Our Work

The experts at Better Minds have worked across the globe in the Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing realm with each having an experience of 30+ years. Their work is to solely focus on empowering individuals to utilize their mind to its maximum potential to positively impact the Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being.

Stress Management

Psycho-spirituality

Mental Health Awareness

Counseling Skills

Media and Mental Health

Behavioral Problems in Children

Adolescent Issues and Problems

Healthy Ageing

Relationships

Parenting

Substance Abuse

Trauma Management

Stress Management

The Team at Better Minds has conducted workshops and trainings on Stress Management and in areas related to it. They have conducted these sessions with:

School children, teachers and parents, with focus on ‘Exam Stress and Coping’, from institutions such as Manav Rachna School, Delhi; British School, Delhi
Executives and workers from organizations such as Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), Krishak Bharati Cooperative Ltd. (KRIBHCO), Food Corporation of India (FCI), Eastern Telephone & Telecommunications (ET&T), Standing Conference Of Public Enterprise (SCOPE), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Haryana Institute of Executives & Public Administration (HIEPA), Raj Yoga Foundation, Raj Yoga Education and Research Foundation (RERF), State Bank of Patiala, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), J.K. Industries, H&M Retail Pvt. Ltd. etc.
IAS and IPS officers of Government of Sikkim
Experts from the Delhi Medical Association

Apart from these, the Team has given numerous lectures on the topic at institutes and organizations such as Public Health Foundation of India, A.G. Industries etc.

Psycho-spirituality

Covering a wide range of topics in the field of Psycho-spirituality, the Team at Better Minds has conducted numerous workshops and training, given several lectures and presentations across India and the world. The varied topics covered under Psycho-spirituality include:

Training on ‘Living Values for a We Culture’ for United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) national staff
Workshops on ‘Psycho-spiritual Mind Management’ conducted at Indian Psychiatric Society Conferences, Annual Conference of Royal College of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, British Indian Psychiatric Association, Indian-Australian Psychiatric Association, Indo Canadian Psychiatric Association, Raj Yoga Education & Research Foundation, etc.
Workshop on ‘Spirituality in Clinical Practice’ at the Annual Conference of Indian Association of Private Psychiatry in Kolkata; Lecture on ‘Spiritual Mind in Medical Profession’ at Raj Yoga Meditation Center in Mount Abu
Workshop, Lectures and Presentation on ‘Meditation and Mental Health’ at various forums such as XVI World Congress of Psychiatry in Spain; Gamdevi Brahmakumaris Raj Yoga Meditation Center in Mumbai; Raj Yoga Meditation Center in Spain; 3rd World Congress of Asian Psychiatry, Melbourne, Australia
Lectures on the relationship of ‘Spirituality and Mental Health’ at the Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS 2016) in Bhopal; the ANCIPS 2015 in Hyderabad; the Indo-Global Healthcare Summit & Expo in Hyderabad; the ANCIPS 2014 in Pune; VIMHANS in Delhi; ANCIPS 2012 in Kochi; ANCIPS 2010 in Jaipur; 10th World Congress of World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation at NIMHANS in Bangalore; Regional Workshop on Promotion of Mental Well-Being, World Health Organization in Colombo, Sri Lanka; Lion Convention Center in Raipur; First World Congress of Asian Psychiatry in Goa; the 12th Malaysian Conference on Psychological Medicine in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; the 4th Annual National Conference of Indian Association of Private Psychiatry in Varanasi
Presentations on ‘Positive Psychiatry and Spirituality’ and ‘Culture, Religion and Spirituality’ at the WPA XVII World Congress of Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany
Workshops on ‘Mind Management’, ‘Values in Relationships’ and ‘Resilience and Mental Fitness’ in Durban, South Africa
Lectures on ‘Inter-sectorial Cooperation in Public Education, Spirituality and Mental Health’ and ‘Mind & Mental Health: Integration with Religion & Spirituality’ at the WPA Annual Conference, Cape Town, South Africa
Lectures on ‘Caring for your Mind’, ‘Spiritual Metamorphosis of the Mind’ and ‘Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives’ in Johannesburg, South Africa
Lecture on ‘Spirituality & Values For Individual & Community Wisdom’ at APA Annual Conference in San Francisco, Unites States of America
Lectures on ‘Psycho-spiritual management of Stress’ at Art of Psychiatry Conference of IAPP in Srinagar; at Raj Yoga Meditation Center in Raipur; at Om Shanti Retreat Center, India
Lecture on ‘The Art of Being Calm’ at J.K. Industries
Lecture on ‘Spiritualism in School Education’ at the 7th Biennial Conference of the Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Delhi

