By TCN News,
New Delhi: A batch of 30 inspectors and sub-inspectors posted at the Special Police Unit for Women and Children across Delhi are participating in the training programme with the broad theme of ‘Skill Building for Working with Couples Experiencing Matrimonial Conflict’ at the Jamia Milia Islamia.
Jamia is organizing the eight-day training programme from May 5-14, 2015 for personnel of these special police units (earlier called Crimes against Women Cell) located in different districts of the National Capital Region (NCR) and directly engaged with the client system, a release from Jamia said.
Some of the sub-themes of the training programme are – Understanding Violence Against Women, Categories of Change feasible through the Counselling Process, Alcoholism and its Manifestations in Matrimonial Life, Mental Illness and its Manifestations in Matrimonial Life, Recognizing and Managing Internal Conflicts, Counseling Skills for First Response and Initial Interviewing, Inter-parental Conflict and Children, Legal Remedies for Couples in Conflict, Recording and its Relevance in the Counseling Process, Case Discussions & Practice Sessions, among other topics relevant to the theme of the training programme.
This cell has been operative in Delhi since 1983. It was an increase in the incidents of dowry deaths that had led to the recognition of a need for a specialized service to women in crisis situations. “Even while being entrusted with the role of providing reprieve to women facing matrimonial disputes, the functionaries have been earnestly grappling with the performance of this unique role. Principally trained in investigative techniques, they recognize the need for specialized training to deal with intimate issues of human relationships,” the release said.
The training programme is being organized at the University campus under the able guidance and supervision of Professor N U Khan, head, Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia, the release added.