Sahanaya Resource and Information Center - National Council for Mental Health - Updates

Sahanaya Resource and Information Centre National Council for Mental Health

SRIC Programmes held on February

1) Clinical training for final year medical students of Kothalawala Defense University

•   Date – 05.02.2020

•   Name of the Programme – Clinical training for final year medical

  students of Kothalawala Defense University

•   Resource persons – 1) Mr. Hema Nishantha Withanage – Training and

  information manager at Sahanaya.
  2) Mr. I.D.Danasiri – Community mental health

  coordinating officer

•   Number of participants – 15

•   Target group – final year medical students of Kothalawala Defense

  University

2)How to care mentally ill workshop conducted by Sahanaya Resource and Information Centre

•   Date - 07.02.2020

•   Name of the Programme - How to care mentally ill

•   Resource persons - 1) Dr Usha Gunawardane – Consultant Psychiatrist at

  Sahanaya

  2) Mr. Hema Nishantha Withanage – Training and information manager at Sahanaya

Sahanaya Sahanaya

information officer

3) Miss Ruwanara Weeraddana – Counselor at 4) Miss Dulanjala M. Walikanda – Counselor at

5) Miss Nadika Kumudini - Counselor at Sahanaya 6) Miss Shashika Karunarathne – Mental health

•   Number of participants - 40

•   Target group – Doctors, Nurses, Mental health officers, Counselors ,Parents

  of mentally ill and other institutes related to mental health field

3) Counseling techniques and skills training course batch 02

•   Date - 11.02.2020

•   Name of the Programme – Counseling techniques and skills training course

  batch 02

•   Resource persons - Mr Hema Nishantha Withanage,training and

  information manager at Sahanaya

•   Number of participants - 20

•   Target group - students of counseling and techniques course

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4) Counseling techniques and skills training course batch 03

•   Date - 13.02.2020

•   Name of the Programme - Counseling techniques and skills training course

  batch 03

•   Resource persons – 1) Mr. Hema Nishantha Withanage – Training and

  information manager at Sahanaya

•   Number of participants - 20

•   Target group - students of Counseling techniques and skills training course

  batch 03

5) Clinical training for final year medical students of Ragama medical faculty,University of Kelaniya

•   Date - 13.02.2020

•   Name of the programme – Clinical training for final year medical students of

  Ragama medical faculty,University of Kelaniya

•   Resource persons - 1) Mr Hema Nishantha Withanage - Training and information manager at Sahanaya

  2)Miss Dulanjala M. Welikanda - Counselor at

  Sahanaya

 Number of participants - 20 Target group - final year medical students of Ragama medical

faculty,University of Kelaniya

6) Educational Workshop at Prince of wales College, Moratuwa(Out side programmes)

 Date - 18th February 2020

 An Educational programme related to children’s Mental health was held on 18th February 2020 at Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa with vice principals and other sectional heads. The main resource persons were Mr. Hema Nishantha Withanage, Training and information manager atSahanaya, Miss Nadika Kumudini, Counselor at Sahanaya and Miss Shashika Karunarathne, Mental health officer at Sahanaya.

7Clinical training for final year medical students of Kothalawala Defense University

•   Date - 19.02.2020

•   Name of the Programme – Clinical training for final year medical students

  of Kothalawala Defense university

•   Resource Persons - 1) Mr. Hema Nishantha Withanage - Training and information manager at Sahanaya

  2) Mr. I.D.Danasiri - Community mental health

  coordinating officer

•   Number of participants - 20

•   Target group - final year medical students

8) Educational Workshop at Bandaranayke College, Gampaha (outside programmes)

•   Date - 20.02.2020

•   Name of the programme - Workshop for students at Bandaranayke College,

  Gampaha.

•   Resource persons - 1) Mr. Hema Nishantha Withanage - Training and

  information manager at Sahanaya
  2) Miss Nadika Kumudini - Counselor at Sahanaya

  3) Miss Shashika Karunarathne - Mental health

  information officer

•   Number of Participants - 500

•   Target group - 9th grade students of Bandaranayke College, Gampaha

9) Clinical training for final year medical students of Kothalawala Defense University

•   Date - 26.02.2020

•   Name of the programme - Clinical training for final year medical students of

  Kothalawala Defense University

•   Resource persons - 1) Mr. Hema Nishantha Withanage - Training and

  information manager at Sahanaya
  2) Mr.I.D.Danasiri - Community mental health

  coordinating officer

•   Number of participants - 20

•   Target group - final year medical students of Kothalawala Defense

  University

10) Mental Health and Counseling Programme for Government Ayurveda Medical Officers

•   Date - 27.02.2020

•   Name of the programme - Mental Health and Counseling Programme

•   Resource persons - 1) Dr. Usha Gunawardhane, Consultant Psychiatrist at

  Sahanaya

  2) Mr. Hema Nishantha Withanage - Training and information manager at Sahanaya

  3) Mr. I.D.Danasiri - Community mental health

  coordinating officer
  3) Miss. Ruwanara Weeraddana - Mental Health Officer and Counsellor at Sahanaya
  4) Miss. N. Kumudini Lodan Arachchi - Counsellor and Psychotherapist

•   Number of participants - 30

•   Target group - Government Ayurveda Medical Officers