Hank Nunn Institute

Chai-logue 80: Kahi Suni - Reflections on the impact of oral narratives
2022-11-19 17:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
The images of a bedtime story being told, or a bonfire horror tale being shared, or hearing someone regale the times gone by – invoke nostalgia, warmth, and sometimes hurt and longing as well. We are made of stories, and not all of them are preserved in tomes. Some just remain as memories that allow us to time travel. Oral narratives and story telling have long served to preserve cultures, and define futures. And at its core, they have provided for a space for conversation, holding and sharing in the spirit of community.
This Chai-logue, we’re inviting you to come share, listen, mourn or celebrate the many narratives inherited and narratives lost to time. And of course — don’t forget your cup of tea!

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Who is it for ?

Free and open to all.

Dates

Saturday, 19 Nov 2022
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Time

5:00 to 7:00 pm

Potluck Poetry - Responsibility and Agency
2022-10-07 19:00 - 20:30
Potluck Poetry is a community for poetry enthusiasts. Each session is focused around a particular theme. We come together to share and listen to poems that remind us of the idea and let the discussion flow organically from there! Poetry in all languages is welcome! If possible, bring along a short translation for the rest of the group.*

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*Original works of poetry are welcome. However, keep in mind this is not a space for writers to receive feedback on their writing/performance. We will be focusing on emotions and ideas that the poems generate.

Who is it for ?

Free and open to all.

Dates

7th October 2022, Friday
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Time

7.00-8.30pm IST

Contact

potluckpoetry2021@gmail.com

Chai-logue 79 - It's Not Funny
2022-09-24 17:00 - 19:00
We all know the power of humour. In its various forms, it can be a way to cope, to coax, and to coup. So who gets to define what is funny? What are the things we try to hide behind humour? As boundaries, tolerance, prejudice, and power get mixed up with humour, we’re taking a look at what a little laugh can bring out in different spaces.
We’ll be waiting with our chai and some bad jokes. See you on Saturday! As always, feel free to come talk, listen, and laugh (or not?)

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Who is it for ?

Free and open to all.

Dates

Saturday, 24th September ’22
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Time

5:00 to 7:00 pm

Working with Trauma
2022-05-20 - 2022-06-17
This webinar is an introduction to developing a trauma-informed lens for mental health care and psychotherapy. It will cover understanding the impacts of trauma, working with complex mental health needs of individuals, groups, and communities, and managing vicarious trauma in mental health care practice. Practitioners are invited to submit case vignettes for group discussion in each session, as well as creative pieces to co-create a reflective journal for the group by the end of the webinar.

This is an online course spanning 10 hours (5 sessions).

Modules

– Introduction to Trauma-informed Therapy
– Individual and Developmental Trauma
– Collective Trauma
– Therapist Self-care
– Trauma-informed Care in Practice

Dates

20th May – 17th June ; Every Friday
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Time

Every Friday ; 3:30pm – 5:30pm

Cost

₹2000 (For Indian Participants)
£20 (For International Participants)

About the facilitator

Hena Faqurudheen
Hena is a psychotherapist at HNI’s Kairos (Delhi unit). Her desire to help build socially just and transformative communities led her into trauma work and mental health. She has worked with individuals, families, and communities in post-disaster settings, clinical spaces, and community mental health settings since 2009.

Contact

Namrata
namrata@hanknunninstitute.org

ReadAbsorbthink! Lecture - Why should I trust you ?
2021-10-30
A significant aspect of the therapeutic process is helping individuals experience safety in a relationship. The therapeutic relationship, like most others, is based on trust. But unlike relationships outside the therapy room, this one often appears to be one sided.
Join us for this month’s ReadAbsorbThink! Lecture where we take a dive into the therapist’s experiences, both as a service user and a provider, exploring the many questions around how trust is built, broken, repaired, and sometimes lost. The discussion is open to everyone who has struggled to ask and answer “Why should I trust you?”
The invitation is to learn and share what the books may not always be able to teach us about perhaps the most essential but difficult experience we have in relationships – Trust!

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Who is it for ?

ReadAbsorbThink! or RAT! is an academic space for those interested in the field of mental health – service users, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, psychiatric nurses, caregivers, or anyone from the larger community – to explore, understand and re-think themes related to mental health and psychotherapy. This specific lecture is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Dates

30 October 2021, Saturday.

Time

12:30-3:00pm IST

Cost

₹450 for Indian Participants
£10 for International Participants

About the facilitators

Pratiksha Tewari
Supported by her background in Applied Psychology from TISS Mumbai, and work experience with well known child rights and mental health organisations, Pratiksha works as a therapist with HNI Delhi. Her interest in mental health awareness is driven by her desire to see it become a part of daily conversations. She is a co-facilitator at HNI Delhi’s monthly awareness event, Chai-logue.

Contact

Simran
simran@hanknunninstitute.org

Open Mic Game Night
2021-10-10
Dear Mental Health Practitioners,
Everyone has had a tough year, and YOU have helped many of us get through it. So it’s only fair that you get some space to have some fun !
We are creating this space for YOU to take a break, interact, perform, unwind, relax, and connect with one another. Join us for an evening of games, music, and shared experiences !
This is a fundraiser so there’s a small ticket price of minimum INR 250. All proceeds go towards making mental health care more affordable and accessible.
Looking forward to having some fun with you all!

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Dates

10th October, 2021.
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Time

18:30 to 19:45 IST

Cost

INR 250

ReadAbsorbthink! Lecture - What am I doing in this group ?
2021-09-18
“What am I doing in this group?
I wont be comfortable talking in a group
I don’t want to share my therapy space
What if I don’t like other group members?
What if other group members don’t like me?”
This lecture aims to highlight themes around the terror of joining/being part of a group. It will draw from the facilitator’s personal experiences of struggling to join groups, perspectives of their patients who refused to join a group as well as those who are in a group. Further, this lecture is an attempt to understand this terror in the social political context as well as the family systems in India.

