{"id":9331,"date":"2018-02-20T12:25:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T12:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/?p=9331"},"modified":"2018-02-20T12:25:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T12:25:45","slug":"exam-and-study-skills-2017-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/?p=9331","title":{"rendered":"Exam and Study Skills 2017 – 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bangalore, 19th<\/sup>\u00a0February 2018:<\/strong>\u00a0As a part of the\u00a0Fortis National School Mental Health Program<\/strong>, the Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences, under the leadership of\u00a0Dr. Samir Parikh<\/strong>, launched a multi-pronged online and offline campaign across India to equip students, teachers, parents and teachers with the skills to deal effectively with the challenges associated with the exam season.<\/p>\n

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Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n

As an integral part of the campaign, our team conducted more than\u00a0240 workshops<\/strong>\u00a0reaching out to around\u00a0210 schools<\/strong>\u00a0across\u00a021 cities<\/strong>\u00a0of the country. Via these talks, we reached out to over\u00a025000 students, 1100 teachers and parents<\/strong>, equipping them with\u00a0strategies towards smarter goal setting, improving memory and concentration, time management as well as coping mechanisms to bust exam stress effectively.<\/p>\n

24*7 Fortis National Exam Helpline<\/strong><\/p>\n

From a\u00a09am-5pm<\/span>\u00a0helpline, we transitioned to a\u00a024*7 helpline<\/strong>\u00a0for students as well as their parents in order to provide guidance and support for concerns around preparing for exams and exams related stress. Carried out in shifts, this helpline has been run by our team of psychologists and psychiatrists round the clock. We have been receiving calls from not just school\u00a0students<\/strong>, but\u00a0teachers and parents as well<\/strong>, touching up to as many as\u00a0200 calls per day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Dr Samir Parikh, Director, Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences, Fortis Healthcare<\/strong>\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cThere is a significant stress that both students\u00a0experience during exam season. To help these pressures for both students as well as their families, Fortis runs a 24*7 helpline by a team of mental health experts including psychiatrists and psychologists. This helpline facilitates students to study more effectively, improve memory and concentration, reduce exam anxiety as well as improve lifestyle during exams. We have also been receiving calls from parents of students to discuss ways of supporting their children during this high-stress time. We have been receiving hundreds of calls throughout the day and night from across the country and overseas as well.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Common questions asked by students<\/em><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n