Role of Counseling Center

• Forming a legal framework for counseling services.
• Setting standards for counseling services.
• Capacity building for human resources for counseling services.
• In line with the International Mental Health Week, commemoration ceremony of National Counseling service day to be held on 15th October in every year.
• Establishing Counseling Centers to provide for the counseling needs of the community.
• Increasing the attendance of clients at counseling centers by educating government officers, community leaders, students, teachers and parents about counseling and psychotherapy.
• Conducting traumatic counseling clinics in areas where natural and manmade disasters occurred.
• Issuing publications to make the community aware of counseling and psychotherapy.
• Conducting Preventive & developmental counseling programmes to minimize psychosocial problems.
• Training Volunteers, active listeners and psychosocial workers.
• Conducting short term training and awareness programs on counseling.
• Conducting attitude development programs to maximize productivity and efficiency in government institutes.
• Providing the services of trained counselors for government institutes and NGOs which are in need of such services.(prisons, hospitals, children’s homes, elders’ homes, Drug addicted rehabilitation activities).

24 hours Mobile Telephone Counseling programs

Counseling was provided by 100 Counseling officers for the community through the mobile telephone with a view to promote their mental health.

A logo for Counseling Division of Ministry of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandian Heritage were launched at National Counseling Ceremony on 13th October 2016.