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Who is it for ?

ReadAbsorbThink! or RAT! is an academic space for those interested in the field of mental health – service users, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, psychiatric nurses, caregivers, or anyone from the larger community – to explore, understand and re-think themes related to mental health and psychotherapy. This specific lecture is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Date

18th September 2021 (Saturday)

Time

10:00am to 12:30pm IST

Cost

INR 450 for Indian participants
£10 for International participants

About the facilitators

Ishani Badyal
Ishani is a mental health professional with a passion for food and dogs. She completed her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mental Health Action Trust) in 2016 and has been working at Hank Nunn Institute since. She shares a deep love for the mountains and the sea and isn’t a fan of city life. Between cooking and wolfing down meals, you might find her developing community mental health initiatives or cosying up with a book and a hot cuppa. She is an introvert with a recent found passion for running groups. She is also training to be a group analyst. She loves to travel to places and between extremities – Finding a middle ground and staying in the grey is just not her jam. Ishani’s long-term goal is to open a mental health cafe that serves as a community center probably near the ocean or at the base of a mountain or both.

Contact

Simran
simran@hanknunninstitute.org

Groups : From Conception to Birth
2021-08-27 - 2021-08-29
Ever since the pandemic started (and even before that), there has been an increasing need for supportive spaces. These spaces could be in the form of support groups, therapy groups, engagement groups, reflective groups, supervision groups, etc.
The process of thinking about and setting up a group can be filled with anxieties. It places a considerable demand on the facilitator(s) and the several administrative and ethical responsibilities that one must consider can feel overwhelming. Have you ever thought about starting your own group? or do you find yourself asking why we even need groups?

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Themes

Through this short workshop, we hope to touch upon some important considerations in setting up groups, particularly therapy groups.

Over the three days, we will cover the following points:
– Why do we need groups ?
– What are the anxieties one is confronted with in groups ?
– What could a group look like ? Types and composition
– Who could use groups ? Assessments for group therapy
– How does one start a group ? Concerns about training, supervision, dynamic administration, preparing patients for group therapy
– What are some of the mistakes we have made and what could we have done differently ?

Dates

27, 28, 29 August, 2021
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Time

27th August, 17:00 – 20:30 IST
28th August, 14:00 – 17:30 IST
29th August, 14:00 – 15:30 IST

Schedule

27th August
17:00 – 18:30 : Introduction
Experience of being in groups
Understanding the need for groups
18:30 – 19:00 : Break
19:00 – 20:30 : Conception of a group
Types of groups and composition
28th August
14:00 – 15:30 : Assessment
15:30 – 16:00 : Break
16:00 – 17:30 : Dynamic Administration
Preparing patients for group
29th August
14:00 – 15:30 : Feedback and Reflections

Cost

INR 1600

About the facilitators

Mohit Sharma
Mohit is a psychotherapist. He is interested in the politics of mental health, group psychotherapy and the different systems that influence communities. Over the years, he has developed his interest in group work by setting up, participating in and facilitating groups in clinical and community settings. He is currently pursuing the group-analytic course in India.
Ujjaini Kushari
Ujjaini is a psychotherapist. In the time that she has been involved with HNI, she has become interested in group work. Her acquaintance with group-analytic thinking and literature, experience of working within a team, group supervision and experience of group therapy have helped her reflect on the anxieties one is confronted with while in groups.

Contact

Kedar K Rao
kedar@hanknunninstitute.org

ReadAbsorbThink! Lecture - Working With Adolescents
2021-07-31
Working with adolescents in a therapeutic settings comes with certain limitations. How does one navigate the legal responsibility of involving an underage client’s parents without it affecting the therapeutic alliance? This is even more vital in South-Asian cultures where interdependence & involvement of family is valued.

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Who is it for ?

This webinar is open to anyone who is interested in developing a shared understanding of how to work through challenges in therapeutic relationships with adolescents.

Date

31 July, 2021

Time

10:00 – 12:30 PM IST

Cost

INR 450 for Indian participants
£10 for International participants

About the facilitators

Dr. Sowmya Krishna
Dr. Sowmya Krishna is a Consultant Psychiatrist, MBBS, MRCPsych, CCT (General Adult Psychiatry-UK) with more than 15 years of experience in managing common and complex mental disorders and currently works with adolescents and working age adults. Her area of interest is management of people with personality difficulties. She is associated with two organisations – The Green Oak Initiative & Hank Nunn Institute.

Contact

Simran Diwan
simran@hanknunninstitute.org

Understanding Trauma
2021-07-03 - 2021-07-31
This webinar will serve as an introduction to developing a trauma-informed lens for mental health care and psychotherapy. You will learn about the impact of trauma and the complex mental health needs of individuals, families, and communities in a culturally competent and evidence-based manner. We will also talk about vicarious trauma in mental health professionals.

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Modules

Introduction to trauma therapy,
Individual and developmental trauma,
Collective trauma,
Working with trauma in practice,
Therapist self-care.

Dates

5 Saturdays in July (July 03, 10, 17, 24, 31)
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Time

11:30am to 1:30pm

Cost

₹2000 (inclusive of all 5 sessions)

About the facilitators

Hena Faqurudheen
Hena Faqurudheen is a psychotherapist at HNI’s Kairos (Delhi unit). Her desire to help build socially just and transformative communities led her into trauma work and mental health. She has worked with individuals, families, and communities in post-disaster settings, clinical spaces, and community mental health settings since 2009.

