Addressing a child’s emotional and mental needs is an indispensable aspect of ensuring their overall wellbeing. Good mental health equips a child to build resilience, healthy coping mechanisms, high self-esteem, positive social relationships, and enhances their performance in academic and other pursuits. Recognizing the crucial role that schools play in the overall development of a child, a school wing was setup at SCEW, that provides psychological support to children, parents and teachers. It comprises a team of Psychological Counsellors placed at various Symbiosis schools, led by Mrs. Sangeeta Rishipathak.

The role that SCEW plays in Symbiosis schools is as follows:

• To work in collaboration with school counselors for early identification of mental health issues in children and providing timely intervention.
• To provide teaching-learning and behavioral management strategies for teachers, students, and parents of Symbiosis Schools.
• To empower mental health education in schools by offering specific strategies to assist students in social and emotional learning.
• To increase collaboration between all members of the Symbiosis community including teachers, counselors, and parents, to ensure all aspects of a student’s development are taken into consideration.
• To improve the psychological well-being of the teaching and non-teaching staff in schools
• To clinically assess the efficacy and promote professional development of the school counselors.

Child Learning and Development Centre

There is an alarming rise in the number of cases of children suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders. If these problems are not identified in time and treated at an early age, they may leave a lasting impact on them. Therefore, the Child Learning and Development Centre has been established by SCEW to provide holistic care and intervention. The main objectives of the Centre are:

• To assess, diagnose and provide specific interventions for children having Specific Learning Disabilities, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
• To provide holistic care through collaboration with parents and teachers in treatment.
• To help children attain the minimum competency level in academics and thus improve scholastic outcomes.
• To increase awareness about mental health issues through parent workshops and teacher training workshops.