ICHARS Support Foundation is a non-profit arm of ICHARS, Institute of Clinical Hypnosis And Related Sciences, focusing on promoting the mental health CASE – “Bringing about Change through Awareness, Support, and Education.” Our work is based on the belief that by raising public awareness, educating communities, and equipping every person with the right tools, we can foster optimal mental health.
We have weekly Support Groups, namely: The talk it out Support Group, a safe space for people to vent out their emotions, and the Psychologist Support Group, a peer learning space where practitioners from the field of Psychology meet every week and have case discussions, share tips, and techniques with the fellow members of the group.
ICHARS Support Foundation has also initiated “The VisitMHP challenge”, an initiative that focuses on requesting people to seek help for better mental health before it’s too late.
INTERNSHIPS
60 hrs internship/ Eclectic Approach to Psychotherapy:
A free 60-hour (6 weeks) online internship program on conceptual understanding of the eclectic approach to psychotherapy program is offered monthly for psychology students and aspiring practitioners. As a part of this online internship program, the interns understand the concepts of 50+ techniques to address any presenting problems by clients. This is a self-paced internship program with pre-recorded videos and a weekly live Q&A discussion with the lead mentor, the CEO and Founder of ICHARS – Mr.Nitin Shah. 31 interns successfully completed this internship program.
Program – Free online internship to a conceptual understanding of the eclectic approach to psychotherapy
No of interns – 31 interns between the period of 1st October to 15th November 2023.
Duration – 60-hour internship program (i.e., for six weeks). We have new batches that are commenced during the first week of every month.
VISIT MHP
Introduction:
Visit MHP is an initiative to Spread awareness about the importance of visiting a mental health practitioner even before reaching the stage of disorders and offer Peer Support to Practitioners with free training programs, structured mentorship & a lot more.
Support group Case discussions
We, as an institute, strongly believe that our role as a trainer does not end when the training session ends. Often, practitioners need help with certain clients, and to help our trained professionals on that front, we have case discussion meetings twice every month.
This platform enables our students to get in touch with us, discuss the various cases they have been handling, and clarify the cases)
Topic – Case discussions (doubts and session flow details clarified for coaches & therapists who seek help with their ongoing cases)
Conducted By: Mr. Nitin Shah
Beneficiary – Practicing psychologists and coaches
No of participants – 19 participants
No. of sessions – 1
Date – 10th October 2023
Duration – 1 – 1 & half hours (monthly one session
Webinar
A Webinar is a presentation, lecture, workshop, or seminar that is transmitted over the web using video conferencing software. The main objective of the webinar is to instruct, demonstrate, or educate.
Since Visit MHP is a learning platform where we give opportunities to psychologists to present their knowledge on various topics with fellow practitioners, this monthly webinar is a platform for them to talk on various topics like anxiety, relationship counseling, sleep counseling, fear phobia etc. And impact knowledge on the various ways of dealing with clients who approach them with these kinds of issues.
Topic -Goal Setting.
Conducted By: Ranjit Kaur
Beneficiary – Practicing psychologists
No of participants – 9 Participants
No. of sessions – 1 (per month)
Date- 24th October 2023
Duration – 1 – 1 & half hours (monthly one session)
In partnership with CareerNaksha, who serve as our collaborator course providers for career counseling, we host bi-weekly YouTube live sessions.
These sessions take place on both, their platform and the ISF platform, as part of the VisitMHP initiative, every other Wednesday
- Topic – Top 10 high income careers in 2024
Platform- Youtube CareerNaksha channel
Conducted By: Anju Saini
Beneficiary – Practicing psychologists and psychology students
Date- 11th October 2023
Duration – 1 hours
- Topic – Dealing with the Fear of Failure
Platform: ICHARS youtube channel
Conducted By: Vedangi Singh
Beneficiary – Practicing psychologists and psychology students
Date- 25th October 2023
Duration – 1 hours
Project MEHAK
Project MEHAK is an initiative by ICHARS Support Foundation which is in collaboration with Healing Dove Foundation.