Contact

Tasneem
tasneem@hanknunninstitute.org

ReadAbsorbthink! Lecture - Can I follow you ?
2021-06-26 14:30 - 17:00
Everything a therapist does or does not say is a disclosure, but not necessarily an inappropriate one. – Thomas G. Gutheil
Self-disclosure is often a minefield in an age where most of us have online lives. Social media seems difficult to navigate for both therapist and patient – sometimes valiantly pretending the other exists only in the consulting room; other times, coming face-to-face in the external world and trying to make sense of what we see or learn about each other. As therapists, we might struggle with what it means to embody “Tabula Rasa”. Is it an imposed limitation? How do we feel about patients catching glimpses of our personal lives? Does it always diminish the transference, or can it enhance both transference and countertransference?
Join us for this month’s ReadAbsorbThink! Lecture as we think about our attempts to mask aspects of who we are, for ourselves, and for those who enter our consulting room.

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Who is it for ?

ReadAbsorbThink! or RAT! is an academic space for those interested in the field of mental health – service users, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, psychiatric nurses, caregivers, or anyone from the larger community – to explore, understand and re-think themes related to mental health and psychotherapy. This specific lecture is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Dates

Saturday, 26th June

Time

14:30 – 17:00 IST

Cost

INR 450 for Indian participants
£10 for International participants

About the facilitators

Hena Faqurudheen
A trauma-focused psychotherapist with training in psychology, clinical social work, community mental health and psychosocial interventions. Interested in facilitating growth and change, she’s happy to join forces with you in helping your organization benefit from HNI’s expertise in psychotherapy.

Contact

Simran
simran@hanknunninstitute.org

ReadAbsorbThink! Lecture - Trust in Therapy
2021-05-29
Trust and the feeling of being safe in Therapy is the base for therapy. But why is that ?
Join in to have a conversation on looking at Trust in groups, where we look at it from various lenses such as Eric Ericson’s Stages of development, Maslow’s Hierarchy and Chakra System. Further through these lens, to introspect on our own equation with trust in individual and group context.

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Who is it for ?

ReadAbsorbThink! or RAT! is an academic space for those interested in the field of mental health – service users, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, psychiatric nurses, caregivers, or anyone from the larger community – to explore, understand and re-think themes related to mental health and psychotherapy. This specific lecture is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Dates

Saturday, 29th May 2021

Time

11:00 – 13:30 IST

Cost

INR 450 for Indian participants
£10 for International participants

About the facilitator

Kedar K. Rao
Kedar is a Group Therapist, with experience in the Education, Corporate and NGO sectors. He is on an ongoing journey of understanding who he, ‘Kedar’ is, and what it means to be a human being. Of late he has been reflecting on what is fundamentally needed for a space to be considered safe, which has taken him to ‘Trust’.

Contact

Simran Diwan
simran@hanknunninstitute.org

Understanding Personality Disorders
2021-04-27 - 2021-06-04
The Online Certificate Course on Understanding Personality Disorders will focus on developing a shared understanding of the experience of those who struggle with personality difficulties/disorders as well as their caregivers. As a mental health professional, you can expect to learn about and understand the different eco-bio-psycho-social factors that contribute to the development of personality difficulties/disorders as well as develop a skill set to assess their psychological needs and formulate treatment plans by involving the service user.
This is an online certificate course spanning 24 hours (overs 12 sessions, within 6 weeks). Regular Evaluation will be in the form of reflective essays.

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Modules

1. Awareness
• Development of Personality
• PD in the Indian context
• Diagnosis

2. The Clinical and Caregiver Experience
• Distress over diagnosis
• Developing sensitivity to service user and caregiver experience

3. Theories and Principles, Assessments and Treatment
• Attachment Styles
• Defence mechanisms
• PD Pathways
• Bottom-up approach to assessing needs
• Integrated & holistic approach in planning treatment

4. Therapeutic Approaches, Crisis Management, Relapse and Growth
• Critical understanding of various therapeutic interventions
• Identifying and assessing risk
• Designing support plans
• Recovery vs Discovery

Dates

27th April – 4th June
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Time

6:30 – 8:30 pm;
Tuesdays & Fridays

Cost

INR 4800/- for Indian Participants
£50 for International Participants

About the facilitators

Anando Chatterji
Individual and Group Psychotherapist, CEO, Hank Nunn Institute.
In his 20 years of experience, Anando has worked with several people with severe psychiatric disorders. Over time he learnt that individuals with personality disorders/difficulties were highly misunderstood not only in the larger society but also within the mental health system. He is also a TCEPT-UK supervisor, individual and group psychotherapist, and a staff member on the International Network of Living Learning Experience.

Shama Parkhe
Individual & Group Psychotherapist, Psychodrama Practitioner, Clinical Director, Hank Nunn Institute
Shama believes that one’s cultural and social systems are highly influential in the development of their personality. For the past 6 years, she has been working with individuals experiencing personality difficulties in an individual and group setting using both psychodrama and group analysis. She also offers training and clinical supervision to students and young professionals. She is a staff member to the International Network of Living Learning Experience.

Ishani Badyal
Individual and Group Psychotherapist, Hank Nunn Institute
She completed her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mental Health Action Trust) in 2016 and has been working at Hank Nunn Institute since. She is currently training to be a group analyst. Ishani’s long-term goal is to open a mental health cafe that serves as a community center probably near the ocean or at the base of a mountain or both.

