LEARNING DISABILITY PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
The Learning Disability Unit of Sarada Krishna
Homoeopathic Medical College, in association with the Department of Paediatrics
started functioning since December 2015. The unit was first started as a Government
school health project in collaboration with School Educational Department, Kanyakumari
district and later extended to some private sectors too. The Unit functions regularly
on every Saturdays. The aim of the Unit is to serve the community by
identifying the children with problems of Learning and Behavioral disorders, as
well as managing them homeopathically furthermore to help the teachers and
parents to manage them in school and home. The Unit consists of a
multidisciplinary team for executing assessment and precise management of the
disabled one.
The
list of team members are listed below
1. Dr.
V. Siju M.D (Hom), M.Sc.
(Counselling & Psychotheraphy), P.G. Dip. in Clinical Research.
2. Dr.
Reshma Reghu M.D (Hom)
Paediatrics
3. Mr.
T. Thana Sekhar
B.OT, DR (OT), B.Ed. (S.E)
4. Mrs.
V. Anitha Mary M.A. B.Ed, DECE,
Dip. Speech Therapy for Assisstant
Several programmes were conducted for the development of the unit viz Awareness programme, Screening programme, Exhibition programme, Training programme.