Support Group for College Goers

Group D

These support groups are for adults, segregated on the basis of the kinds of pandemic related concerns they are dealing with. 

A small group of people(not more than 5 or 6) along with 2 moderators, will meet once a week, to participate in a listening/sharing circle. To be able to provide the right kind of attention and compassion to each covid-related issue, we thought it best to put people into two separate groups, depending on what they are joining the support groups for.   

With this group we aim to help college students:

  • Cope with exam and/or placement anxiety 

  • Deal with the stress of graduation / post graduation projects / semester projects

  • Cope with the stress of not being able to travel home

  • Cope with the readjustment of being away from institute/at home during the pandemic

  • Build skills to cope with challenges

  • Deal with interpersonal and relationship concerns

  • Deal with the fear of getting sick with COVID-19

  • Feel less lonely, isolated or judged

  • With a safe space for talking openly and honestly about one’s feelings

  • Help regain a sense of empowerment, control or hope

All groups are led by trained facilitators. Groups provide a welcoming, safe, judgment-free space to share and support one another.

Here are a few general guidelines and ground rules that we need all participants to observe to ensure a fair and comfortable experience for all parties involved:

  • Registration via intake forms is mandatory. To avoid issues in safely conducting the support groups, we will not be taking in walk-in/ad-hoc participants at request.

  • The group will meet once a week, for an hour, at a predetermined time slot.

  • No recording of any sessions will be allowed. Moderators also will not record the sessions to preserve the confidentiality of the participants.

  • The support group is a safe space that will maintain confidentiality; so nothing discussed during the session can be divulged to anyone outside of the circles. (Except in cases of emergencies, when the emergency contacts will be suitably notified)

  • Time in the session needs to be managed such that everyone gets a chance to speak, and address their concerns. 

  • Participants are requested to join the sessions on time. 

  • Although the Support Group sessions themselves are free of charge; there’s a registration fee of 50 INR or above (pay as you wish) in order to cover operational costs for the organization.