Neelam Khawani-Connett
Neelam has a diagnosis of, and lived experience of, personality disorder (PD); she graduated from a Therapeutic Community (TC) in South East England 10 years ago, having battled with her own depression from a very young age. The skill-set she has developed allows Neelam to work collaboratively alongside mental health clinicians to deliver training in this subject to professionals, to raise awareness of PD in the U.K. and in India. She has worked with the services to meet with clients to encourage them to engage with therapy and seek treatment. Neelam is also a group facilitator and helped establish the new TC in Buckinghamshire 4 years ago and to develop the Therapeutic Environments Practitioner Course (TCEPT) which is now due to start its 4th academic year. She also participated in various activities with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in London as part of the Community of Communities Project (CofC) and the Enabling Environments (EE) Project, leading TC reviews and EE assessments in the U.K. and Europe, as well as being an active member of the Advisory Group at the College. Since relocating to India 3 years ago, Neelam has started an online support group for British and foreign nationals that became stranded in Goa and in India due to the Coronavirus pandemic, which is still ongoing 14 months later and has over 4000 members; she has also come on board with HNI and the Mosaic community and is a member of GreenCloud (part of Embrace TC in Berkshire), both of whom meet weekly, online.

Contact

Krishna Hemaraj
krishna@hanknunninstitute.org

ReadAbsorbThink! Lecture - Who do you think you are?
2021-04-10 14:30 - 17:00
The dilemma of claiming authority among early-career therapists
Where does authority lie and what are the means by which one is able to claim it? Even if one claims authority, one is not sure whether or not they are telling the ‘truth’ – Who decides? What are the consequences of not claiming one’s authority? These have been some of the questions that have lingered on my mind over the course of my development as a psychotherapist. I am aware that my peers and colleagues have also grappled with similar concerns in their own journeys which leads me to believe that it is an inevitable part of the process of becoming. Over the course of my ruminations – several of which I will share with you – I have considered the ‘therapist’s insecurities’, aspects of the larger context within which the work is done, some of the ways in which these anxieties are managed by individuals and certain influences that have helped me in this process.

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Who is it for ?

ReadAbsorbThink! or RAT! is an academic space for those interested in the field of mental health – service users, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, psychiatric nurses, caregivers, or anyone from the larger community – to explore, understand and re-think themes related to mental health and psychotherapy. This specific lecture is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Date

10th April, 2021

Time

14:30 – 17:00 IST

Cost

INR 450 for Indian participants
£10 for International participants

Facilitator

Mohit Sharma, Psychotherapist

Contact

Simran Diwan
simran@hanknunninstitute.org

ReadAbsorbThink! Lecture - The Inheritance of FEAR
2021-03-27 14:30 - 17:00
Fear…an emotion known to us all and yet spoken about in secrecy.
“First I learned to be afraid and then I learned to hide the fear. Fear is essential for my survival. But is it only with fear that I can live my life…or rather be alive? ‘Be careful…don’t do that…it’s only because we love you’, they say. Why is it then that I feel the fear freeze me and not the love as I take steps towards being brave?”
I write this piece in an attempt to create a space for us to give a voice to our fears. While there is enough and more scientific evidence highlighting the genetic transmission of fears (especially phobias), I would like to use this opportunity to explore and understand how fears are inherited and manifested socially and culturally in the guise of subtle messages of love and care.

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Who is it for ?

ReadAbsorbThink! or RAT! is an academic space for those interested in the field of mental health – service users, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, psychiatric nurses, caregivers, or anyone from the larger community – to explore, understand and re-think themes related to mental health and psychotherapy. This specific lecture is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Date

27th March, Saturday

Time

14:30 to 17:00 IST

Cost

₹450 for Indian Participants;

£5 for International Participants

Facilitators

Shama Parkhe, Psychotherapist & TC Practitioner

Contact

Simran Diwan
simran@hanknunninstitute.org

ReadAbsorbThink! Lecture - Group Therapy as a Nomadic Experience
2021-02-13
Placing emotions and relationships at the center of human experience, this lecture throws up some questions on the nature of experience in a therapy group. Keeping in mind that the therapy group exists in a social context, members and facilitators seem to pitch their tents on the fringes and what emerges is a dilemma of belonging – “Do I fit in”?
The process of dialogue creates an opportunity to reflect on where one comes from – their roots – and the search unravels the complexities of our modern minds and our ancient hearts. We are all travellers who stay in this group doing what nomads do, creating a pasture, helping each other, and sharing resources. And then when the time comes, we move on, perhaps to other pastures, finding a place to fit in, within rather than on the fringes of, society.

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Themes

This lecture will focus on exploring the following themes and attempt to answer these questions from individual and collective perspectives.
– Are therapy groups a nomadic pasture where people come in to pitch their tent for a while before moving on ?
– The struggle to include and be included at the personal, social,community and societal level.
– Desiring to be wanted and feeling wanted: A struggle for the search of belonging.
– What sets us out in the search for a home ?

Who is it for ?

ReadAbsorbThink! or RAT! is an academic space for those interested in the field of mental health – service users, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, psychiatric nurses, caregivers, or anyone from the larger community – to explore, understand and re-think themes related to mental health and psychotherapy. This specific lecture is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Dates

Saturday, 13th February, 2021

Time

10:30-13:00 IST

Cost

₹450 for Indian Participants; £5 for International Participants

Facilitator

Anando Chatterji, Group and TC Psychotherapist

Contact

Shama Parkhe
shama@hanknunninstitute.org

PsyChaat '20 | Elephants In The Room
2020-11-29
Every year, Kairos organizes an annual event aimed at addressing concerns regarding our mental health. This year, Kairos wants to talk about the things that go unsaid, the thoughts that don’t come into the light, and the emotions that get swept under the rug.
What happens when we delve deep into the collective unconscious?
How have our identities intersected with our mental health?
Is it possible to name the hidden through song?
What does it mean to associate financial resources with mental health care?

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Who is it for ?

For anybody who wants to discuss things that go under the rug, go unsaid and unexplored.

Modules

Into The Shadows | Social Dreaming
Time : 9:00am – 11:00am
Facilitator : Shama Parkhe
Description : Participants are invited to share their dreams from previous nights or weeks. Everyone is encouraged to provide associations for these dreams, letting them move through the room seeking resonance. The invitation is to be aware of your thoughts and feelings as they come and go, and share whatever you wish to. A discussion will follow where we will look at the associations and connections (created by the group) and attempt to understand them against the larger socio-cultural context. The only ask is to be honest and open in saying whatever comes to your mind.

