Counselling – Jeevani

Jeevani Centre for students’ well-being is a project of department of Collegiate
Education, Government of Kerala which was launched on the year 2019. The purpose
of the project is the wellbeing of the mental health of the college students. A mental
health professional in the position of Psychology Apprentice is posted on colleges for
providing mental health services and conducting mental health related programs in the
colleges.

MMS Government Arts & Science College Malayinkeezhu was established in 2014 in
the name of famous poet, Madhava Panicker. The college offers graduation programs
for three subjects (English, Commerce and Mathematics) and Master’s program on
one subject (Commerce). The total number of students is 432. The total number of
students is 1000. In the academic year 2023-24, Jeevani Psychology Apprentice had
served for a total 50 working days in this College.

Work Schedule of Jeevani Apprentice: Psychology apprentice visits the college on
one or two days per week (Mondays and Alternative Fridays)
 Appointing College: MMS Arts & Science College, Malayinkeezhu
 Nodal Office: MMS Arts & Science College, Malayinkeezhu
 Working Time: 9.30.A.M – 3.30.P.M

Mental Health Awareness Classes taken for various batches of
students:

1. 4 th August 2023, First year. B. Com – Awareness Class on Importance of
   mental health
2. 4 th August 2023, First year. BA English– Awareness Class on Importance of
   mental health
3. 11 th August 2023, First year B.Sc. Mathematics – Awareness Class on
   Importance of mental health
4. 11 th August 2023, Second year B.Sc. Mathematics – Awareness Class on
   Importance of mental health
5. 10 th November 2023 – First year .B. Com Students – Importance of life
   skills.
6. 10 th November 2023- First year. B.A &B.Sc. Students – Importance of life
   skills
7. 13 th November 2023 – First year M. Com Students – Life skills training
8. 17 th November 2023- Second year. B. Com Students – Importance of life
   skills.
9. 17 th November 2023- Second year. B.A.English Students – Importance of
   life skills
10. 20 th November 2023 – Second year M. Com – Communication and
    Interpersonal skills
11. 20 th November, 2023- Second year B.Sc. Mathematics – life skills
    awareness class
12. 27 th November, 2023- First Year B. Com – Taboo around Mental Health
13. 7 th February, 2024 – Final year B. Com – An awareness class on effective ways of
    dealing with exam stress was conducted for B. Com final year students on 7 th
    February,2024 on B. Com final year class room. Though the class was initially
    planned for whole final years, other departments were unavailable at the time for
    program. The resource person for the program was Jithin Prem, Jeevani psychology

Jeevani College Mental Health Awareness Programme: 2023-24
Rough Format of Work Report to be submitted at the College
Issued by Jeevani State Nodal Center
apprentice. The class covered areas including healthy ways of facing exam,
psychological issues at the time of exam, Eustress and distress, difference between
hard work and smart work, long term and short term exam preparation strategies, tips
for effective memory encoding and retrieval.