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Webinar Series is "Sharing Advent of New Spectrum of Positivity and Kindness" was held on Wednesday 7th October, 2020
Webinar Series is "Sharing Advent of New Spectrum of Positivity and Kindness" was held on Wednesday 7th October, 2020


World Mental Health Day Celebration by COVID-19 Mental Health Team of Institute of Applied Psychology
Webinar series: 6th – 9th October 2020

Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore is conducting a series of webinars to celebrate the world mental health day. Theme of the webinar series is “Sharing Advent of New Spectrum of Positivity and Kindness”. With reference to these series, two sessions were conducted on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. Session. Morning session was chaired by Dr. Afsheen Masood, Assistant Professor Institute of Applied Psychology. Dr Afsheen being the first speaker of the session discussed the difficulties of children with disabilities amid Covid-19 Pandemic and shared how special children are more vulnerable towards infections related to covid-19 as compared to healthy children. Dr. Tanveer Nasar’s topic for today’s webinar was “Mental Health: A Positive Perspective” and she described how constant complaining and reliving the past traumas negatively affect mental health. Ms. Fareeha Naz was the third speaker of the morning session and she shared insights into the psychological management of rape victims and stressed the importance of treating Rape victims as Rape survivors and labeling, naming and shaming the culprit instead of the victim. Last speaker of the morning session was Ms. Maryam Razzaq who addressed the importance of social support in mental health. The evening session was chaired by Dr. Rafia Rafique, Director IAP. First guest speaker was Ms. Mafia Rashid who shared the perspective on life post-Covid 19 pandemic and highlighted lifestyle modifications essential to keep up with the new normal. Ms. Amina Bashir was the second speaker who discussed the management of the children with special needs while focusing on the disruptive behaviors of these children. Third speaker of the evening session was Ms. Sadia Mustafa who highlighted the issue of social taboo and stigmatization faced by the parents of children with special needs and shared management strategies for such parents. Last speaker of the evening session was Ms. Aneeza Habib who discussed different aspects of parenting during the pandemic. Both sessions were live streamed through IAP Facebook and attended by hundreds of participants and professionals from all around the world.