Cloak of Invisibility: Intersectional Identities & Mental Health (Panel)
Time : 11:30am – 1:00pm
Facilitator : Hena Faqurudheen
Description : We are inviting service-users to reflect and speak on the intersection of identity with their experiences with the Indian mental health system. Three panellists will speak from lived experiences of caste, disability, and queerness in conjunction with mental health.
The panel discussion is 50 minutes in duration; the moderator will pose 2-3 questions for all panellists, in dialogue with each other. The remaining time is split as 30 mins for audience Q&A and 10 mins for conclusion. The event will be ISL accessible in an effort to be inclusive; it will also be recorded for editing and putting up on our platforms.

The Song I Won’t Sing: Spoken Word/Poetry
Time : 3:30pm-4:30pm
Facilitator : Arushi Bradu
Description : The workshop aims to encourage people to look at their personal elephants in the room. Words and rhyme are used as mediums of acknowledging and expressing these thoughts. The idea is to engage with the group, a representation of the outside world, one from which we tend to hide these very emotions and thoughts. It is to encourage a conversation or bringing forth of these challenging thoughts, through words and poetry.

Chailogue: Money Matters in Mental Health
Time : 6:00pm-8:00pm
Facilitator : Pratiksha Tewari
Description : The workshop aims to encourage people to look at their personal elephants in the room. Words and rhyme are used as mediums of acknowledging and expressing these thoughts. The idea is to engage with the group, a representation of the outside world, one from which we tend to hide these very emotions and thoughts. It is to encourage a conversation or bringing forth of these challenging thoughts, through words and poetry.

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Date

29 November, 2020

Time

9:00 am onwards

Cost

1. Baby Elephant Pass: INR 500 / £5 – For any 2 events of your choice
2. Teen Elephant Pass: INR 750 / £8 – For any 3 events of your choice
3. Adult Elephant Pass: INR 1000 / £10 – All Events
4. #PayItForward – If you can pay with joy and ease, make a donation of INR 1000 / £10 or more and participate in all events.

Facilitators

Shama Parkhe, Hena Faqurudheen, Arushi Bradu, Pratiksha Tewari

Contact

Kedar K Rao
kedar@hanknunninstitute.org

The Therapeutic Community Experience
2020-11-07 - 2020-11-08
The Therapeutic Community(TC) experience is designed with the aim to offer mental health care providers with a space to explore, understand, and experience some of the crucial concepts that are at play in almost every therapeutic setting, such as attachment, containment, agency, boundaries, and communication.
However, this webinar series does not qualify or certify you to work as a Therapeutic Community Practitioner.

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Who is it for ?

Mental health care providers working in group settings, rehabilitation centers, inpatient settings, shelter homes, and other residential care settings.
Please Note: If you are enrolled in the Group Analytic Psychotherapy training in India, do not register for this webinar so as to avoid boundary conflicts.

Structure:

This workshop will be conducted over four weekends (8 sessions) where Saturdays will focus on Knowledge Sharing, and Sundays will be dedicated to the Micro TC. It is essential to commit to all 8 sessions for a complete experience.

Objectives :

– Learn about the TC methodology
– Experience being a member of a transient Micro TC
– Understand what goes into creating safe therapeutic spaces
– Explore and understand the power dynamics at play in a MH system
– Reflect on the role you play in the larger mental health system
– Reflect on your life, relationship to self, others, & the world around

Dates

Weekend 1 – 7 & 8 Nov
Weekend 2 – 14 & 15 Nov
Weekend 3 – 21 & 22 Nov
Weekend 4 – 28 & 29 Nov

Time

12:00 to 14:30 IST

Cost

Indian participants – ₹4,000,
International participants – £40
(total 8 sessions)

The Facilitators

Anando Chatterji, Individual & Group Psychotherapist & TC Practitioner
Shama Parkhe, Psychotherapist & TC Practitioner
Ishani Badyal, Psychotherapist & in training with TCEPT

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Contact

Tasneem Hararwala
tasneem@hanknunninstitute.org

Assessments & Formulations in the context of Psychotherapy
2020-10-06 - 2020-11-03
For many mental health professionals, assessments are the first interaction with a patient. It is a space for mutual understanding, and it sets the tone for a patient’s engagement with the mental health system. In this right, assessments become a complex process of gathering information, assessing an individual’s psychological needs and putting forth a comprehensive understanding of their needs. Given this complexity, it becomes imperative to not only develop an efficient skill set, but to also review it at regular intervals.
This webinar series presents the Assessment and Formulation framework that HNI follows and allows participants to have the space to think about, exchange ideas on, and understand the process of assessments and writing formulations.

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Subjects covered

– The Need for Assessments
– How to Conduct Assessments
– The Power Threat Meaning Framework
– The Bio-Psycho-Social Framework
– The Relational Framework
– Challenges in Conducting Assessments

Dates

Oct 6, 13, 20, 27 & Nov 3
Kindly check your availability for all dates before registering

Time

9:00am – 10:30am, Tuesdays

Cost

₹1500 (full webinar)

Facilitators

Mohit Sharma, Psychotherapist
Ishani Badyal, Psychotherapist

Contact

Krishna
krishna@hanknunninstitute.org

The Changing Nature of Groups
2020-09-19 12:30 - 15:00
In the context of Group Analytic Psychotherapy, groups are ever-evolving and riddled with questions. Are 2 people a group? How do groups evolve when new members join? When one member leaves, how do others left behind deal with the uncertainty and discomfort of not knowing what happened? What happens to the group when a member dies? Or if the facilitator dies? Does the group remain the same or does it change?
Come join us for RAT! Lecture this month and explore these questions.