Mental Health Awareness

Building awareness around Mental Health and creating positive conversations around it is one of the major areas where the Team of Better Minds works. The various training, workshops and lectures given by the Team, in the field of Mental Health Awareness, are as follows:

Teaching and training (through a manual specially developed for this purpose) the Primary Health Workers of the entire state of Sikkim, India for ‘providing basic mental health services in the community’, for over 15 days at their place of work with live case demonstrations in the community
Training called ‘Compassionate Care’ for doctors, interns and nurses of Global Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mount Abu
Training called ‘Mind Matters’ for sensitizing spiritualists across India on mental health issues in Manesar
Lectures on ‘Public Education for Mental Health Prevention, Stigma Reduction, Early Intervention and Management of Psychosocial Problems and Mental Illness’ at the WPA XVII World Congress of Psychiatry in Berlin, Germany; the WPA Annual Conference in Cape Town, South Africa; the Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS 2016) in Bhopal; the Indian Association of Private Psychiatry (West Bengal) & Indian Psychoanalytical Society in Kolkata; the Indian Council for Medical Research in New Delhi; ANCIPS 2014 in Pune
One-hour Radio Talk on ‘Mental Health, Spirituality, Stigma Reduction and WPA Public Education Initiatives’ for East Wave Community Radio in Lenasia, Johannesburg, South Africa
Presentation on ‘Bridging Mental Health Gaps in Developing Countries like India’ at the XVI World Congress of Psychiatry in Spain
Lectures on ‘Community Mental Health and Programs’ at the Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS 2015) in Hyderabad; the 13th World Congress of Social Psychiatry in New Delhi
Lecture on ‘Care Givers’ for Cancer Society of India, New Delhi
Lectures on ‘Getting Rid of Depression’ and ‘Anticipation and Depression’ for the Indian Medical Association, Delhi and the 46th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Chennai, respectively

Counseling Skills

The Team at Better Minds has conducted regular training programs and workshops for providing different groups of people with Counseling Skills. Some of these programs have been conducted in capacity of Expert Faculty for institutions such as National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), National Institute of Social Defense (NISD), etc. The groups covered as part of these programs include:

Government officials, NGOs and SAARC officials who have been trained to provide ‘counseling services to victims/survivors of child trafficking’
Officials of the Child Welfare Committee, Juvenile Justice Board who have been trained to provide ‘counseling services to children and adolescents in need of special protection’
Trainers of Community Health (Anganwadi) workers
NGO workers in the area of ‘Child Abuse, Neglect and Trauma’
Police officials working in the Crime Against Women cell who have been trained to deal with ‘women in distress or the women who have faced domestic violence’
Officers of Public and Private Sector Institutions focusing on ‘Sexual Harassment in the Workplace’
Students of the National Institute of Self Defense (NISD) who have been trained in ‘counseling skills for Geriatric Care, Alcohol Abuse and De-Addiction’
Medical and Paramedical Staff at the Global Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mount Abu who have been trained in ‘Basic Counseling Skills’

Media and Mental Health

Media and Mental Health are related and dependent on each other in ways more than one. On one hand, Media highly affects the Mental Health of an individual, and on the other hand, Media-centric strategies can be used for mental health awareness, stigma reduction and early intervention. Under this domain, the Team at Better Minds has conducted workshops and given lectures on the following:

Workshops, symposiums and presentations on ‘Media Mental Health Interphase’ for Public Education & Stigma Reduction at various forums including World Psychiatric Association Annual Conference in Cape Town, Indian Psychiatric Society Conferences, Indian Association of Private Psychiatry, Annual Conference of Royal College of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, British Indian Psychiatric Association, Indian-Australian Psychiatric Association, Indo Canadian Psychiatric Association, Raj Yoga Education & Research Foundation, the 4th SAARC Psychiatric Federation Conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the 4th International Conference on Psychiatry in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Institute of Mental Health in Singapore, schools and colleges etc.
Workshops, lectures and presentations on ‘Mass Media Interventions and Tools for Mental Health Awareness, Preventive Mental Health, Early Intervention & Comprehensive Management of Psychosocial Problems’ at the American Psychiatric Associations (APA) Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada; the Indo-Global Healthcare Summit & Expo in Hyderabad; the ANCIAPP 2013 in Ahmedabad; the 3rd World Congress of Asian Psychiatry in Melbourne, Australia; the 59th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society in Chandigarh; the 13th World Congress of Psychiatry in Cairo, Egypt; the 56th Annual Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society in Mysore
Lecture on ‘Media & Mental Health Challenges, Opportunities Innovations & Strategies’ at IGPI (Indo-Global Psychiatric Initiatives) Conference in Pune

