The KCW Counselling Cell, Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana organized a seminar on Prevention of Incest and Sexual Abuse on February 29, 2024, under the ‘Aao Baat Karein’ Interaction Series initiative, focused on preventing, recognizing and reporting of sexual abuse.
Dr. Param Saini, a clinical psychologist who has spent 30 years of her career specializing in prevention of violence against children and women and the behavior pattern of abusive men, was the resource person of the day. Through an informative power point presentation, she discussed the nature of dysfunctional relationship within families, prevalence of abuse and it’s impacts on the delicate psyche on the young victims.
With more than 600 participants, the seminar aimed at creating awareness on the topic by apprising the students of the psychology of the victim, the perpetrators and environmental factors involved. The students were taught to spot the danger signs and characteristics of incestuous figures.
The workshop emphasized on making the students aware of the risk factors and the victimization process to equip the students with the knowledge to recognize and stop such an event from occurring.
The Principal, Dr Iqbal Kaur, appreciated KCW Counselling Cell for empowering students by making the future generations aware and enabling them with knowledge that would benefit the society as well as the whole nation.