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Dates

19th September, Saturday
Kindly check your availability for all dates before registering

Time

12:30pm – 3:00pm

Cost

₹450 per person

About the facilitator

Anando Chatterji, Individual and Group Psychotherapist
With nearly 20 years of experience, Anando has worked with people with severe psychiatric disorders. He envisions setting up and working in therapeutic communities that will provide self-sustaining and safe environment for people with personality disorders. He is also a TCEPT-UK supervisor, individual and group psychotherapist, and an expert in working with people experiencing personality difficulties.

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Simran
simran.diwan@hanknunninstitute.org

Between You and Me - exploring relational patterns
2020-09-16 - 2020-10-07
Whether it’s family, friendships, love, or work – what constitutes a healthy relationship?
Join us to explore your relationship patterns and how you think and feel about the different people in your life. This will be more of a reflective space rather than a training space. We will provide a setting within which you can hold up a mirror to your relationships and understand them, and yourself, better. The workshop will address different themes across the sessions, including identifying important relationships, styles of attachment, and how to understand and to communicate our needs.

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Who is it for ?

This webinar is open to anyone who is interested in exploring their interpersonal dynamics and patterns within a relationship.

Dates

16, 23, 30 September, 7 October 2020.
Kindly check your availability for all dates before registering

Time

4:30 – 6:00 pm, Wednesdays

Cost

₹300 / session

About the facilitators

Hena Faqurudheen
A trauma-focused psychotherapist with training in psychology, clinical social work, community mental health and psychosocial interventions. Interested in facilitating growth and change, she’s happy to join forces with you in helping your organization benefit from HNI’s expertise in psychotherapy.

Pratiksha Tewari
Supported by her background in Applied Psychology from TISS Mumbai, and work experience with well known child rights and mental health organisations, Pratiksha works as a therapist with HNI Delhi. Her interest in mental health awareness is driven by her desire to see it become a part of daily conversations. She is a co-facilitator at HNI Delhi’s monthly awareness event, Chai-logue.

Contact

Kedar K Rao
kedar@hanknunninstitute.org

Beginning Private Practice
2020-09-08 - 2020-09-15
Setting up your private practice can feel overwhelming with many questions and confusions along the way. The process may feel lonely and ultimately too tiring to keep up when we make too many mistakes. Through this workshop we have tried to break down the process of beginning your journey as a therapist so that the process feels enriching and empowering. The workshop will focus on understanding the foundation of psychotherapeutic practice, what to prepare for before you start, the structure and processes involved, the challenges you may face and finally your own self-care. The workshops is aimed towards helping new therapists setup their practice in a reflective and practical way.

Modules

– Foundation of private practice – Framework for practice
– Getting started – Supervision, patient load, networking and references
– Structures and processes – Consent forms, cancellation policy and communication
– Challenges – Risk management, safety and containment
– Self-care – Considering personal work and continued development

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Dates

8th and 15th September 2020
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Time

9 am – 12 pm

Cost

₹500 per session

Facilitators

– Reshmi Sahadevan, Clinical psychologist and outreach manager
– Ishani Badyal, Psychotherapist and community mental health psychologist
– Arushi Bradu, Psychotherapist

Contact

Krishna
krishna@hanknunninstitute.org

Exploring Boundaries and Countertransference
2020-09-05 - 2020-09-26
Boundaries and Contertransference are inter-related in the context of managing challenging situations while working with people in crisis or severe phases of distress. At such times, a therapist could either become too rigid or too flexible in response to the service user’s distress. This webinar is designed to explore, understand and become aware of the motivations behind and outcomes of these responses as well as their impact on the therapeutic relationship.

Themes for sessions

– What are therapeutic boundaries?
– What are the challenges in containment?
– What does a therapist do with what they feel?
– Countertransference and trauma in patients

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Who is it for ?

Therapists/Psychology Students venturing into work

Dates

5, 12, 19 and 26 September 2020
Kindly check your availability for all dates before registering

Time

Saturday 10:00 am to 12:00 noon

Cost

INR 400/per session

About the facilitator

Anando Chatterji, Individual and Group Psychotherapist
With nearly 20 years of experience, Anando has worked with people with severe psychiatric disorders. He envisions setting up and working in therapeutic communities that will provide self-sustaining and safe environment for people with personality disorders. He is also a TCEPT-UK supervisor, individual and group psychotherapist, and an expert in working with people experiencing personality difficulties.

Contact

Tasneem Hararwala
tasneem@hanknunninstitute.org

Understanding Individual & Collective Trauma: Module 1 - Series of 5 Webinars
2020-05-15 - 2020-06-13
Traumatic experiences impact us in myriad ways, and carry the potential to adversely effect our physical and mental health. They also influence our relationships, careers, social lives, etc, and can prevent us from building resilience and stability in our lives. With the spread of COVID-19 across India and globally, we are now facing a collective trauma. Hank Nunn Institute presents a series of webinars to help you understand the nature and impact of trauma, and will also look into how we can heal from trauma as individuals and communities. Mental health professionals will gain an understanding of trauma-focused therapeutic work. A certificate of completion will be provided at the end for professionals who attend all sessions and participate in the reflective evaluations each week. Module 2 will follow in June 2020.

Module 1

– What is Trauma?
– Developmental Trauma
– Collective Trauma
– Trauma Bonding
– Trauma-informed Care

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Time

5 Sessions

Each session is for a duration of 90 mins
Evaluation in the form of weekly reflective assignments
Batch 1 – 15th May to 12th June

Every Friday 15:30 – 17:00 IST
Batch 2 – 16th May to 13th June

Every Saturday 14:30 – 16:00 IST

Cost

₹300 per session

About the Facilitator

Hena Faqurudheen is a trauma-focused psychotherapist at the Hank Nunn Institute-Delhi. Her passion for designing better communities comes from her varied experiences as a mental health professional, including working in post-disaster and trauma settings over the last 10 years.

