St Aloysius Institutions launch Listening Centre in city
Bellevision Media Network
Mangaluru, 02 Sep 2016: The inauguration of the Listening Centre- the Counselling Centre of St Aloysius Institutions was held at the premises of St Aloysius High School, here on Thursday September 1 at 12:30pm.
The Listening Centre is coordinated by the department of psychology under the guidance of Dr Shalini Aiyappa, the head of the department of under-graduate and post-graduate studies in Psychology and Research Centre in Corporate Psychology.
The inauguration began with the symbolic cutting of the ribbon by Fr Walter Andrade SJ, the former finance administrator of St Aloysius College and was followed by a welcome speech by Fr Dionysius Vas SJ, the rector of St Aloysius Institutions. He welcomed the Learning Centre and its significance towards the progress of children in their natural capabilities as well as their need of emotional, intellectual and spiritual space.
Dr Shalini Aiyappa, then took the stage to thank the Jesuit Society especially Fr Dionysius Vas SJ who helped make the Centre a reality. She described The Listening Centre as that which embraces diversity of any person on any walk of life regardless of their caste, creed or community to deal with interpersonal issues of students, family, couples and also provides career guidance. It is also a centre for learning for children with learning disabilities and academic issues. There is a therapeutic advantage of listening and talking and that is what the Centre seeks to impart.
Those who were present on the stage included Fr Swebert D’Silva SJ, the principal of St Aloysius College; Grace Noronha, the principal of St Aloysius Gonzaga School; Fr Walter Andrade SJ and Gopalakrishnan, the headmaster of St Aloysius High School. The Listening Centre thus seeks to form men and women for others.