HAPPENINGS

27 Feb 2020-|Jaipur

A workshop/FDP on ‘Counseling and Counselor Education’

Conducted a workshop on ' Counseling and Counselor’s Education' by Prof. Suneetha Manyam and Dr. Christen McDonald and their 9 team members from Department of Counseling Psychology, Mercer University, Georgia, Atlanta, USA with students and faculties of Amity Institute of Behavioral and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Rajasthan, Jaipur through role plays and case discussions. Students of Amity Institute of Behavioral and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Rajasthan, Jaipur practiced their observational skills and discussed the nonverbal and verbal cues they observed from the role plays of counseling sessions conducted by the students of Department of Counseling Psychology, Mercer University, Georgia, Atlanta, USA.

It was a very interactive session where issues and challenges faced in the area of counseling were discussed from both Eastern and Western perspectives. The process of rapport building, the format of constructive sessions adopted by the students and faculties of Department of Counseling Psychology, Mercer University, Georgia, Atlanta, USA were demonstrated to the students of Amity Institute of Behavioral and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Rajasthan, Jaipur. What strategies are adopted in the Indian Scenario was discussed by faculties of Amity Institute of Behavioral and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Rajasthan, Jaipur.

The program ended with a mutual consent for initiating the procedures to establish a long term relationship between Mercer University, Georgia, Atlanta, USA and Amity University, Rajasthan, Jaipur by encouraging other Student and faculty development programs, workshops, conferences, seminars, lectures etc. The collaboration of the universities will open the doors to new opportunities in the fields of research and development in Psychology.