Workshop Overview

This workshop aims to equip educators, counselors, and caregivers with the knowledge and tools to identify, understand, and support teens and young adults experiencing depression. Through this session, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the various facets of depression and learn practical strategies for effective intervention and support.

Objectives

1. Identify the signs and symptoms of depression in teens and young adults. This includes understanding changes in behavior, mood and social interactions that may indicate the presence of depression;
2. Understand the risk factors of depression (biological, early attachment, social; adverse life events);

3. Learn effective strategies and interventions to engage with students with depression;
4. Explore referral options: school counselors or external psychiatrists and psychologists, community resources.

Trainer : Pritha Mani is a child, adolescent and young adult counselor from Switzerland. She has extensive training and 14 years of experience working in the mental health field and has practiced in India and in Switzerland.Mani has a history of working in a variety of settings which include NGOs, clinics, hospitals and schools. Mani graduated from Webster University (Geneva) where she obtained her Master of Arts in Counseling and is a licensed counselor with the Swiss Association for Counseling. She is on the board of Hand in Hand Switzerland and the vice president of Barefoot College and Bindi International Suisse.