Chennai: Corporation school children to receive counselling
Chennai,
Nov
21:
Chennai
Corporation,
in
association
with
the
Psychology
Department
of
the
University
of
Madras,
launched
a
programme
at
the
Corporation
Higher
Secondary
School
in
Little
Mount
here
on
Thursday,
Nov
20.
Nearly
10,000
students
of
Class
IX
and
X
studying
in
Corporation
schools
in
the
city
will
undergo
psychological
counselling
nto
handle
peer
pressure,
angst
and
stress.
Research
scholars
of
the
Department
trained
by
S.
Karunanidhi,
professor
and
head
of
the
department,
would,
in
turn,
train
teachers
and
students
of
various
schools.
Speaking
on
the
content
of
the
training
programme,
Prof.
Karunanidhi
said
irrespective
of
their
background,
students
in
their
adolescence
often
faced
peer
pressure,
anger
and
depression.
The
programme
was
structured
to
address
all
these
issues
and
also
enhance
students' personality.
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