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About Us |
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Key Persons |
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Dr. Shanti Ranganathan |
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Driven by an intense desire to
help suffering alcoholics and their families, she founded the center
at a time when treatment for addiction was an unknown concept. The
momentous growth of the organization is a proof of her untiring
efforts and wholehearted commitment to the cause . The Padma Shri
title conferred by the Government of India and her doctoral thesis
on ‘Community Approach of Treatment’ are just two of her credits |
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Dr. R.R. Cherian |
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Dr Cherian has been
associated with the organization since its inception and now heads
the Research Department and treatment services. Her numerous
clients over the past 25 years acclaim her counseling skills. |
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Dr. Anita Rao |
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She has been the head of the
Medical Wing for the past 17 years. Apart from being responsible
for providing medical services during primary treatment as well as
follow up, she coordinates and supervises the entire medical unit. |
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Dr. V. Thirumagal |
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V. Thirumagal is programme
consultant. She spends her time improving the quality of services
provided at the centre. She also conducts staff development
programmes for the counseling staff. She is an excellent speaker
and a resource person for NCDAP, UNODC and Colombo Plan. |
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Ms. Jacqueline Allenby David |
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Jacqueline is a Senior
Counselor and coordinator for the Regional Resource and Training
Centre (RRTC). She has been working at the centre for more than 20
years. She conducts training programme for industrial personnel. |
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Ms. Revathy Narayanaswamy |
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Revathy, a Senior Counselor,
has been working with us for more than 17 years. She enjoys
conducting re-educative sessions for clients. |
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Ms. Sudha Mani |
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Ms. Sudha Mani has gained
extensive experience in organizing community programmes. She has
been conducting six treatment camps every year for the past 10
years. She has done a lot of work in the area of prevention of
HIV-AIDS and Alcoholism in villages.
She is in-charge of the Relapse wing , conducting relapse
prevention and management programmes.
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Ms.Reshma Malick |
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Ms.Reshma along with Sudha
manages the Relapse wing. She is a trained art therapist and has
incorporated many activities as part of relapse prevention and
management programmes.
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Ms. Aditi Ghanekar |
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Ms. Aditi co-ordinates
training programmes for post graduate social work and psychology
students, medical and nursing students. She has proficiency in
Hindi, hence, provides counseling to North Indian patients. She
visited Australia to learn about new programmes offered by
‘Turning Point’. |
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Ms. Jyothi |
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Ms. Jyothi heads the Nursing
Department, and she is a resource person for training programmes
conducted for nurses. She takes special interest in ensuring the
cleanliness of the centre. |
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Ms. Rajeshwari |
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Ms. Rajeswari J who has done
her M.Phil. in Social Work, has worked in both the Primary and
After Care Centres. |
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Ms. Sheeba Williams |
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Ms. Sheeba a social worker
supervises students of social work who come for field placement.
She has undergone training in ASI at Nigeria organized by UCLA. |
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Ms. Jayasree Subramanian |
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Ms. Jayasree Subramanian has
done M.Phil in psychology and has been working as a counselor. She
was trained in psycho social management of addiction by trainers
of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) for 4 weeks at
Egypt and England under the sponsorship of UNODC.
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Ms. Adeline Andrews |
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Ms. Adeline Andrews has done
post graduation in social work and has been managing the After
Care Centre for the past three years. She was trained in
Screening, Assessment, and Treatment Planning by trainers of
University Of California Los Angeles (UCLA) for 4 weeks at Egypt
and England under the sponsorship of UNODC. |
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Ms. Jude Jacinta |
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Ms.Jacinta coordinates the
camp programmes conducted in villages Tamil Nadu. She also manages
treatment offered to patients free of charge. She ensures quality
service to patients who are treated free. |
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Ms. Jeyamary |
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She has been working as a
counsellor in After Care Centre for more than seven years. She is
very creative, conducts art therapy and activities for the
patients. |
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Ms. Roshin Abraham |
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She is working as a
counsellor. Besides English, she has proficiency in Malayalam and
Hindi. She is also a field worker in RRTC and visits centres in
Andhra Pradesh to guide NGOs. |
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Ms. Metilda |
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She is the Intake counsellor.
She is the first point of contact for clients and family members.
Her role is to motivate the clients to take help. |
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Mr. Shankar |
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He has been working as a
counsellor for the past five years. He is also involved in
conducting treatment camps in villages. |
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| Administration |
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Mr. Kumaraswami |
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Mr. Kumaraswami is the
Manager Administration. He is also managing the Tejas Vocational
Training Centre. He can be contacted for giving orders for jute
wedding bags and uniforms. |
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Mr.Krishnamoorthy |
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Mr. Krishnamoorthy is the
accountant. He oversees the accounts department. |
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Ms. Parimala |
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Ms. Parimala are in charge of the reception. They
provide an orientation to the family members who come for
consultation. |
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| Volunteers
in the mainstream activities |
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This institution has been singularly
fortunate in having some volunteers contributing to mainstream
activities. |
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Ms. Rukmani Jayaraman |
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Ms. Rukmani Jayaraman has
been spending considerable time for the last 22 years in creating
a long list of publications for professionals, social workers,
recovering patients and their families. Rukmani’s Master Guide on
addiction treatment is used as a reference book by practicing
professionals, across all SAARC countries. |
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Ms. Yoga Chandrasekar |
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Yoga Chandrasekar a computer
professional looks after the information management function. She
has developed a CD with 30 presentations for trainers. |
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Jaya Sadasivam and Gayathri
Krishnakumar |
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Jaya Sadasivam and Gayathri
Krishnakumar have been conducting group
therapy for families on a day-to-day basis. |
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Mallika Ramesh |
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Mallika Ramesh helps in
reception and intake counseling. |
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Vasantha Balasubramaniam and
Geetha Swaminathan |
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Vasantha Balasubramaniam and
Geetha Swaminathan are involved in monitoring and evaluation of
family therapy programme. |
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