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ONLINE TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE
The Butterfly Effect- A Life Skills Facilitator Program for Teachers, Special Educators, Counselors, Parents, and those working with adolescents.
The program will cover the Normal development of an adolescent, Related theories, LD & ADHD, Methods of facilitation, Core life skills and much more!
Dates: April 30th, May 2nd, 7th, 9th and 14th 2024. (All 5 days of attendance are preferred)
Time: 2 pm to 4.30 pm*
Venue: Zoom platform
Course Fee: Rs 7500/participant. (No part payment or refunds. Payment confirms registration.)
*The fees include step-by-step notes on how to conduct the life skills classes..
Trainer: Mrs Jennifer Tavares-Director- Pledge Academy
Jennifer is a nurse, counsellor and special educator who brings in her experiences in training, developing content for various training programs, and working with adolescents. She has been trained to use The Resilience Doughnut® model. (Visit www.pledgeacademy.in for more information about the trainer)
Registration will be on a first come first serve basis. Please note if the workshop is cancelled fees will be refunded.
An E certificate will be emailed to you at the end of the workshop
To register contact Mrs. Jennifer Tavares by WhatsApp/SMS on 9886015150.

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“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” – Audre Lorde

Being neurodivergent means navigating life with a brain that operates outside the typical neurological patterns recognized by society. Neurodivergence encompasses a range of variations, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and beyond, each with its unique set of challenges and strengths. Research emphasizes that neurodiversity is a natural and valuable form of human diversity, akin to biodiversity in nature (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). It's not a deficit to be corrected but a difference to be celebrated!

The beauty of neurodiversity lies in the unique contributions that neurodivergent individuals bring to our world. From unparalleled creativity and innovative thinking to exceptional problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail, these strengths are reshaping industries, art, science, and technology (Baron-Cohen et al., 2009). By appreciating and using these different skills, we create a welcoming space where everyone can succeed and make valuable contributions to society.

How do you or someone you know embrace neurodiversity? Let us know in the comments below!

𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐘 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝, 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟔𝐭𝐡, 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡, 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 (𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲)𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝟗 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟏 𝐩𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟔 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐞: 𝐑𝐬. 𝟗𝟓𝟎𝟎/ 𝐍𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬. 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝟔 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝
• 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐤𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞- 𝐂𝐍𝐒 𝐂𝐁𝐓: 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞: 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐤𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐂𝐁𝐓 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭
𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩- 𝟗𝟖𝟖𝟔𝟎𝟏𝟓𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬:
 Introduction to basic theory, principles, and features of CBT.
 Various CBT models. (For Depression, Anxiety, and Low Self-esteem)
 Cognitive Behavioral Assessment & Case Conceptualization
 Tools and techniques aimed at modifying unhelpful cognitive and behavioural patterns. Namely, to address problems identified through assessment and case conceptualization.

 The Workshop is spread over 5 weeks to allow the use of the skills on self or clients in between sessions and seek clarifications during the subsequent sessions. We believe in "learning by doing". Therefore, in between sessions, participants are guided to practice the skills learned through role plays in pairs.

𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬:
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩- 𝟗𝟖𝟖𝟔𝟎𝟏𝟓𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫

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Msc Nursing Students from the 2023 Batch, St Johns College of Nursing visited Pledge Academy yesterday as a part of their requirements. They come from all over India. Don't miss the 1st male nurse to join St Johns College of Nursing on the extreme right.
The students were given a brief understanding of the work done at Pledge and the challenges faced. Few expressed their desire to set up similar initiatives once they complete their studies. Johnites forever...let your lights shine.

There is a vacancy for a special educator for St Francis ICSE school, Koramangala, Bangalore. The requirement is from the next academic year onwards and is a full time post.
Interested candidates can drop their CV at [email protected]

Yesterday another batch (Batch 27) of enthusiastic therapists and parents completed the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)Skills program with Pledge Academy
We wish them well on their journey forward.
Marykutty Augustine, CBT therapist with decades of experience filled us with all her knowledge and experience.

This is a tough one, but I want people to know, maybe it’s not you. Maybe the person you are trying to communicate with is unable or unwilling to listen. Maybe you would do better to adjust your expectations of the relationship (and grieve and distance yourself accordingly) rather than wishing that they will change —and being chronically disappointed. There are people out there who can listen.

*ONLINE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY SKILLS WORKSHOP*
*Pledge Academy announces its 27th Batch of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills Workshop from 6th January to 3rd February 2024
*Dates: January 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, February 2nd and 3rd 2024*
*Time: 9 am to 1 pm on all 6 days*
Course Fee: Rs. 9500/ No part payment or refunds. Payment confirms registration and Pre-Workshop Reading & Learning Materials will be emailed once the payment is completed. All 6 days of attendance are recommended
• Venue: Zoom platform.
*Trainer: Marykutty Augustine- CNS CBT: Trinity College: University of Dublin. Marykutty has over 20 years of experience as a CBT Therapist*
Course Coordinator: Jennifer Tavares, Coordinator Training, Pledge Academy
Please get in touch with Jennifer Tavares on WhatsApp- 9886015150 to register
The Workshop will cover the following concepts:
 Introduction to basic theory, principles, and features of CBT.
 Various CBT models. (For Depression, Anxiety, and Low Self-esteem)
 Cognitive Behavioral Assessment & Case Conceptualization
 Tools and techniques aimed at modifying unhelpful cognitive and behavioural patterns. Namely, to address problems identified through assessment and case conceptualization.
 The Workshop is spread over 5 weeks to allow the use of the skills on self or clients in between sessions and seek clarifications during the subsequent sessions. We believe in "learning by doing". Therefore, in between sessions, participants are guided to practice the skills learned through role plays in pairs.
*Takeaways:*
Notes for all sessions, Checklists, assessment tools and much more

