PANAJI:
The Goa College of Home Science (GCHS), through its RotaractClub and MPower COPE Club, in association with the Rotary Club of PanajiRiviera, organised a session titled “Keeping Connections Strong: Relationshipsand Conflict Management” on October 7. The session was conducted as part of thecollege’s initiatives leading up to World Mental Health Day, observed annuallyon October 10. The session was facilitated by Dr Akshada Amonkar, ConsultantPsychiatrist.
During the session, Dr Akshada spoke to the students abouthandling disagreements and conflicts in different relationships. She encouragedthem to understand that people may have different perspectives and thatlistening and communicating openly can help in dealing with disagreements. Shealso spoke about expressing one’s thoughts and feelings respectfully and theimportance of maintaining healthy boundaries in relationships. The session gavestudents an opportunity to reflect on their own relationships and understand theimportance of communication, empathy and mutual respect while dealing withconflicts.
At the end of the session, a memento was presented to DrAkshada as a token of appreciation by Rtn Colleen Sequeira, President of theRotary Club of Panaji Riviera. Rtn Colleen also expressed her gratitude toPrincipal, Prof Mahesh Pai for his unwavering support and encouragement towardsinitiatives that contribute to the well-being and development of students.
The session was coordinated by Assistant Professors, CarolynCardoso and Dr Nadisha Coelho.
