (KIDS) – Cleaning Work (Shramadan)
On 24th of August 2018 a group of 7 students from MSc Criminology and Forensic Science along with Dr. Wilsy Francis, Assistant Professor, M. Sc. in Counselling left from Roshni Nillaya to Kerala to offer a helping hand with the relief work. The 8 member team were divided into 2 smaller groups and were each assigned a building. The floods, though only moderately affected the property, had severely damaged the furniture and other personal possessions. The first day involved displacing the damaged furniture and moving them onto the grounds where they were left to dry. The team managed to complete one building and began with the surroundings. On the 27th, the final day, while the girls continued to clean Vimala Bhavan, the boys helped out at KIDS relief camp. By that afternoon all the inmates of the camp were sent home; and the boys helped out with the cleaning of the camp.

This experience was an eye opener for the entire group; it taught them the impermanence of material objects and that our life on this planet is short. In our short lives we come across grave circumstances and by lending a helping hand we hope to make our lives a little more meaningful. Another thing the trip has taught us is that even in the direst circumstances there is always hope when people come together in the name of humanity. We were lucky enough to experience our motto “Love is made fruitful in service” in real life, and we hope to continue to be the light in the lives of others.

Psycho-Social Care At Kodagu In Collaboration With Dr. Rupesh Gopal, Kodagu Institue Of Medical Sciences Under National Disaster Management Authority
A team of 14 BSW students led by Prof. Vineetha K. M. left for Coorg on 2nd September, 2018. They had a training in Psycho-social care of flood victims on 3rd September, 2018 given by Dr. Rupesh, HoD, Psychiatric Department, Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, Madikeri at the District Hospital of Kodagu and were provided with ID cards. From 4th September onwards, the team conducted group activities to enhance the coping capacity and support the psychological strength of the victims, particularly children in the camps. They also guided them and supported some of them regarding awareness and access to employment. The team also held counseling sessions for the campers.

Our staff and students at Rehabilitation Work at Kodagu, Karnataka
Art/Play therapy with children and campers

Group session with adults

Further Action Plan: The experience of all our teams brought about an empathetic understanding of the pain of the people who lost everything, who lost something and who lost their near and dear ones as well as the humanity, goodness and generosity of government representatives and citizens who reached put selflessly. The loss of the thousands of families was found to be of such a huge extent that months won’t suffice to bring the situation back to normalcy.

Street play at Sundari Bhag

The students working in the Ullal CMC and faculties from SSW had gathered together at the Vyyam Shalae in Sundari Bhag area, to perform a Street play regarding Zero Waste Management. Many community key persons like ex- councillor, adult leaders youth, chidren and women were present for the same. The students and all the youth members took a walk around the whole ward and invited the community members for the meeting. We, students then put up a street play for the gathering.

After our play the community members and the key persons, then students and faculties gathered together to have a discussion We proposed to them the effective methods of waste management and showed them the charts of the survey we had collected from the people of that area. We also demonstrated to them the different uses of cotton bags and its importance in this present situation. During discussion they planned to form a group to monitor and implement the project of Zero Waste Management and work along with students those who are working for them in their area.

Shramadan to mobilise ‘Sundari Bagh neighbourhood community for ‘zero waste management model’ in Ullal

On Sunday 4/11/2018 Community Development students with field instructor went to do the Shramadhan at Sundari Bhag community to make the community clean along with community people .Mr Vasu Dev Rao welcomed everybody and Mrs Vani V Alva motivated community people through her speech and asked people to make a Sundaribhag community as a ‘MODEL’. In this special occasion community key persons like counsellors ,youths and children were present for Shramadhan.

The students later went to CMC where we held a small cultural programme for the garbage retrievers of Sundaribhag. on this special occasion , these retrievers also performed few programme for everybody.

Zero Waste management by Roshni Students at Ullal Schools

Joining hands to create awareness on Parthenium

A Programme on “Parthenium Awareness” was organised by ICAR Krishi Vigyan Kendra, (D.K), Kannkanady, Mangalore at School of Social Work Roshni Nilaya, Valencia on the 19th August 2019. Scientist from ICAR KVK Kankanady (D.K) Dr. Mallikarjuna L. informed the gathering on the harmful effects of Parthenium weed plant on human health, agriculture productivity and quality of animal’s milk. He also requested the gathering to join their hands and work towards the complete eradication of the Parthenium Weed plant from the state and the country. Dr, Rashmi R. Scientist (Horticulture) Krishi Vigyan Kendra (D.K), Dr. Hanumanthappa D, Ms. Sowmya D.K, Ms. Deepa, Mr. Ashwith, Mr. Somashekaraih, Ms. Vijetha, Ms.Vidyavathi and the faculty of School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya participated in this programme.

Together we can bring about a Change - The Bio-Enzyme Project is born

To make learning experiential and to create a student community whose main concern is environment saw the birth of the Bio- enzyme project. The project was inaugurated on the 4th of February 2020 in the School of Social Work, College Auditorium.

The students who study about the need for safeguarding the health of the soil have taken it up as part of the institutions goal towards a green campus and in tune with the vision of the college.

Webinar on Household Waste Management

The National Service Scheme Unit and Youth Red Cross Unitof School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya organized a webinar on the topic “Household Waste Management” on June 25, 2021 at 5:00pm. The Resource person of the webinar was Mr. Jeeth Milan Roche, Environmentalist. The Key note address was given by Ms. Eveleen Benis, Secretary, Institute of Social Service. This event was organised by Mr. Obanath, NSS Programme Officer, Mrs. Veena B K, Assistant NSS Programme Officer and Mrs. Anusuya Shenoy, YRC Programme Officer.

The Master of the Ceremony for the programme was Ms. Manisha D Ullal, NSS Volunteer. Ms. Haseena Muskaan, YRC Volunteer welcomed the gathering and the resource person was introduced by Ms. Theresa J, YRC Volunteer. The programme began with Dr. Juliet C J, Principal, School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya giving the presidential address. After this the resource person Mr. Jeeth Milan Roche explained about different types of household waste like dry waste, wet waste, E-waste and hazardous waste. He proceeded to show the participants how to make waste compost at home using a compost bin at home with the help of microbes and how microbes play an important role in decomposing the waste. He even demonstrated how the wet and dry waste from his own house was turned into manure after 20 days and using this manure was a good source for plants to grow. Through question and answer the participants were actively involved in the session. The virtual meet ended at 6:00 pm with Vote of thanks given by Ms. Namratha, NSS Student Representative. The NSS and YRC student representatives of the organizing committee were Ms. Haseena Muskaan, Ms. Josepheena Devassy Kutty, Ms. Manisha D Ullal, Ms. Namratha, Ms. Theresa J and Mr. Vishnu S.