Please get in touch with Jennifer Tavares on WhatsApp- 9886015150 to register

Wednesday Evening workshops with Pledge Academy
The Butterfly Effect- A Life Skills Facilitator Program for Teachers, Special Educators, Counselors, Parents, and those working with adolescents.
The program will cover the Normal development of an adolescent, Related theories, Methods of facilitation, Core life skills and much more!

Dates: November 8th, 15th , 22nd , 29th and December 6th 2023. (All 5 days of attendance are preferred)
Time: 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Venue: Zoom platform
Course Fee: Rs 6000/participant. (No part payment or refunds. Payment confirms registration.)
The fees include step-by-step notes on how to conduct the life skills classes.

The last date to register: is 6th November 2023.
Trainer: Mrs Jennifer Tavares-Director- Pledge Academy

Jennifer is a nurse, counsellor and special educator who brings in her experiences of training, developing content for various training programs, and working with adolescents. She has been trained to use The Resilience Doughnut® model. (Visit www.pledgeacademy.in for more information about the trainer)

Registration will be on a first come first serve basis. Please note: If the workshop is cancelled for any untoward reason the workshop fees will be refunded.

An E certificate will be emailed to you at the end of the workshop

To register please contact Mrs. Jennifer Tavares by WhatsApp/SMS on 9886015150.

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Introduction - Training Educators and guardians learn best practices, resources, and tools to harness valuable dyslexic thinking skills for a world in increasing need of them.

*Advanced CBT course for OCD and BDD*
Pledge Academy is happy to invite you to an *Advanced CBT course (7th Batch). This course is open to candidates who have done a CBT course and/or using CBT in their practice*
The Advanced course is a 2-day workshop on OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) & BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder)
You will learn:
• A CBT approach to OCD & BDD
• Recognizing what it is
• Treatment plan
• The role played by the family in enabling OCD/BDD or facilitating treatment

The training methods include PowerPoint presentations, discussions, role plays and case studies to facilitate learning practical skills.

Trainer: Mrs. Marykutty Augustine - CNS CBT: Trinity College: University of Dublin.

Eligibility: Counsellors, Therapists, and alumni who have done the CBT course, using CBT in their practice, and have a desire to learn more.

*Date: 25th and 27th September 2023. Time: 9 am - 1 pm.* (Both day's attendance is required)

Course Fee: Rs. 3750/
10 seats only (First come first serve-Payment confirms registration, No refunds)

Venue: Online platform



For registration, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Tavares on 9886015150 (Whatsapp)

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It is Su***de Prevention Month. Let us understand all we can and help each other.

Today on World Su***de Prevention Day let us be aware so that we can all be gatekeepers in Su***de Prevention.

The theme for this year is ‘Creating Hope Through Action’.

A new online course being offered in collaboration with Darwin Psychology Centre

Many Colors Counseling 💔

*Evening Batch- CBT Skills Training announcement:*
*ONLINE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY SKILLS WORKSHOP ALERT*
*Pledge Academy announces its 26th Batch of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills Workshop from 16th August to 31st August 2023
• Introduction to basic theory, principles, and features of CBT.
• Various models used in CBT. (For Depression, Anxiety, and Low self-esteem)
• Cognitive Behavioral Assessment & Case Conceptualization
• Tools and techniques aimed at modifying unhelpful cognitive and behavioral patterns. Namely, to address problems identified through assessment and case conceptualization.
•The Workshop is spread over 3 weeks to allow using the skills on self or clients in between sessions and seek clarifications during the subsequent session. We believe in "learning by doing". Therefore, in between sessions, participants are guided to practice the skills learned through role plays in pairs.
Kindly view the details below: (6 half days)
*Dates: 16th, 18th, 23rd, 25th, 30th and 31st August 2023*
*Time: 4:30 pm-8:30 pm on all 6 days.*
Course Fee: Rs. 9500/ No part payment or refunds. Payment confirms registration and Pre-Workshop Reading & Learning Materials will be emailed once the payment is done. All 6 days of attendance are recommended
• Venue: Zoom platform.
*Trainer: Mrs. Marykutty Augustine- CNS CBT: Trinity College: University of Dublin.*
Course Coordinator: Mrs. Jennifer Tavares, Coordinator Training, Pledge Academy
*Registration will be on a first come first serve basis.* Please note: The fees will be refunded if the workshop is cancelled for any untoward reason.
E certificate will be emailed to you at the end of the workshop
To register please contact Mrs. Jennifer Tavares by Whatsapp/SMS on 9886015150

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