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Research Studies:
2007-2008
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Research
Project on Self Concept of Children- (Ms. Snigdha Vishnoi)
Several methods and techniques were devised for each of
the age groups for evaluating their self-concept. Fun
Games, Interview Schedules, Talk Shows and Role Plays were
incorporated to conduct the study. |
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Qualitative Study on an Ideal Home Model-
(Ms. Vibhuti Sharma)
A study was conducted to find out the efficacies of our 6 homes
with an aim to develop a model of an ideal home for children. The
aim of this study was to develop an ideal strategy to run the homes.
Views from different stakeholders of all 6 homes, i.e. the mentor
mothers and fathers, children and the caregivers and other staff
members on the positive and negative aspects of their homes were
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Sense of
Belongingness- (Tom and Mike)
Volunteers from Bath University conducted a study on children living
within the Mayur Vihar Udayan Ghar for boys with an aim to understand
their sense of belongingness and how it can be improved. |
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Individual
Progress Plan
Through this plan, an attempt has been made to continuously assess and
evaluate the effectiveness of our inbuilt mental health programme, to
fill the gaps, wherever found, and strengthen the programme in the
coming years. This programme continued throughout 2007-08 and shall
proceed in 2008-09 too. |
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 List
of Research Studies conducted in 2005-06
Four studies were conducted in four Udayan Ghars by the MSW
(Masters in Social Work) students from Kurukshetra University,
Haryana under the supervision of Dr. Deepak Gupta, our Child
& Adolescent Psychiatrist, with inputs from Dr. Kiran
Modi, Managing Trustee, Udayan Care and Dr. Vineeta Bhargava,
Head of the Department, Human Development, Lady Irwin College,
New Delhi. Gurgaon home was not involved in these studies,
since it had just been set up. The fifth research study, an
extensive one covering all the five homes, was conducted by
two MSW students from Jamia Milia Islamia University under
the guidance of their supervisor Dr. Neelam Sukhramani, Senior
Faculty at the University.
| Studies
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Behaviour
Problems of Institutionalized Children (Sonika Miglani)
The study involved assessment of the quality and direction
of childcare in 4 of Udayan Care Homes (Link to T). The
focus remained on how children were enabled to overcome
their traumas of the past. |
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To study the various aspects of interaction and relationship
between children and mentor mothers and caregivers (Urvashi)
Child rearing includes much more
than providing the child, food, shelter, and clothing,
which are basic for growth. Udayan Care employs a unique
model of Group Foster Care under the guidance of Mentor
Mothers to provide quality childcare and rehabilitation
of the abandoned, abused, orphaned children in its permanent
residential homes. The study aimed at investigating the
cognitive and perceptual domain of the child and Mentor
Mothers, using a standard schedule consisting of open-ended
questions as well. |
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Study on the
presence of different life events and their impact on
the lives of destitute institutionalized children (Karuna
Gupta)
Different events in our lives leave
different impacts on our personality, our way of thinking,
perceptualizing things, our behaviour and our responses.
The study yields useful information about the status of
the impact of life events on the children of Udayan Ghars.
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A study on
daily hassles, physical & psychological symptoms &
study pattern of institutionalized children (Charu Gaba)
Orphans or institutionalized children
often display behaviour or conduct patterns that we generally
do not come across in normal families. This is precisely
the reason why management of orphanages seek the help
of psychiatrists to deal with apparently errant children.
For the purpose of effective investigation into the problems
faced by institutionalized children in their routine lives,
the present research has used the context of Daily Hassles,
Physical and Psychological Symptoms and Study Pattern
to know about the nature of routine problems faced by
children in general and institutionalized children in
particular |
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Udayan Ghars Looking Ahead: Chalking
Out Future Strategies (Neelam Sukhramani, Ritu Verma and
Sheetal Tyagi).
Udayan Care has completed a decade
of its work. Naturally enough no work progresses without
challenges and Udayan Care is no exception to it. The
study took its roots in certain challenges that the organization
was facing in the Udayan Ghars. The study has attempted
to explore them further so as to be able to understand
their prevalence, the reasons behind them and the nature
of corrective action that the organization would need
to take to deal with them |
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List
of Research Studies conducted in 2004-05
Under the guidance and supervision of Mr. Vikram Dutt and
Dr. Kiran Modi, the following research studies were conducted
during the year 2004-05 in support of the Mental Health Programme
for the Udayan Care children.
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Perception
of the Neighbouring Communities around Udayan Ghars about
our Children (Kirti & Roopa, Interns from Symbiosis,
Pune)
The Udayan Care strategy of locating its Homes in middle
class communities ensures
that our children enjoy the experiences associated with
being part of a neighbourhood. A study conducted in March
2004 recorded various parameters such as awareness levels
of the neighbourhood regarding Udayan Ghars, perception
of the neighbours towards the children, etc. |
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Perception of School Teachers about Udayan Ghar Children
(Kirti & Roopa, Interns from
Symbiosis, Pune).
Children from Udayan Care go to very well recognized and
prestigious English medium schools in Delhi and the NCR.
This is done to mainstream our children with the outside
world and increase their exposure to extra curricular
activities and class participation. This study aimed at
obtaining feedback from the teachers directly interacting
with these students about their academic performance,
extra-curricular activities, personal discipline and code
of conduct, regularity to school, communication skills
and various other parameters. |
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Towards Search
for Self: A study of Adolescent Girls in Sant Nagar Home
(Shivani A Modi)
In Feb 2004, Shivani Modi conducted
a research study, to find out the level of constructive
change made in the lives of Udayan Care adolescent children
when rehabilitated in the Udayan Ghars as compared to
their previous lives. The changes studied were lifestyle,
academic performance, language and communication skills,
physical and psychological health, etc., with the ultimate
aim to facilitate and encourage further efforts in this
similar direction. |
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Children's Perception of Foreign Volunteers (Laura
Rauvala, Intern from University of Finland)
An integral part of the Udayan
Ghar Programme is constant interaction with international
as well as Indian volunteers. In this study Laura, an
international volunteer, has attempted to research the
effects of activities, time spent and attachment to
resident as well as non resident volunteers on the children.
For more details, please contact
us.
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Other
studies done by Interns
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Dance
and Movement Therapy
Katri and Virpi, two interns from Finland did their internship
in the year 2001 with Udayan Care. They performed their
task in three Udayan Homes i.e. Sant Nagar, Mehrauli and
Mayur Vihar. They divided the girls of Sant Nagar and
Mehrauli into two groups because of their larger age difference.
The study aimed at helping children build their concentration
power. It also focused on helping children know about
their body in greater detail, inculcating good manners,
problem solving and building better interaction skills.
All this was achieved through various activities such
as relaxation exercises, games, trusting exercises and
verbalization exercises. |
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Psychomotor Therapy
Rianke Nieuwenhuis, Dieuwke Poelstra
and Christelijne Bolt from Holland in the year 2004 did
tiier internship with us on Psychmotor Therapy. Psychomotor
Therapy is a non-verbal therapy and uses interventions
pointed to body notion in movement's activities. They
performed various play activities in order to build rapport
with the children of all homes. They aimed at understanding
children's behaviour and other people in and around the
homes and also creating a comfortable work ambience in
the homes. Various leadership workshops were held with
the children along with acrogymnastics and self defence.
Acrogymnastics exercises assisted children in building
cooperation among themselves as such exercises depend
on activities of others in the exercise. Self defence
exercises dealt with ways of defending in different situations. |
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