Growth Centre Videos

Ms. Nidhi Mishra talks about the field of Social Work. A lot of people visualize of a person wearing simple cotton clothes and fighting for the rights of people or it is the work done by rich people in their spare time. Though, some what it is the truth but not the entire truth. Social work is an academic discipline of social sciences where the main focus is to improve the social structure of the society. Social work is a profession that serves individuals, families, and communities who seek prevention and rehabilitation intervention for an improved quality of life. Social workers work with or on behalf of or interest of people to enable them to deal with the personal and social difficulties and obtain essential resources and services. Social workers work in varied fields such as disability, drug abuse, poverty, mental ill health, geriatric issues, environmental issues, child abuse, physical abuse, child labour, martial issues, sanitation and many more. These issues are rising con...

Ms. Suchitra Surve shares information on how one can make their resume presentable while applying for studying abroad. Lots of discussions have been done on careers, aspects that bring out the professionalism in you, and even about studies abroad. Surely you must be watching and following it too. In one of the earlier episodes we have spoken about, Resume, what are the tips on resumes and how to make a resume. I hope you have gone through it. But today we are going to talk on about something, very specific. This is for the students who are intending to apply abroad. So if you have decided that you are going to apply abroad for further studies, then resume is going to be the snapshot, your first introduction. So let’s see typically what happens in a resume, what are the things you should focus on and what are the things you should try and avoid. Let’s begin with the beginning. Let’s look at a typically written resume. Typically a resume has a name, something called as personal ...

In this episode, Ms. Nidhi Mishra speaks about textile designing. Have you ever looked around at the various colorful fabrics in clothing stores? Have you ever wondered who decides whether cloth will be made of cotton or wool or how some fabric feels soft? Did you say, fashion designer? No, they are textile designers. Yes, you guessed it right that is the topic of today’s episode. Welcome to career growth. Textiles are anything that is made up of fibers or fabrics. Textile designing is the process of planning & producing a fabric’s appearance and structure. It is the creation of designs or patterns that appear on knitted and printed fabrics keeping in mind the type of fabric and its use. It includes textile structure that is deciding what kind of fibers a textile should be made of or what kind of threads to weave together for a specific look & feel or create pattern. They also specify the dyeing method, the use of dyes to color fibers or fabric surface to get the desired eff...

In this episode, Ms. Kunjal Sakhrani talks about education opportunities in Canada. Located in the North American continent, Canada is known for its natural beauty and multicultural diversity. It is the second-largest country in the world but has a sparse population. Canada has been consistently ranked as one of the world’s best place to live in. It is also increasingly becoming a favorite education hub, with many international students in various cities. The higher education system in Canada is similar to that of the US. The Canadian higher education system consists of public-funded universities, privately-run universities and community colleges. A bachelor’s degree is normally completed in 4 years and a post-graduate degree in 2 years. Canada is also popular among students who want to complete short duration courses like certificate and diploma programs. All the programs offered have strong student support services, small classes, and a healthy campus environment. The applicatio...

Ms. Mugdha Shetye speaks about Physiotherapy. We being a tech and gadget generation more often experience neck, back or joint pains that keep reoccurring and medical interventions becomes a must. Here’s where Physiotherapist come into practice and helps the process of recovery. A physiotherapy is an approach to prevent and to facilitate recovery from stress or trauma through carefully planned physical exercises to improve or relieve physical problems. It involves mobilizing the neck and the upper back which are usually stiff with neural stretches to lengthened contracted nerve which appears to cause pain. They help in the healing process of fractured and sprained bones, neurological disorders caused by trauma, infection, paralyzes, etc. with the use of therapeutic agents like heat, radiation, electricity, water massages and exercises to cure weak muscles and restore joint moments. To seek entry for this course, one must pursue 10+2 in Science stream with subjects like Physics, Chem...

In this episode, Ms. Suchitra Surve showcases the importance of technology and one’s dependence on it. Today the internet has become a part and parcel of our lives, hence getting used to it is inevitable, but getting addicted to it, is something that is going to be troublesome and harmful. Whether it is online study, tutoring, games, entertainment, movies or even shopping for that matter, we are glued to use the internet but excess use starts troubling your daily work or studies or in your concentration. Then definitely, there is an issue and you need to identify that probably you are getting addicted to the internet. When you are using the internet a certain feel-good chemical like Dopamine is released. This makes the brain feel happy when interacting virtually and when you don’t get it there is a little bit of irritation, mood swings that come into being; because no Dopamine is produced. This can cause a lot of problems. This can affect your relationships; affect your performanc...

In this episode, Ms. Swati Salunke, speaks about Parenting. Parenting is a world by itself, something which we all undergo or look forward to. Parenting has changed over time and has become a concern for all. Certain concerns as a counselor that we see it could be something related to physical development, social development, managing tantrums, safety, studies or learning. From an early age, the typical parent concern is physical development, language and social development, managing tantrums, Misbehaviours, learning, discipline and of course safety. Physical development is an important aspect of any child, which involves a cyclic development, watching out on certain milestones along with time for crawling may be speaking, toilet training, and also eating. You may need not worry whether the child is too thin, or too chubby, or if he has dark skin or the hair is just not growing. You need to see whether the child is responding well, able to recognize his parents and it’s extended fam...