MEHAK (Mental and Emotional Health Awareness through Knowledge) is an initiative to facilitate the destigmatizing of mental health, creating awareness about the importance of mental health and providing effective tools and techniques that can be applied by people at large to stay emotionally and mentally healthy.
ICHARS Support Foundation (ISF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a holistic system that connects, supports, and enables all the stakeholders in the mental health landscape. The Healing Dove Foundation (HDF) works towards achieving and establishing sustainable strategies that facilitate the psychosocial and economic reformation and rehabilitation of marginalized communities in India and across the world.
As a part of this initiative there were a series of online workshops conducted, in the month of August, on mental health and mental well-being.
- Workshop conducted for SOSVA (Society for Service to Voluntary Agencies)
1-Session 5: On 5th October 2023
Session Conducted by: Ms. Nidhi Pandey and Ms. Aastha
The workshops were well received by the participants and provided them with valuable information and tools to help them with unhygienic conditions that were impacting their Mental Health such as low confidence, low self-esteem, loneliness, stress, etc. which were discussed during the session.. The ICHARS Support Foundation is committed to continuing to provide these types of workshops to the members of the NGO SOSVA and other organizations in the future.
Topic: Not completing their school work on time
No. of participants: 16 (Student both girls and boys)
Age group: 10 – 13 yrs.
No. of sessions: 1
Duration: 60 min (each session)
2-Session 6: On 12th October 2023
Session Conducted by: Ms. Arshi and Ms. Vedangi
The workshops were well received by the participants and provided them with valuable information and tools to help them with unhygienic conditions that were impacting their Mental Health such as low confidence, low self-esteem, loneliness, stress, etc. which were discussed during the session.. The ICHARS Support Foundation is committed to continuing to provide these types of workshops to the members of the NGO SOSVA and other organizations in the future.
Topic: Do not respect elders.
No. of participants: 11 (Student both girls and boys)
Age group: 10 – 13 yrs.
No. of sessions: 1
Duration: 60 min (each session)
3-Session 7: On 19th October 2023
Session Conducted by: Ms. Arbina and Ms. Ritu
The workshops were well received by the participants and provided them with valuable information and tools to help them with unhygienic conditions that were impacting their Mental Health such as low confidence, low self-esteem, loneliness, stress, etc. which were discussed during the session.. The ICHARS Support Foundation is committed to continuing to provide these types of workshops to the members of the NGO SOSVA and other organizations in the future.
Topic: Forming groups and creating chaos.
No. of participants: 13 (Student both girls and boys)
Age group: 10 – 13 yrs.
No. of sessions: 1
Duration: 60 min (each session)
INSTA LIVE
ICHARS Support Foundation (ISF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a holistic system that connects, supports, and enables all the stakeholders in the mental health landscape.
The Healing Dove Foundation (HDF) works towards achieving and establishing sustainable strategies that facilitate the psychosocial and economic reformation and rehabilitation of marginalized communities in India and across the world.
To spread awareness about mental health , both organizations jointly started a series of Insta Live, every alternate Saturday at 10 am.
As a part of this initiative there was a series of “LIVE” conducted, in the month of August, on mental health and mental well-being.
- Live Topic : Stress Management at workplace
Date: 14th October 2023
Time: 10 AM
Host: Nitika
Guest for mental health : Ritu Bhatt
Live platform : HDF
The Instagram Live event centered on the topic of Stress management at the workplace , was a captivating and insightful experience that shed light on the importance of this crucial skill in our daily lives. The session delved into the various aspects of Managing stress at the workplace . Viewers were encouraged to engage actively with the content, ask questions, and share their own experiences, fostering a sense of community and support around this vital aspect of personal growth and interpersonal relationships. The Instagram Live session served as a valuable resource for individuals wanting to understand how workplace stress impacts mental and emotional health , and how to manage this stress.