ICHARS Suppport Foundation

Monthly Activity Report for April 2025

Introduction

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. 15 interns successfully completed this internship program. 

Program – Free online internship to a conceptual understanding of the eclectic approach to psychotherapy

No of interns – 15 interns between the period of 1st May 2025 to 10th June 2025.

Duration – 60-hour internship program (i.e., for six weeks). We have new batches that are commenced during the first week of every month.

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

1. Topic – Need for Career Counselling and skill development in class 11

Platform: ISF youtube channel

Conducted By: Ms. Taapsi Malhotra

Beneficiary – Practicing psychologists and psychology students

Date- 15th May 2025

Duration – 1 hours

2. Topic – Importance of psychology & Psychometrics in the corporate and HR world

Platform: CareerNaksha youtube channel

Conducted By: Bhanumathi Das Sharma

Beneficiary – Practicing psychologists and psychology students

Date- 29th May 2025

Duration – 1 hours