Behavioral Problems in Children

The Team at Better Minds has been conducting regular training programs and workshops with institutions, specifically schools, in the area of Behavioral Problems in Children, focusing on the following groups of people:

Teachers, counselors and special educators of DPS Schools, DPS Society HR Training Center in Delhi, Mirambika School of the Aurobindo Society, who were trained on the ‘Behavioral Problems in Pre-school and Primary School Children’
School children, teachers and parents, who participated in workshops in areas related to ‘Exam Stress and Coping’, ‘Behavioral Disorders of Childhood’, ‘Conflict Resolution’ and ‘Media and Children’
Students of National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) in Delhi, who participated in a workshop on ‘Media in the lives of children today’

Adolescent Issues and Problems

Adolescence is a period of rapid growth and change in an individual’s life. While coping up with these changes, adolescents might go through certain problems in their life. The Team at Better Minds has conducted workshops for school children, teachers and parents in the area of Adolescent Issues and Problems, in different schools of Delhi-NCR, focusing on the following aspects:

Body Image and Identity
Exam Stress and Coping
Bullying
Relationship Issues of Adolescents
Adolescent Sexuality

Apart from these, the Team has conducted the ‘Caring for your Mind’ workshop with carers and social workers working with Adolescents and HIV positive patients at PUSH (Persevere Until Something Happens), an International NGO, in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Healthy Ageing

The Team at Better Minds has conducted training programs and workshops in the area of Healthy Ageing, so as to promote the ideology of caring for one’s mind and body to keep oneself active and fit throughout their life. The following have participated in the training programs and workshops conducted by the Team:

Students of National Institute of Social Defense (NISD), focusing on aspects such as ‘Counseling Skills for Geriatric Care’, ‘Psychosocial counseling for the Elderly’ and ‘Cognitive Behavior Therapy for the Geriatric Population’
Members of World Psychiatric Association, Kochi focusing on ‘Mental Health of the Elderly’
Members of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi focusing on ‘Mental Health of the Elderly’
Members of HelpAge India focusing on ‘Depression in Elderly’
Members of Age Care, India and HelpAge India focusing on ‘Healthy Living for the Elderly – Caring for your Brain and Mind’

Relationships

Healthy relationships can be a driving force for individuals to lead a fulfilled life. But, relationships can be complex and delicate in nature. Some skills are essential to be learned to bring out the best in every relationship. The Team of Better Minds has conducted workshops and given lectures in the area of Relationships, which are as follows:

Workshop on ‘Marital Therapy’ at the Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Private Psychiatry in Jammu
Workshop on ‘Values in Relationships’ at Brahmakumaris Global Centre in Durban, South Africa and their centers in Delhi
Workshops on ‘Conflict Resolution’ for school children, teachers and parents
Keynote address on the theme ‘Couple Relationship: Past, Present & Future’ at Art of Psychiatry conference of Indian Association of Private Psychiatry in Mysore
Lecture on ‘Managing Intra & Interpersonal Conflicts’ for National Institute of Health & Family Welfare and National Progressive Schools Conference in Delhi

Parenting

Every parent wants to do the best for their child – give them the best facilities, send them to the best school, feed them the best food and overall, raise them in the best way possible. This process often comes with responsibilities and confusion for the parents. The team at Better Minds has conducted workshops on Parenting issues as well as the skills needed by parents to deal with the issues. Some of the institutions and organizations where the workshops have been conducted are:

Schools like the British School (Delhi), Bluebells International School (New Delhi), Delhi Public School (Sushant Lok, Gurgaon), and more
Organizations such as IFFCO, Royal Bank of Scotland (Gurgaon), etc.
Youth Camps for Self-Management at the Brahmakumaris Retreat Center (Manesar)
National Institute for Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), Delhi for teachers, educators, counselors and parents

Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse and Addiction is a mental illness where a person gets addicted to a substance due to over-usage or misuse of the substance. There are many legal, illegal and prescriptive substances to which a person can get addicted. This problem is prevalent across the world, age groups, gender and ethnicities. The Team at Better Minds has been involved in the following sessions:

Represented South Asia in ‘World Workshop on Drug Abuse and Media’, at the United Nations General Assembly, New York, United States of America
Visited centers working in the field of ‘Drug Addiction’ in Maryland & Washington D.C., U.S.A. on a special fellowship of United States Information Center
Lecture on ‘Effects Of Raj Yogi Lifestyle on Addictions’ at the Raj Yoga Meditation Center in Spain
Workshops on ‘Substance Abuse’ for school children, teachers and parents of institutions such as Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi; St. Anthony’s School, New Delhi; The British School, New Delhi, etc.
Workshops on ‘Counseling Skills for Alcohol Abuse and De-addiction’ for the students of the National Institute of Social Defense (NISD)
Lecture on Changing Patterns of Drug Abuse, Special Reference to India & Rajasthan in Mount Abu
Lecture on ‘Non Pharmacological Management of Patterns of Substance Abuse (Addiction)’ at the Art of Psychiatry Conference of IAPP in Srinagar
Lecture on ‘KNOW Addiction For NO Addiction’ at the Raj Yoga Meditation Center in Raipur
Presentation on ‘Alcoholism and Occupational Mental Health Problems and Effects on Productivity’ at the 9th National Conference of the Association of Industrial Psychiatry of India in New Delhi

Trauma Management

Traumatic events can affect anyone. These events can be natural or manmade – like accidents, violence and torture. It can devastate, terrify and even threaten one’s life. It affects the person going through it as well as the people around them – their family, friends and sometimes the entire society. The Team at Better Minds has conducted the following training programs and workshops in the area of Trauma Management:

Training and Capacity Building of NGOs on ‘Counseling Services for Child Survivors of Trafficking’ across the country in a series of 3-training workshops in New Delhi and Bangalore
Development of Training Module and Manual for ‘Counseling Services for Child Survivors of Trafficking’ for National Institute for Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), New Delhi supported by UNICEF, New Delhi, for the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India
Training community workers and NGOs on ‘Psychosocial Aspects and Counseling Skills’ for victims/survivors of earthquake in Nepal
Lectures on ‘Post Traumatic Stress’ to deal with the after-effect of the disaster for the survivors of Earthquake in Nepal
Training of Senior Staff, Probationary Officers and Superintendents of Shelter Homes for Trafficked Victims in Maharashtra – ‘Advanced Training in Psychosocial Counseling for Trafficked Victims’ under the aegis of PRERANA- ATC (Mumbai) at Lonavala
Workshops for Government officials, NGOs and SAARC officials on ‘Counseling Services for victims/survivors of Child Trafficking’, under the aegis of National Institute of Public Cooperation and child Development (NIPCCD), New Delhi
Workshops for officials of Child Welfare Committee, Juvenile Justice Board on ‘Counseling and Communication skills for children and adolescents in need of special protection’, under the aegis of National Institute of Public Cooperation and child Development (NIPCCD), New Delhi
Workshops for NGO workers in area of Child Abuse, Neglect & Trauma on ‘Counseling Services’, under the aegis of National Institute of Public Cooperation and child Development (NIPCCD), New Delhi
Workshops for police officials working in the Crime Against Women cell for dealing with domestic violence and women in distress on ‘Counseling Services’, under the aegis of National Institute of Public Cooperation and child Development (NIPCCD), New Delhi
Workshops for officers of public and private sector institutions on ‘Counseling and Communication skills focusing on Sexual Harassment in the workplace’, under the aegis of National Institute of Public Cooperation and child Development (NIPCCD), New Delhi
Workshops for government school teachers on ‘Understanding Child Abuse & its Impact’, under the aegis of National Institute of Public Cooperation and child Development (NIPCCD), New Delhi
Workshops for National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Government of India on ‘Counseling for child victims in Disaster Management’
Presentation on ‘Trauma & Violence: Understanding & Management’ at Mid-Term CME by the Delhi Psychiatric Society, India