The Mental Health team at Ummeed consists of trained counsellors, psychologists, trainers and a psychiatrist, who support people in making changes that fit with their hopes and values, thereby reducing the effect of the problems on their lives.
The team provides support in a diverse range of situations, including
- Supporting the child and the family to understand the diagnosisand/or preferred identities, it's impact and their ways of navigating in the community.
- Collaborating with schools and other systems to foster conversations around inclusion.
- Explore future possibilities and taking steps towards them.
- Responding to behavioural difficulties, school refusal and mental health concerns.
- Addressing the effects of physical or sexual abuse or family violence.
- Navigating stressful life transitions (e.g., death of a family member, divorce, loss of a job, moving cities, etc.)
Ummeed's Mental Health team uses Narrative Therapy a respectful, non-blaming approach to counselling with children, young people and families.
Ummeed's
Mental Health
Key ideas the team works with
- People are the experts of their own lives
- People are separate from the problems and
- People have many skills, beliefs, values, and abilities that will allow them to reduce the influence of problems in their lives
Click here to learn about our work using Narrative Therapy
Mental Health Advocacy
The Mental Health team is deeply committed to advocating for the mental health of children, young people with
disabilities and their families. Throughout the year, the team, alongside young self-advocates with disabilities and their
families, engage in building awareness and advocating about mental health through events, panels, documents,
activities, print/video content.
Group Therapy
Fun Club
Fun club is a monthly leisure space for little and young people with disabilities to have fun in their own ways. The monthly activities include games, arts and crafts, songs, stories, making/baking snacks and lot of fun!
Click here for the dates of Fun Club.
Ummeed Library
The library offers:
- A curated collection of diverse books, themes, reading levels and formats (picture, pop-up, tactile books) and languages
- Book and toy lending services for children and families
- Recommendations for the family based on the child's interests
- Monthly library group sessions
- Read-aloud, book-talks, gatherings, music and fun activities!
The Team
Pallavi Raikar
Shahid Shaikh
Prachi Mehta
Aditi Shah
Shamin Mehrotra
Pravin Madur
Mahima Vedant
Sanket Gala
Kasab Shah
Daisy Bhatena
Yashna Vishwanathan
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