We are all aware that there is no place for mediocrity in today's world. We are also aware that today's individuals are increasingly feeling more and more overwhelmed by the complexities of the problems they face not so much because the nature and intensity of the problems have changed drastically but because they are not equipped with the skills and abilities to deal with them.

No society can hope to flourish if it's youth are saddled with problems, not of their own making and which they can not solve. The young generation is under a great deal of pressure. More and more youngsters are having problems in dealing with their family and friends, their perception of the world, and their attitudes towards the self.

These problems are characterized by feelings of anxiety or tension, dis-satisfaction with their own behaviour, anger at others and self, excessive worries about minor problems, a sense of failure to meet the desired goals in life and an inability to function in the wider world.

The Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences has taken upon itself the responsibility to create an awareness among the members of educational corporate and government institutions about the importance of understanding, developing and enriching the self as a core competency, to help them in resolution of the internal and external conflicts and in prevention of the existing social values. The Institute has also shouldered the responsibility of training counsellors to handle emotional problems in person of all ages by running the 18 month course of P.G. Diploma in Counselling Psychology.

We believe in giving each individual the time to think, to dream, to observe, to imagine and to grow. Let us prepare ourselves to face the bewildering competencies of the 21st century. We owe it to ourselves.

Ms. Rajni Arya
Additional Director
Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences