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MONTFORT COLLEGE, Bengaluru, affiliated to Bengaluru North University, is an institution that offers Post Graduate Programmes in Psychological Counselling and Psychology.

Montfort College is the first ‘post-graduate’ training institution in India. It addresses the large
requirement of trained psychological counsellors for educational, family, health care and
industrial settings. Montfort College has pioneered counsellor education training in India
since 1995.

ANTIDOTE MENTAL HEALTH: Antidote represents an inner journey of awareness and
growth, a progress, a transformation that leads you towards your goals. We believe in a
preventive, remedial and developmental approach to your emotional wellbeing. It is a way of
preventing difficult life situations by developing hope, a new beginning, a positive movement,
and a move towards a better future.

Course overview

The program’s curriculum will include history and theory of art therapy; practice or
techniques in art therapy; practical application of art therapy in a variety of treatment settings
such as a mental health institute, educational institute, or a private practice; understanding
of group art therapy, as well as counselling methods and skills; standards of practice in the
art therapy field.

Art therapy is a type of psychotherapy that utilises art and artistic mediums to help people
explore their thoughts and emotions in a unique way. The idea behind this type of therapy is
to use art as a primary means of communication, something that can be useful for those who
find it difficult to verbalise their feelings. Being practical and using physical objects, such as
paintbrushes and paper, often helps people to feel more connected to the world around
them; (by use of art) standards of practice in the art therapy field.