Contact

Kedar K Rao
kedar@hanknunninstitute.org

Beginning Your Own Private Practise - Series of 5 Webinars
2020-05-13 - 2020-06-11
Setting up your private practice can feel overwhelming with many questions and confusions along the way. The process may feel lonely and ultimately too tiring to keep up when we make too many mistakes. Through this workshop we have tried to break down the process of beginning your journey as a therapist so that the process feels enriching and empowering. The workshop will focus on understanding the foundation of psychotherapeutic practice, what to prepare for before you start, the structure and processes involved, the challenges you may face and finally your own self-care. The workshops is aimed towards helping new therapists setup their practice in a reflective and practical way.

Modules

– Foundation of private practice – Framework for practice
– Getting started – Supervision, patient load, networking and references
– Structures and processes – Consent forms, cancellation policy and communication
– Challenges – Risk management, safety and containment
– Self-care – Considering personal work and continued development

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Zoom link will be sent post confirmation of registration through full payment*
*all payments are non-refundable

Time

Batch 1 – 13th May to 10th June

Every Wednesday 3 – 4 PM

Batch 2 – 14th May to 11th June

Every Thursday 10 – 11 AM

Cost

INR 200 per session

Facilitators

– Reshmi Sahadevan, Clinical psychologist and outreach manager
– Ishani Badyal, Psychotherapist and community mental health psychologist
– Arushi Bradu, Psychotherapist

Contact

Kedar K Rao
kedar@hanknunninstitute.org

Dreams Under Turbulence - Online Experiential Group
2020-05-09 - 2020-07-25
Dreams and their secret language have been the fascination of many for a long time now. While some of us have really vivid dreams and enjoy the stories they tell, others have a hard time remembering. Often, they reflect our present difficulties and help process feelings that are suppressed. In addition, dreams also help us imagine new possibilities and alternative paths into the future. Perhaps this creative and visionary aspect of dreams will lead to us new ways of channeling the collective conscious in surviving and living a meaningful life through this ongoing socio-political and cultural turbulence.
‘Dreams under turbulence’ is an online experiential space where a group of people come together to share dreams, form associations, discover the embedded meanings, expand the social thought process, and make the invisible visible. It is primarily a social group process where the focus is on the dream and not the dreamer. This is not a dream interpretation group, although each of you may have your personal takeaways from the social process you engage in.

This is for you if

– You are fascinated by the mysetry around dreams
– You wonder about the inherent meaning and purpose of your dreams
– You enjoy a collective process of exploration
– You have the desire to discover and learn something new
– You wish to share and connect with the larger community
– You are looking for a space to belong
– You want to experience transformative thinking

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Dates

May – 9, 16, 23, 30
June – 6, 13, 20, 27
July – 4, 11, 18, 25
Kindly check your availability for all dates before registering

Time

Saturday 09:00 to 10:30 AM

Cost

3 month Online Group – 12 Sessions
Each session is for a duration of 90 minutes
₹300 per session

About the facilitator

Shama Parkhe, Co-founder & Clinical Director
Psychotherapist, Psychodrama Practitioner, Group Analyst in Training
Shama has been working with adults in group settings using both group analytic and psychodramatic methodology. She has a keen interest in developing alternatives to traditional mental health practises by involving the larger community. She believes in the efficacy of group processes and aims at creating safe, reflective, and therapeutic spaces for groups of people experiencing interpersonal difficulties.

Contact

Tasneem Hararwala
tasneem@hanknunninstitute.org

Risk Assessment and Management In Psychotherapy - Series of 6 webinars
2020-05-06 - 2020-06-11
As mental health professionals, it can be challenging to work with patients who present with significant risk. While we may feel fairly confident in our abilities as clinicians, a patient who is threatening to take his life can evoke strong feelings of anxiety. Such a situation can feel demanding and bring up questions about your role as a therapist. It can become quite challenging to reflect, to draw boundaries and be able to provide support and containment without feeling overwhelmed. The 6 part webinar is designed​ keeping this experience in mind. The series​ will combine teaching and reflections on risk assessment and management as we have known​ it through our work and experience. Through this engagement, we hope to address questions about the difference in roles, crises and risks and structures that help with containment.​

Objectives

– Understand and assess crises and the escalation of risk(s)

– Learn how to draw a comprehensive risk management plan
– Develop the capacity to provide support during crisis
– Learn to work with a team of professionals

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Who is it for ?

Mental health professionals – Counselors, therapists, social workers, clinical psychologists, support workers – working with individuals who present with significant risks; such as self-harm, harm to others, suicidal ideation.

Time

Batch 1 – 6th May to 10th June
Every Wednesday 4:30 – 5:30 PM

Batch 2 – 7th May to 11th June

Every Thursday 3:30 – 4:30 PM

Cost

₹200 per session

Facilitators

– Ishani Badyal, Psychotherapist
– Mohit Sharma, Clinical Manager & Psychotherapist
– Pratiksha Tewari, Psychotherapist

Ishani, Mohit, and Pratiksha are a part of our risk management team and have been working with and supporting at-risk patients for over three years.

