A MUST addition to E.V.E.R.Y Indian therapists’ library #PoornimaBhola #ChetnaDuggal # RathnaIsaac
Channel: Radhika Bapat
Date: 2022-02-04

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◆ a b o u t  t h e  b o o k
This 300+ page book is the only Indian writing that addresses in such detail mindful attention or reflection as a medium to scaffold the Indian therapists learnings in their therapeutic work. The authors clearly delineate the process of reflection, with toolkits to boot, and highlight cultural contexts. This is so important because we know that cultures shape us. While we are well aware of “experiential niches,” most Indian psychology departments teach using  textbooks from the West that neglect specific rules, scripts and goals contributing to our Indianness -  that which influences our emotional, motivational, and learning experiences. While our profession studies human suffering, our textbooks omit physical and social settings, historically constituted customs and practices, ethnotheories and socioeconomics. This book addresses this gap and see’s India as a “whole” and a sum of its parts (It is inclusive, not exclusive). It helps you understand YOU as an Indian therapist, your Indian client, and the therapeutic alliance embedded within this context. 

Read time : 40 hours approximately 
Recommended reading for Indian Students 
Book publication Date :  January 2022 (English)
Publisher : Sage Publications India 

◆ a b o u t  m e
Hi, I’m Radhika Bapat and I have an MA, Mphil and PhD In Clinical Psychology. I am a columnist at Hufftington Post’s @Thrive Global, YourStory and Times of India. Since the mental health fallout of the pandemic, I have been creating free content to help people outside the space of individual therapy. I served as Head of the Department of Behavioural Sciences and Mental Health at Sahyadri Hospitals in Pune from 2009-2018 and resigned from this post to pursue my passions - reading, studying & playing in addition to seeing clients. I am married to Fulbright-Hays fellow and scholar in South Asian studies Justin Scarimbolo, PhD. Together we have a son, Neel, with whom we travel between our two homes in Pune, India and the Catskills Mountains of upstate New York. ‪ ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

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Apologies for sounding tired during the rendering of this video - I had (have) COVID and was (am) exhausted.