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Sangath, Goa is offering a two week course titled 'Leadership in Mental Health'
Sangath, Goa is offering a two week course titled 'Leadership in Mental Health', in collaboration with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF) Chennai, India, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Centre for International Mental Health, University of Melbourne , Australia .
This course has been designed to equip participants in the methods to develop and scale up interventions for people with mental disorders in communities, based on a population model (i.e. to achieve maximum coverage in an administrative unit such as a district).
The course is designed to build capacity to meet the goals of the Movement for Global Mental Health (www.globalmentalhealth.org) and the Lancet series on global mental health 2007.
For the last two years, participants of this course consisted of mental health professionals, general physicians, policy makers, representatives of funding agencies, humanitarian agency workers, NGO staff, epidemiologists, anthropologists and members of the user community.
The course is structured in three parts,
and participants will expect to learn the following:
Part 1: Why scale up coverage of effective and affordable care for mental disorders?
Part 2: How to scale up coverage for specific mental disorders?
Part 3: What are the details of the leadership skills for scaling up?
The course is from 22nd November 2010 to 3rd December 2010 in Goa, India.
For more details, please visit http://www.sangath.com
NIMHANS
Admission Notice for Ph.D. from Candidates with Sponsorship
NO.NIMH:ACA-D:ADMN:2009-10 Date: 01 Aug 2009
NOTICE
Applications are invited from Candidates with Sponsorship from Government of India/State Govt. Institutions, Deputed or Sponsored from recognized University, Fellowships from Government Agencies like UGC/ICMR/CSIR etc., for Ph.D. in various departments. Permanent Employees and tenured employees of NIMHANS can also apply for Ph.D. at this Institute which will be considered at the discretion of the competent authority. Applications will be issued from 1st August to 15th of September 2009 at the Academic Section of NIMHANS on payment of Rs.700/- per application (Rs.500/- in case of SC/ST candidates) in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of "DIRECTOR, NIMHANS". The last date for the receipt of the duly filled in Application is 15th September 2009. The Entrance Test will be held on 19th October 2009 at 10:00 am in the Lecture Hall #1, Administrative Block, NIMHANS, Bangalore. REGISTRAR
One-Month Orientation Programme on Substance Abuse Management
November 2009
Contact:
Dr Prabhat Chand / Dr Subodh B N
Email: nimhansdeaddiction@gmail.com
Phone no: 080 - 26995360
Prof. Pratima Murthy, Officer-in-charge
Deaddiction Centre
NIMHANS
Bangalore - 560029
Email: nimhansdeaddiction@gmail.com / pmurthy@nimhans.kar.nic.in
Phone no: 26995360
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About the Programme [PDF]
Registration and Application Form [PDF]
MSc in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Counseling' at The Richmond Fellowship Society (India)
Welcome to a rewarding, professional career. Students choosing the MSc will join a small, close community committed to making a difference in society. You will leave this vocational course armed with the skills and direct field experience you need to enter rewarding jobs and exciting careers...
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'Short Courses' at The Richmond Fellowship Society (India)
We offer several types of Short Term Training Programme aimed at providing health and social science professionals with an understanding of rehabilitation and to enhance their professional development.
Training in Psychosocial Rehabilitation – three-month course
Training in Counseling – three-month course
We offer field experience, volunteering opportunities and tailored programmes – these can be of any length and can be tailored to suit the needs of you or your organizational requirements...
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M. D. (Psychiatry) seat available in Nepal
Department of Psychiatry, Universal College of Medical sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal has got permission to start MD course in psychiatry, with sanction of one seat for MD, by the Tribhuban University, Nepal and Nepal Medical Council.