Contact

Kedar K Rao
kedar@hanknunninstitute.org

3rd Introductory Workshop - Group Analytic Psychotherapy
2020-04-16 - 2020-04-18 | Fireflies, Dinnepalya Village, Kaggalipura Post, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560082, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560082, India
UPDATE
As you may have expected, we have had to cancel our 3 day residential introductory weekend on Group Analytic Psychotherapy. We cannot recreate the same experience virtually, and therefore will not be offering the same online.
However, we are hosting two Meet & Greet + Q&A sessions on 18 and 19 April from 14:30 – 16:30.
This is an opportunity
– to meet the Faculty as well as former students of the Foundation Course
– to gain a basic understanding of Group Analysis
– to understand the 4-5 year long training programme, and
– to learn about the process of qualifying as a Group Analyst
Free and Open for all those interested in group work and group processes.
To register, please contact anando@hanknunninstitute.org

A precursor to the Foundation Course in Group Analytic Psychotherapy
16 – 17 – 18 April 2020
This 3 day workshop offers participants the opportunity to experience being in small therapeutic groups. In addition, the seminar sessions will introduce the basic principles of Group Analysis.
The intention of the workshop is twofold:
a) to help participants judge whether they would like to embark on a longer journey in group psychotherapy,
b) to get a taste of what might be expected of them if they were to enroll for the Foundation Year.

Who is it for ?

For those interested and involved in working with groups

Why Group Analysis ?

Group Analysis is a powerful therapeutic medium that focuses on the relationship between the individual and the group, emphasizing the essentially social nature of human experience. Our philosophy is that as personal difficulties arise in groups, groups are the best place to explore, understand and try and resolve them.

Some Learning Outcomes:

– Recognize the effect of group dynamics on self and others
– Increased self-awareness and self-reflexivity
– Understand group dynamics from a Group-Analytic perspective
– Understand the meaning of fundamental Group Analytic terms such as Dynamic Administration, Mirroring, Resonance, Matrix etc.

About the Facilitators

Dr Farhad Dalal, PhD
Psychotherapist and Group Analyst
His first degree was in Physics. His first psychotherapy training in the early 1980s was in the Humanistic Traditions with the Minster Centre in London. He then trained with the Institute of Group Analysis (London), qualifying in 1991. He obtained his PhD in 2001. Previously he was an Associate Fellow on the DMan programme at the University of Hertfordshire’s Business School and Visiting Professor at the Open University in the Netherlands. He has published numerous papers on a number of subjects that include psychoanalysis, group analysis, racism, politics and ethics, as well as four books.
Anando Chatterji
Psychotherapist
Anando has been working in group settings for over 19 years now. Working with adults with personality disorders in groups is of particular interest to him. He is fascinated with the complexity and diversity of thought and experience a group brings. He is the co-ordinator for IGA, UK accredited Group Analytic Training in India.

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anando@hanknunninstitute.org

Taking the Group (really) Seriously - Online Lecture
2020-04-15 14:30 - 16:30
Abstract: I will begin by describing how and why I came to write Taking the Group Seriously. Through this ‘story’ I will flag up some of the questions about the human condition that I was struggling with at that time (and still continue do to!). I will then draw on the works of Norbert Elias and S.H.Foulkes to elaborate some of the key elements of Radical Group Analytic Theory, specifically, figuration, power and the idea of existence as ‘process’.

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Seminar Leader
Dr Farhad Dalal, PhD
His first degree was in Physics. His first psychotherapy training in the early 1980s was in the Humanistic Traditions with the Minster Centre in London. He then trained with the Institute of Group Analysis (London), qualifying in 1991. He obtained his PhD in 2001. Previously he was an Associate Fellow on the DMan programme at the University of Hertfordshire’s Business School and Visiting Professor at the Open University in the Netherlands. He has published numerous papers on a number of subjects that include psychoanalysis, group analysis, racism, politics and ethics, as well as four books.
About the book
In this critique and extension of the work of S.H.Foulkes, Farhad Dalal presents a thorough contemporary appraisal of the theory of group analysis and its relevance to psychoanalysis as a whole. The author argues that Foulkes failed to develop a specific set of group concepts, relying instead on the traditional individualistic framework of Freud. The book explores why Foulkes failed to escape from the orthodox mother-infant paradigm and offers a new post-Foulkesian interpretation of group analytic theory.
Taking the Group Seriously is divided into six parts which trace the history of ideas behind group work, and draws on a wide range of subjects to support its thesis: not only psychoanalysis and group analysis, but also sociology, biology, chaos theory, genetics, economics, game theory and discourse theory. Using the author’s practical group experience and including the latest ideas on the subject, this volume will be of interest to all those working in the field of psychoanalysis.

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Communication in Groups
2020-03-28 09:30 - 12:30 | Manoyatra, Indiranagar, 824, 2nd Cross Rd, Sodepur, Appareddipalya, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560008, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
“The language of the symptom, although already a form of communication, is autistic. It mumbles to itself secretly, hoping to be overheard…” (Foulkes and Anthony 1957, pg. 260)
Members of a group bring to it their ‘illness’ – the disturbances and conflicts that can not, yet, be articulated. These are expressed in the content of their story, the manner in which it is told, their relationship with individual members and the group as-a-whole, their presence and absence and how they spend their time in and with the group. The task of the conductor and the group is to, then, help members become aware of and voice disruptions in communication.

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Seminar Leaders
Swathi Prabhu
Psychotherapist
Swathi is a lover of languages, books, and the conquest of new words. She works with adolescents and young adults in Individual and Group Psychotherapy. She has a Masters in Psychology from the Indian Institute of Psychology and Research, Bangalore and is a certified Graphoanalyst. She believes that group spaces created with a therapeutic intent give a voice to silenced distressed. She is most fascinated by how groups rhythmically flow from chaos to creativity. She has recently completed the Foundation year of Group Analytic training and is on her way to becoming a group analyst.

Mohit Sharma
Psychotherapist
Mohit’s curiosity about group analytic work was aroused by his therapy. Over the last few years, he has become interested in creating spaces within consulting rooms and the larger community where people can come together and try to have difficult conversations. He has recently begun his journey in group analysis and is eager to share his appreciation and experiences of groups and how they work.
