Wonderful Home Talk series – Conquer exam stress on 17th Feb, Trivandrum

TechnoparkToday.com(Feb, 2015): Confederation of Indian Industry,(CII) & CII’s youth forum Young Indians in partnership with Mansion Properties Pvt Ltd is organizing a talk on the subject, “Conquer Exam Stress” on Tuesday 17 February, 2015 (Public Holiday) from 1530 – 1730 Hrs at Trivandrum Club,Vazhuthacaud.

The Session will be handled by Dr.Justin Padamadan, Clinical Psychologist, Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum. Dr.Justin P is a renowned counselor and a public speaker, who is a Rank Holder Post-Graduate in Psychology from Kerala University. He did his specialization in Clinical Psychology from the reputed NIMHANS, Bangalore. In his counseling career spanning over 25 years, he has acted as Advisor/Consultant/Training Faculty to Academic Staff College, IMG, Family Courts, Judicial Officers, Kerala Police, Calicut University, Kannur University, SBT, etc. He has published Papers in reputed national/international journals and has visited USA, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland and other countries. He is invited as an Expert regularly on TV shows.

A few words about the Subject: As the world becomes more competitive, children are led to believe that exams are supremely important, thereby resulting in unpredictable exam stress which tend to make them very vulnerable. There are instances when children have been driven to depression and suicide as their exam-related stress went unnoticed. However, with the help of counseling and parental guidance in handling stress, children can certainly be guided, and extreme situations avoided. Since parents have a greater one-on-one opportunity with children, they will be able to deal with exam stress better. They can help children handle exam stress at home and make sure that they don’t crumble under pressure. What are the different things that parents can do to make things better for their children? What are the basic Dos and Don’ts to conquer exam stress? What are the root causes, and simple remedies which can be inculcated to make the home a wonderful place despite the stresses?

The focus will be on role of parents and students in handling exam stress. Entry will be by Invitation and restricted to specified number of Parents/Students. The focus will be on parents of students in Std. 8th to 12th.There won’t be any registration fee for this workshop. But prior registration is mandatory.

For registration & other details contact Mr. SAJAN.S – Executive Member, CII – Yi, Mob: + 8129782095, Email: [email protected].