Testimonials

The Atmiyata Course role-plays provided a lot of exposure on how to go about conversations with someone in distress – the do’s and dont’s.

After completing the course, I’ve found myself to be more empathetic, utilising the skills, especially active listening, in my interpersonal relationships. The behavioural activation and relaxation techniques have helped me in my daily routine as well.

The Atmiyata Course is not merely an online one-way course, rather it is interactive and one must enthusiastically take part in all aspects of the coursework to get a full grasp of it. It has been a wonderful experience for me!

As the founder of a mental health organisation, I had heard a lot about Atmiyata and its impact on rural mental health. I wanted to better understand the tools and techniques used.  While we have been using some of these concepts at our organisation, it was wonderful to see them come together and work in a structured format.  

The strength of this course lies in the clarity provided by the instructors regarding the evidence-based techniques that lay persons can use to provide mental health support & the applicability of these techniques as instruments of change. 

The course is especially useful for other NGOs and individuals who are looking to create more impact in the field of mental health.  

As a journalist, I engage in writing workshops which involve self-reflection exercises. I have often felt the need to be trained in mental health to better support the participants during this process. The Atmiyata Course has helped me in this regard.

The course has also helped me relook at my interactions with people who have reached out to me with their own issues.

The instructors are the strength of the course. They were very patient and able to take everyone along. I was a bit scared that the content and coursework may get very technical or tough for me to follow. However, it was perfectly paced. 

I would recommend this course to anyone looking to enter the field of psychology or mental health. 

As a nurse educator, I mentor nursing students in the field of psychiatric nursing, both in theory and clinical practice. While interacting with young adults, techniques like behavioural activation, active listening and affirmation are extremely crucial.

In clinical practice, these skills are the pillars of a therapeutic relationship. Attending this course has helped me to re-learn the skills with a different perspective.

The course faculty were encouraging and facilitated the learning process with relevant material, examples, and continuous feedback. The ongoing discussions during the lectures were interesting, and well initiated and managed by the faculty.

This course will be beneficial to all people irrespective of their profession, age, or their job designation. The skills learnt can also be applied to promote one’s own mental well-being.

As someone who provides regular support to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), The Atmiyata Course has been immensely helpful for me.

The strength of this course lies in its design; it is interactive and allows space for discussions. I especially liked the fact that all concepts were explained in very simple terms. I would definitely recommend this course.

The strength of this course lies in its role plays that use various case scenarios. These helped me understand the theoretical techniques better. Since I work with adolescents in schools, taking up this course has helped me to brush up my knowledge.

This is a practical and interactive course where individual attention is given to all participants.

The facilitators were very kind and patient, they made the course content extremely engaging.

The strength of the Atmiyata Course lies in its strong grip on the practical application of techniques in both personal and professional domains of functioning. It is rooted in objectivity and empiricism. The course equips an individual who is not a mental health professional with basic but useful tools to build and maintain their mental health. It also serves as a good platform to establish the foundational knowledge about how mental health is a spectrum and how it may be understood through an intersectional lens.

The course facilitators possess the skill to easily translate research-based knowledge into everyday language. This allows participants to grasp information without difficulty. In my experience, they were open to hearing opinions and discussing these further, without assuming that there is only one truth. The ability to take in constructive feedback with empathy and humility portrays that they are driven to take the course as per the participants’ needs.

The Atmiyata Course has expanded my view so that I can see myself in more than one role; subsequently, allowing me to be assertive and sensitive under the several roles I play – as a peer, daughter, student, fellow human etc. Sometimes, when I feel overwhelmed with the tasks that I have at hand or with taxing emotions, I turn to these techniques such as problem-solving, behaviour activation, and relaxation techniques following the situation at hand. Perhaps, not only have I found myself being more process-oriented but also solution-focused in my communication with others as well as my own needs.