School Psychology - An Indian Perspective

1. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY - An Indian perspective - Dr. B. Imtiyaaz

3. Our Honorable President Respected Abdul Kalam in his speech at New Delhi on 20/01/2005 quoted “ The biggest problem Indian youth faced, I felt, was a lack of clarity of vision, a lack of direction. It was then that I decided to write about the circumstances and people who made me what I am today; the idea was not merely to pay tribute of some individuals or highlight certain aspects of my life. What I wanted to say was that no one, however poor, unprivileged or small need feel disheartened about life."

4. Are not these lines depicting the importance of School Psychology? Mental Health is how people think, feel, and act as they face life's situations. It affects how people handle stress, relate to one another, and make decisions. Mental health influences the way individuals look at themselves, their lives, and others in their lives. Like adults, children and adolescents do have mental health disorders that interfere with the way they think, feel, and act. When untreated, mental health disorders lead to school failure, family conflicts, drug abuse, violence, and even suicide. School psychology is just a spectrum, providing guidance to these children.

5. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY ? A branch of psychology which concentrates on the mental, emotional , social, physical and spiritual development of the child in relation to the school age and its living atmosphere.

9. School Psychologist?

20. Why Indian schools need a school psychologist?

32. In the process of achieving this Main Objective, this School psychologist will achieve some ancillary objectives like…. Improving Academics – Improving Memory, Concentration, Intelligence, Observation, Learning Abilities, etc., Improving Social Relationships – Making the child understand parental relationships, peer relationships, behavior patterns etc., Understanding the real vision of life - Making the child plan life by learning what, when and where to do? Mechanism, sex, love, etc.,

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