The disabled often need counselling as a part of their rehabilitation. To address the needs of the general population and these special groups, the program is carried out through institutions, clinics, day care centers, and home visits. Partnerships with various institutions and day care centers facilitate referrals and awareness raising efforts. In our clinics we have worked to make our medical teams more sensitive to emotional problems. Persons needing counselling often have physical symptoms such as insomnia, nausea, sexual difficulties, or pain.
Clinic workers make referrals and counselling is done at the center.
Cases are also discovered through home visits. Counselling Program workers carry out home visits 2 days a week. An important part of the program is community mobilization. We encourage various sectors of the community to become involved in addressing social problems such as drug abuse child and abuse. In some areas we have conducted workshops on Mental Health Needs Assessment.