Shirley Peries

Experience

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  Institute for Exceptional Children

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Junior Clinical Psychologist

  Worked as a Junior Clinical Psychologist.Clinical assessment and diagnosis. Play Therapy: for little children to uncover and deal with psychological issues in a non threatening environment.School Counselling: Assessment and counselling in schools for various emotional, behavioural and cognitive issues.

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  Swami Vivekananda International School

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

  School Counsellor . Head of the department

  Head of the Counselling Department: set up the Counselling Department in the school. Designed and planned out the requirements for counselling and special education.Parent counselling: Counselled parents through individual sessions and parent workshops on various parenting skills. Helped them to understand the reasons behind behavioral patterns in children and how changes in parenting techniques could work towards effective and enjoyable parenting.Student counselling: Counselled students through various emotional ups and downs. Helped them to gain better understanding of themselves. Assisted teens to navigate through their physical and emotional changes in growth spurt.Play Therapy: for little children to uncover and deal with psychological issues in a non threatening way.Teacher workshops: to make them aware of behavioural and emotional patterns that show up at different ages.Study skills workshops: for students to improve learning skills and increase concentration and memory. These included mind mapping, mnemonics and many more.Career counselling: Helped students match their potential and interests to identify the career options open to them. Arranged for professionals from different fields to interact and inspire students.Personality development: Assisting students to work on communication, problem solving, leadership, goal setting, self- confidence, interpersonal relationships and much more. Show less

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  Priyanj Special School

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Clinical Psychologist

  Consultant to the Managerial board. Clinical assessment of Autistic children to diagnose and evaluate the progress of therapy. Assisted special educators to chart out individual education programs for each child. Parent counselling for parents of autisitc children to understand the diagnosis and continue to support at home.Parent counselling.

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  Nalanda Foundation

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Clinical Psychologist

  Head of Assessments Department- Administered and interpreted psycho-educational tests and curriculum based entrance tests to help place students. Conducting mass screening tests for learning difficulties in schools. Pioneered aptitude testing and career guidance. Arranged for guest speakers and field visits to orient students to various career options.Counselling- (individual and group) for students with severe behavioural disorders, worked closely with their special educators, teachers and parents. Coordinated efforts of specialists to ensure a smooth interface among all.Coordinated the formulation and implementation of Individualized Educational Programmes (IEP) for students to ascertain that each of their special needs were addressed. Conducted Thinking Skills workshops to introduce Lateral thinking and creativity for Multiple Intelligence in students.Created Behaviour Modification Charts based on the principles of reinforcement (Behaviour Therapy).Introduced and conducted Leadership Workshops for the student council and workshops for teachers orienting them to various clinical disorders for improved classroom management.Documentation and Research for the purpose of studying emerging trends in Learning Difficulty.Contributed articles for the institution website to help in creating awareness on different aspects of learning difficulty. Show less

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  Mehta's Classes

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  Psychology lecturer

  Coached Pre-University Psychology students to achieve the best grades.

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  Snehalaya Family Service Centre - India

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Clinical Psychologist

  Marriage Counselling: Helped couples to recognize and resolve conflicts to improve their relationships.Pre-marital Counselling: Designed modules of marriage preparation course (Engaged Encounter) to help couples to learn effective communication and conflict resolution. Clinical Assessment: for couples when required for therapy.Career counselling: Aptitude testing for students to assess their cognitive abilities, attitudes and knowledge to help them achieve career clarity.

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  Private Practice Counseling

  Jan 2004 - now

  Clinical Psychologist

  More than 20 years of experience in helping people with- DepressionAnxietyLow self-esteemSurvivors of narcissistic abuseTraumatic childhoodEffective parentingFostering leadership skillsConflict resolutionCareer guidance

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  Fitcy Health

  Sept 2023 - now

  Clinical Psychologist