MSMS - Udyog Aadhar Registered Firm

Mrs. Arpita Kaswa
Hello

I'm Arpita Kaswa

Founder and Consulting Psychologist

  • E-mail arpita@transformingminds.co.in
  • Phone +91 735 927 5468
  • Address Wanowrie, Pune - 411040
  • Profile A passionate and dedicated professional and learner with thorough hands-on experience in Counseling and Mentoring for last 14 years

Our Expertise

Transforming Minds, is a Learning, Training, Development and Counseling Company. We mainly cater to five domains.

EDUCATION

With an aim to make students motivated learners and facilitate their exploration of careers, we provide:

  • Smart learning solutions to the school and college students to help them improve their academic performance
  • Multi-faceted counselling services to school and college students to enable them cope with academic, career and social pressure.
  • Psychological assessment and Remedial teaching services
  • Skills training to school and college staff to develop the classroom management and improving teaching effectiveness.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Inclusive – Education consultancy to schools to establish a complete set-up for special children as per CBSE guidelines:

  • In–service training programmes & professional development seminars/workshops on special education for teachers of special schools & ordinary schools
  • Professional support for public- sector ordinary schools to implement a Whole School Approach to cater for students diverse learning needs.
  • Seminars on special education for educational & other professional institutions
  • Training and counseling to teachers, school personnel and parents of students.

CORPORATE TRAININGS

In order to maximise the productivity of the firms, we strive to make the work joyous and effortless by providing:

  • HR training services to corporate firms, for enhancing the skills of their workforce
  • Soft Skills training such as Time management, Stress management, Personality Development
  • Assessment and implementation services to vocational training institutes
  • Upskilling and reskilling services to existing employee base of the company

PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING

For helping people improve their well-being, alleviate distress and maladjustment, resolve crisis, and increase their ability to function better in their lives, we also provide:

  • - Psychological counseling services for improving overall mental health
  • Addressing the concerns of individuals, focusing on typical life stresses as a part of families, groups and organizations

CAREER COUNSELLING

For helping children to decide their career path on the basis of their aptitude & interests

"The human mind is capable of wonderful things. All it needs is the correct stimulus to unlock its latent potential."

MSMS - Udyog Aadhar Registered Firm
Proudly registered with MSME as Udyog Aadhar Enterprise

Our Skills

Skills & Procedures Utilized at TM

Group Counseling and Psychotherapy 80%
Trauma Management 87%
Assessment Techniques 78%
Consulting 89%
Treatment Outcome 97%
Programs/Workshops 77%

The procedures and techniques used by us include, but are not limited to:

  • Individual, family and group counseling and psychotherapy
  • Crisis intervention, disaster and trauma management
  • Assessment techniques for the diagnosis of psychological disorders
  • Programs/workshops that educate and inform the public about mental health, school, family, relationship and workplace issues so that problems can be prevented before they start or reduced before they get worse
  • Consulting with organizations
  • Program evaluation and treatment outcome (e.g., client progress)
  • Training
  • Clinical supervision
  • Research methodologies for scientific investigations

Portfolio

Work Experience

Army Asha School, Jabalpur

Principal

Worked in the capacity of Principal of a very prestigious special school.

Kendriya Vidyalaya, AFS Srinagar

Counsellor & Spoken English Teacher

Worked as a School Counsellor & Spoken English teacher for the classes I-XII

ICFAI, Bareilly

Trainer & Guest Lecturer

Worked as a Personality Development trainer

British School of Languages, Bareilly

Spoken English & Personality Development Trainer

Worked as a Spoken English & Personality Development trainer. Also conducted corporate training & teacher training programs.

Alchemist HR Services Pvt. Ltd., Pune

Executive & Counsellor

Worked as an Executive & Counsellor. Work involved communicating with students and professionals.

Rose & Lora Morris Trust, Pune

Remedial Teacher & Counsellor

Worked as a Remedial teacher & counsellor. It also included counselling parents & teachers.

