Kripa
Mumbai was invited to conduct a training workshop on ‘Addiction Management’ in
Municipal Schools by Aishabai College of Education of Fazlani Foundation, Aishabai & Haji Abdul Latif Charitable Trust and
South Bombay Public Charitable Trust, Byculla to a group of 15 school
counselors/psychologists, on 08th and 09th March 2013.
The participants were trained in topics like Addiction;
disease concept, different stages, warning signs, methodology to effectively manage and deal with substance abuse cases in
school settings, early identification and establishing appropriate referral
systems for treatment.
Common
drugs of abuse and preventative measures were also explained to the
participants. The workshop was made participative and interactive using
modalities like case studies, group discussions and presentations.
The
participants gave a good feedback stating that it had helped enhance their
knowledge and understanding about the disease and how to manage it sensitively.
The also expressed their interest in collaborating with Kripa Foundation to
design training modules which could be integrated in the education curriculum
of the Municipal schools for the next academic year.
