MindCare Veda believes that parents and teachers play a vital role in the overall well-being of a child/young-adult and that it is essential for them to understand and consequently deal effectively with their children/students, the Barefoot Counselor Programme address this.
The Emerging Leader programme provides a positive guidance for students to develop into efficient and industrious young adults.

The Barefoot Counselor Training Programme for Teachers/Parents
The Barefoot counseling is all about equipping teachers and parents with the basic skills of counseling which will help them:

communicate effectively with the child
identify problems of children
make a child open up and share her/his problems
provide insight to the child about possible solutions At the end of this four day program parents and teachers will be able to listen with empathy, respond with understanding, and be non-directive and non-judgmental when required.
Basic Counseling Skills-The art of eliciting information from the individual who approaches
Problem Solving Skills
Emotional and behavioral problems in children & common mental illnesses in children
Mistaken goals for misbehaviors and handling them appropriately
Dealing with teenagers
Classroom management (teachers)
Positive parenting skills (parents)
Addiction and its characteristics

The Emerging Leaders’ Programme
The Emerging Leaders’ Programme offers customized and tested leadership concepts into a curriculum of youth programs and deliver it as part of school programs to ‘grow leaders’. This programme will focus on developing psychosocial and interpersonal skills.

The programme will cover the following core skills
Communication and Interpersonal Skills- these skills involve using skills such as active listening, verbal/nonverbal communication, negotiation skills, and empathy, cooperation & teamwork and advocacy skills.
Decision-Making and Critical thinking Skills- these skills help a child to gather information, evaluate and determine solutions to their problems, and to develop analysis skills enabling them to analyze attitudes,values and beliefs of self and others.
Coping and Self-Management Skills- children will learn how to cope and manage their feelings, build self-esteem and boost confidence, manage stress and time. These skills help to evaluate and monitor themselves as well as to engage in positive thinking.