Gender and Mental Health- Cohort 3.0- Theme: Strength-based Approach to Mental Health

 Gender and Mental Health- Cohort 3.0 | Theme: Strength-based Approach to Mental Health| An Online International Winter School Program | A Three-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | February 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning

#IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invite you to #WebPolicyLearning

An Online International Winter School Program
A Three-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course on

Gender and Mental Health– Cohort 3.0
Theme: Strength-based Approach to Mental Health

Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: 17 – 19 February, 2025
Time: 5 – 7 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom 

Course Fee: INR 5000 (inclusive of GST)
Discounted Fee: For Professionals: INR 3200 | For Students: INR 2500
Special 20 percent discount for IMPRI Alumni.
Bulk Discounts can be availed for groups of more than 5 participants.
Limited seats are eligible for a partial scholarship opportunity. Write to: learningatimpri@gmail.com

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About

Cohort 3 of the IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Centre’s Online International Winter School on Gender and Mental Health brings a unique focus on the strength-based approach to mental well-being. This innovative program, running from February 13-15, 2024, is crafted to provide a platform where global perspectives meet to discuss resilience, empowerment, and inclusivity in mental health care.

The Winter School invites participants to explore foundational concepts in the strength-based approach, emphasizing resilience as a pathway to mental wellness. Leading experts will share insights on the impact of social and cultural determinants, novel rehabilitation techniques, and the evolution of mental health accessibility over the past three decades. Participants will also have the chance to learn about trans-affirmative and disability-responsive best practices, aiming to develop skills for inclusive care that celebrates individual strengths.

This program welcomes mental health professionals, academics, and advocates alike to engage in meaningful dialogue. By embracing the diversity of experiences, this Winter School fosters a community dedicated to advancing strength-based, gender-sensitive approaches in mental health that support holistic well-being for all.

Program Themes

1. Understanding the Landscape
2. Challenges and Strategies
3. Action and Advocacy

For Whom

Young professionals engaged in mental health discipline, students and common citizens interested in knowing basics about the situation relating to mental health and how gender is a key determinant of the same, how the domain of mental health can take into account the experiences of women.

Benefits of Taking the Course

Participants would:

• Learn from globally and nationally renowned thematic experts and practitioners

• Gain first-hand insights and networking opportunities

• Get course outline and reading list from the experts for learning

• Get access to session videos for 15 days

• Receive a certificate of completion

• Have the opportunity to publish their essays on the IMPRI Insights Blog, which features the articles of eminent people from around the globe.

Upon successful completion of the program, each participant will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Program Experts

Chair: Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI

Experts:

Dr Meenu Anand, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi

Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI.

Prof Anuradha Sovani, Psychologist and Psychotherapist. Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai

Dr Anant Bhan, MBBS, MHSc (Bioethics), Researcher in global health, health policy, bioethics and mental health; Mentor and Principal Investigator, Sangath (public mental health NGO), Bhopal, India

Joshua Mark George, Project Coordinator, iHEAR Access Matters, Sangath (public mental health NGO), Bhopal

Ms Raaheen Jummani, Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist. Founder and Director, Open Your Arms foundation

Dr Sadhana Natu, Professor and Head, UG and PG Department of Psychology, Modern College Ganeshkhind (Autonomous), Savitribai Phule Pune University

Program Time Structure

Conveners
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI

Coordinators:
Ms Priyanka Negi, Researcher, IMPRI
Vaishali Singh, Research Program & Editorial Associate (Visiting)

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