Awareness Meeting

Secretary of SSS,Navin Deshpande addressing the gathering & Principal of SSS briefing students
There was a group of about 50 students of DEd&BEd from DuttaMeghe College, Butibori along with four of there teachers who visited Sandnya Srushti on 7th Jan'11. They did reach at about 10:30 am at the time of our prayer. As usual, after witnessing prayer they were taken on a conducted tour of the campus by three of our staff members. They finished there tour at about 12 noon and then they assembled in the hall on first floor. Secretary, Navin Deshpande addressed the meeting for about one hour where in he explained these students about mental disability, its causes, symptoms & signs and types or categories etc. in brief. He also explained them how to identify a mentally disabled. He emphasized the need of them being aware about this problem more specifically since they are going to become teachers and mostly for primary school. They will be the first after doctor and mother who can identify them in the class room. They can not only identify, but will be in a position to support this special child in many ways. He said it is there moral responsibility not only to help such special child but guide the parents in proper way. And this is possible only when teachers themselves are aware about this complex and multi dimensional problem called as mental disability. They can convince the parents in a right earnest that it is not a disease but a condition. Thus parents should not waste precious time of the child's life by simply medical hopping and shopping. Instead they should take this special child to a special school where he can be supported properly. It is indeed very important that teachers and that too primary teachers know the fact about mentally challenged and there rehabilitation.
By: Navin Deshpande, Secretary, SSS
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