Psychological First Aid

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"We can’t heal the world today but we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, an act of kindness.”

– Mary Davis

We all talk of absence of moral education period, in this rat race world. What matters is cramming and vomiting out - garbage in garbage out, GIGO - to only score. When New Education Policy aims to shift from rote learning, all nay Sayers are up in arms. My God.

Apart from Moral education, yet another quintessential learning we fail in pedagogy is not giving even a tiny heed on "First Aid Training".  True, everywhere, be it in school campuses, buses we sport a First Aid ⛑️ Kit Box. It simply serves as another fixture in the premises.  What about training?  Is it in any syllabi?

Well,

We may not be able to heal every one so distraught. Just a holding of the one in pain and saying, "pray 🙏 for you. And everything will be alright" can serve as a ray of hope.  Hope, faith is the First step on the journey of healing.

Om Shanti.

P.s.

The title is a clinical term.

Info courtesy:

Ms Lakshmi Sankaran,

Psychiatrist,

Dy Director -

BALM

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Chennai Express, edn 11.05.2024