For inquiry, interested candidates may write to the undersigned or may directly e-mail to ceoucms@wlink.com.np or ucmscampus@wlink.com.np
Dr. Tapas Kumar Aich, DPM, MD
Associate Professor & I/C
Department of Psychiatry, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal
e-mail: tapas_dr@yahoo.co.in, aichtapas@rediffmail.com
Post Graduate Course at Masina Hospital, Mumbai
Department of Psychiatry, Masina Hospital, Byculla, Mumbai is offering the follwing post graduate courses:
- D.P.M. (Affliated to the College of Physicians and Surgeons , Mumbai)
- D.N.B. (Primary and Secondary)
Contact:
Dr Yusuf Matcheswalla - 9820081884,
Dr Heena Merchant-Pandit - 9867793449,
Dr Zainab Dawoodi - 9833234998,
Dr Prachi Walawarkar - 9870722264
Workshop on CBT in Sexual Dysfunction
25th & 26th September 2009
Contact:
Dr. M. Manjula
Dept of Mental Health and Social Psychology
NIMHANS
Bangalore
Email: manjula_m_99@yahoo.com
DOWNLOAD / DETAILS:
About the Workshop [PDF]
Registration Form [PDF]
Workshop on Psychological Interventions for Distressed Women
19th September 2009
Contact:
Dr.L.N.Suman
Dept of Mental Health and Social Psychology
NIMHANS
Bangalore
Email: ln_suman@rediffmail.com
DOWNLOAD / DETAILS:
About the Workshop [PDF]
Registration Form [PDF]
Dealing with emotions in patient care
11th & 12th September 2009*
Attention: *Now this workshop is postponed to: 8th - 9th January 2010
Contact:
Dr. Seema Mehrotra
Dept of Mental Health and Social Psychology
NIMHANS
Bangalore
Email: drmehrotra_seema@yahoo.com
Workshop on "Psychosocial Care for Disaster Survivors"
7th – 9th September 2009
Contact:
Dr. K. Sekar
Dept of Psychiatric Social Work
NIMHANS
Bangalore
Email: sekar@nimhans.kar.nic.in
Two-Day programme on "Refresher Course in Statistical Methods in Behavioral Research"
17th & 18th of August 2009
Contact:
Dr. D.K. Subbakrishna
Professor & Head
Tel: 26995116; 26995120
E-mail: drsubbakrishna50@yahoo.com
OR
Dr. P. Marimuthu
Asst. Professor
Tel: 26995115
E-mail: p_marimuthu@hotmail.com
Dept. of Biostatistics
NIMHANS
Bangalore - 560029
DETAILS and PROGRAMME FEES [PDF]
Workshop on 'School Mental Health Programme'
10th–11th August 2009
Contact:
Dr. Md. Ameer Hamza
Contact:
Dr. Md. Ameer Hamza
Bangalore
Email: drameerhamza@gmail.com
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Workshop Details and Registration Form [PDF]
Workshops on Chronic Pain Assessmenet and Management for Health Professionals
21st June 2009 and 11th July 2009
Venue: Lecture Hall, Dept of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore - 560029
Time: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm (21 Jun 2009); 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm (11th Jul 2009)
Contact:
Dr. Geetha Desai
Assist Professor
Dept of Psychiatry
NIMHANS
Bangalore - 560029
Phone: 080-26995251
Registration:
Only 25 participants will be taken on first come first serve basis for each workshop. Please register at the email address given below:
paineducation@gmail.com
National Workshop on 'Research Methodology in Psychosocial issues'
25th-27th June 2009
Contact:
Dr. D. Muralidhar
Dept of Psychiatric Social Work
NIMHANS
Bangalore
Email: dmuralinimhans@gmail.com
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Workshop Details and Registration Form [PDF]
ICOHRTA Fogarty Training Opportunities for Psychiatric and Behavioural Disorders Research
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India, in collaboration with the Washington University Department of Psychiatry offers post doctoral training opportunities in psychiatry and behavioural disorders under the ICOHRTA Fogarty Training Program. This provides an opportunity for MDs, PhDs and junior faculty with a MD in psychiatry or PhD in behavioral/allied sciences for further training in research. Both short term (1-6 months) and long term (1-3 years) fellowships are available. Training involves mentored research at Washington University. Trainees who complete a 12-month fellowship will be eligible to conduct independent research in India.
Interested candidates may submit a completed application with a cover letter stating your career goals along with writing samples and two letters of reference to:
Dr. Sanjeev Jain
Department of Psychiatry
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
Bangalore, India
Email: sjain@nimhans.kar.nic.in
Dr. Linda B. Cottler
Program in Behavioral Disorders
Department of Psychiatry
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis,
MO 63108
Email: cottler@epi.wustl.edu
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Basic Course in Family Therapy (NIMHANS):
Eligibility:
Masters Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling and Guidance, or Psycho Social Rehabilitation
Duration:
1 month to 3 months.
Course:
Orientation to family therapy, lectures, discussions, seminars, tutorials on theoretical topics, role plays, video demonstrations, observation of family therapy under supervision, and case discussions.
The candidate should apply to the Director of NIMHANS, Hosur Road, Bangalore - 560029, India, mentioning the time (starting in the months of February, May, August and November), which she/ he would like to start the training. If in a course the candidate has to apply through the school or organization the he/ she belongs to.
Advanced Certificate Course in Family Therapy (NIMHANS):
Eligibility: M.Phil in Mental Health and Social Psychology or Psychiatric Social Work or those who finished 600 hours of supervised family therapy.
Duration: 2 months.
Course: Lectures, discussions, seminars, tutorials on theoretical topics, role plays, video demonstrations, conducting family therapy under supervision and supervision of trainees.
The candidate should apply to the Director of NIMHANS, Hosur Road, Bangalore - 560029, India, mentioning the time (starting in the months of February, May, August and November), which she/ he would like to start the training. If in a course, the candidate has to apply through the school or organization the he/ she belongs to.
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