Train counsellors to aid health professionals in treating children with COVID-19: Udupi DC
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Udupi Deputy Commissioner G. Jagadeesha on Saturday asked the Departments of Women and Child Welfare and Health and Family Welfare to train children’s counsellors on priority basis to help health prof
Udupi Deputy Commissioner G. Jagadeesha on Saturday asked the Departments of Women and Child Welfare and Health and Family Welfare to train children’s counsellors on priority basis to help health professionals in treating children in case of a third COVID-19 wave. Speaking at a meeting of different committees of District Child Protection Unit, the Deputy Commissioner said that those counsellors should mingle well with children and prepare them to receive the COVID-19 treatment with confidence. He said that all child care centres in the district should appoint counsellors. The services of social work and psychology students interested to work as children’s counsellors should be utilised. Their services should be utilised in COVID-19 call centres and in telecounselling. Such students should also be trained on the ways of helping the health professionals while treating children.
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