Training Workshop

Participant

Workshop on ‘Sonday System I- A Phonemic approach to Rose & Lora Morris Memorial Trust, Pune Reading & Spelling’ conducted by The Maharashtra Dyslexic Association, Mumbai.

Training Workshops

Trainer

Conducted various workshops on Study Skills, Time Management, Organisational Skills, Career Counselling, etc for tribal children in various government schools.

Sakal Helpline, Pune

Career Counsellor

Worked as a Career Counsellor for a Helpline organized by Sakal & Vyaktitva Vikas Prabodhini, Pune for 10th & 12th standard students with the purpose of guiding them for future courses.

Special Workshops

Trainer

- Conducted a special workshop for 200 special educators on Individualised Educational Plan (IEP) and implemented it in all the special schools across Jabalpur.
- Conducted CCDP (Comprehensive Child Development Programme) full-day workshop for eight days in Jnana Prabodhini, Pune for the children of age group 7 to 14 years.

Independent Sessions

Counsellor

Handled many marital discord cases through Army Wives Wefare Association.
Experienced in counseling children, parents, teachers at all levels across the country.

Education

2019

M.A (Clinical Psychology)

IGNOU

2005

M.A (Sociology)

Pune University

2004

P.G. Diploma in School Psychology

Pune University

2002

B.A (Sociology)

Pune University

Challenges We Help

The problems addressed by Transforming Minds are addressed from developmental (lifespan), environmental and cultural perspectives. They include, but are not limited to:

  • School and career/work adjustment concerns
  • Making decisions about career and work, and dealing with school‐work‐retirement transitions
  • Relationship difficulties‐including marital and family difficulties
  • Learning and skill deficits
  • Stress management and coping with negative life events
  • Organizational problems
  • Dealing with and adjusting to physical disabilities, disease or injury
  • Personal/social adjustment
  • The development of one’s identity
  • Persistent difficulties with relating to other people in general
  • Mental disorders

References

  • Arpita is one of the most passionate and dedicated professional person I have come across. She has been working for the cause of the welfare of her students and people in distress since last decade. She is not just qualified, but also knowledgeable in her field. She has received several awards and certificates for the selfless work done.

    Harshad Shah Advisor

  • I know her for more than 2 years. She is motivated and responsible person with high degree of integrity. She is highly qualified in the field of psychology from reputed institutes. Her experience in the field is vast and has benefited many children including special children. Particularly, her contribution to Asha School, an esteemed school for Divyangjan in Jabalpur is commendable and she has won appreciation for her work across the fraternity. She is very responsible and well suited to the world of counseling.

    Chhavi Bharadwaj IAS Officer Mission Director

  • I am very pleased to convey my appreciation to you for performing the duties of Principal of Asha School, Jabalpur in an exemplary manner. It was very heartening to see the interest and dedication of your staff under your leadership in ensuring that all the Special children in your school are being given proper care and training to overcome their disability. It is also heartening to see that with your knowledge and untiring effort, the facilities created in the Asha School are par excellence. Well done and keep it up!

    Mrs. Meena Zonal President

  • It gives me pleasure writing this testimonial in favor of Mrs. Kaswa. She is a young, energetic lady having great concern for education. Arpita takes initiative to identify the problem and devise the solutions. Her role requires strong communication and empathetic skills and she has shown the she has not only these skills but also the ability to inspire respect and cooperation. Over the past few years she has worked with various organizations and helped many from various cultures and age groups through her counseling skills. Her experience in this field is vast and has benefited many children including special children. Particularly, her contribution to Asha School, an esteemed school for Divyangjan is commendable.

    Mr. Sandeep Rajak Commissioner - Disability

Our Learning-Training-Counseling Methodology

Our Learning-Training-Counseling methodology is very unique; our programs are designed and customized as per Industry, Academic and individual needs. Training is delivered by experienced certified professionals and the entire focus of the training program is to inherit practical knowledge rather than mere lecture series.

Availability Calendar

Seminars / Individual Appointments Booked

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