Providing services to enable people live life to the fullest.
‘PRAFULTA’ – bringing Meaning, Purpose and Abundance in the lives of people!
PRAFULTA, Centre for Psychological Wellness, is an initiative of the Salesians of Don Bosco, an International Organization that works with children and youth. Prafulta began in September 1998 with a mission to promote emotional intelligence by offering a variety of psychological services like assessment, counselling, career guidance, psychiatric services, psycho-educational evaluation, remedial education, occupational therapy, support groups, numerous training programmes and workshops for children, youth, adults, parents, teachers, and professionals on various academic, developmental and emotional issues. Presently Prafulta has a team of over 30 professionals.
Our Services
Psychiatry
Psychiatrists are medical doctors who are experts in mental health. They specialise in diagnosing and treating people with mental illness. Check Details
Well Being Awareness Initiatives
Prafulta Psychological Services takes initiatives in the area of enhancing well being in the society. This service of Prafulta endeavours to reach out to large audiences by spreading awareness about emotional well being. Check Details
Integrated Education Department
INTEGRATED EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Is your child: Intelligent … not completing school work Making silly mistakes … confusing letters “ b”, “d”, “p”, “9” etc Check Details
Clinical Assessment
Intelligence Measures Behavioural Assessment Personal Assessment Projective Tests Neuropsychological Assessment Clinical Scales Check Details
Counselling Psychotherapy
Prafulta offers INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELLING to facilitate those who require assistance to cope with and successfully resolve the problems they face in everyday life. Check Details
Corporate Training
Prafulta supports corporate organizations in their Human Resource Development functions in training and assessment. Our psychologists employ specialized Psychometric tools to enable business organizations evaluate and develop prospective and regular personnel. Check Details
Career Guidance
A big chunk of our day goes in the vocation we choose. What is the quality of those hours we spend? Check Details
Our Trainings
The Don Bosco Teacher Training Program in Remedial Education
May 2, 2022
Upcoming
The Don Bosco Teacher Training Program in Remedial Education The Course aims to empower teachers, school counselors and parents with information and know-how to effectively help children with varying needs and disabilities in mainstream schools Check Details
Integral Somatic Psychotherapy (ISP)
Feb 3, 2022
Upcoming
Integral Somatic Psychotherapy (ISP) Professionals ISP is a comprehensive approach to treating symptoms of stress, trauma, emotion, and relationship with greater efficiency based on inter-disciplinary knowledge of the different layers of the nervous system, the body in ordinary and extra-ordinary human experiences of different kinds and the mechanisms for self-regulation and interactive regulation with the environment in the different layers of the nervous system. Check Details
Jeevan
Nov 20, 2021
Concluded
Jeevan' (online) - Training mental health professionals to conduct Life Skill sessions. Jeevan is a workshop to train mental health professionals / social workers / resource persons who are keen to conduct group sessions to design and conduct Life Skill sessions for varied age groups. Check Details
Online Course in Career Guidance
Aug 28, 2021
Concluded
Prafulta - Centre for Psychological Wellness Is offering an Online Course in Career Guidance for professionals who want to enhance and develop their knowledge and skills in Career Guidance Counseling. Check Details
The Don Bosco Advanced Diploma in Counselling & Community Outreach
Jul 12, 2021
Concluded
This is a nine months course that trains participants towards becoming professional counselors. It stresses on experiential learning with hands on practice and supervised work with clients. Check Details
Emotional Embodiment
Jul 1, 2021
Concluded
Emotional Embodiment Emotional Embodiment helps to build resilience and tolerance to difficult emotions. It is the 1st module of ISP, which can be done independently of other modules. Check Details
Integral Somatic Psychotherapy (ISP)
Jul 1, 2021
Concluded
Integral Somatic Psychotherapy (ISP) ISP is a comprehensive approach to treating symptoms of stress, trauma, emotion, and relationship with greater efficiency based on inter-disciplinary knowledge of the different layers of the nervous system, the body in ordinary and extra-ordinary human experiences of different kinds and the mechanisms for self-regulation and interactive regulation with the environment in the different layers of the nervous system. Check Details
Our Workshops
Mindfullness Magic
Jan 30, 2022
Upcoming
Mindfulness Magic. Learn to live in the present moment with awareness for the multiple benefits it brings. Mindfulness can only be learnt with practise which is the crux of this unique workshop facilitated by Leonie D’mello, Counsellor and Human Resources Development Professional. Check Details
Emotional Embodiment
Apr 22, 2021
Concluded
Emotional Embodiment A workshop to regulate and develop a capacity for difficult emotions in the physiology enabling appropriate action as against impulsive reaction. Check Details
Managing Dysregulated Emotions
Oct 26, 2020
Concluded
An Orientation to Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP). This workshop will help to learn, to increase treatment efficiency in psychological work through greater use of dimensions of body, energy and awareness. Check Details
Tapping for Emotional Wellbeing
Oct 13, 2020
Concluded
A workshop on Emotional Freedom Technique. This workshop will help to learn a very effective technique to manage emotional distress and physical pain Check Details
The Choice Imbalance
Oct 6, 2020
Concluded
Join us for the free workshop on 6th October to understand the discrepancy between our needs and wants and attempts to achieve a balance in our lives and relationships. Check Details
BSAFE - TAKE IT EASY
Sep 4, 2020
Concluded
Prafulta - Centre for Psychological Wellness Presents a unique webinar to address the parental burden while managing and juggling multiple responsibilities that come with children. Check Details
BSAFE - Integrating Online Schooling (IOS)
Aug 1, 2020
Concluded
BSAFE Behavioural Skills and Functional Education for children. Panelists Dr. Wilona Braganza Dr. Reema Valia Ms. Divya Nair Topic: Integrating Online Schooling (IOS) Check Details
Our Outreach Initiatives
The Healthy Mind Camp
In the event of World Mental Health day Prafulta organises a free Psychiatric Consultation Camp which is open for all age groups. Check Details
Young Adults With Mental Illness
A support group to help cope with your mental health struggles, open to people from 18 to 30 years of age. Check Details
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
A free of cost programme for students of class 5,6 and 7 focusing on emotional wellbeing. It is once a year programme Check Details
Illuminating Lives
The day seems to fly if you are caring for a loved one & all their daily needs! As a family caregiver, self care is often totally neglected. Check Details
Hum Saath Saath Hai
It is a community outreach programme, where the goal is to reach out as many people to make them aware of mental health and the services available around them to enhance their wellbeing. Check Details
Hope Collective
The Hope Collective is for us - us who look after other people’s mental health…. Us who need to look after ourselves too! Check Details
Client Testimonials
My academic background has been a Masters in English Literature and by profession, I am a journalist. Understanding the human condition and the motivation of thinking beings is an integral part of both literature and journalism. I joined the ADCP….
John Doe
The advance diploma in counselling happened to me in the middle of an established counselling career. I usually like to attend various courses to enhance my skills knowledge and also take me back to basics which I may have taken for granted over a period of time underestimating its importance.
Pallavi Bhurkay
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