Karmana - The Associate
"The past affects the present even without our being aware of it."
- Francine Shapiro
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
"When we think we know we cease to learn."
- Francine Shapiro
"The past affects the present even without our being aware of it."
Karmana - The Associate
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
"When we think we know we cease to learn."
Karmana - The Associate
Chintan Naik and EMDR Association
EMDR is a form of psychotherapy that was developed to resolve symptoms resulting from disturbing and unresolved life experiences. It uses a structured approach to address past, present, and future aspects of disturbing memories. The approach was developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro to resolve the development of trauma-related disorders resulting from exposure to a traumatic or distressing event, such as rape, natural disaster, or childhood trauma.
Since Dr. Francine Shapiro introduced EMDR to the clinical community in the year 1989, the last 25 years have seen phenomenal research on the effectiveness of this therapy. Widely applied in the USA, Europe and many parts of Asia, EMDR is accepted as a valid method of treatment for PTSD by the American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association today.
EMDR Association is registered in India (Registered under Society Registration Act, Maharashtra State, India and Registration No.1768). Trauma Recovery/EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs USA support the EMDR Association of India in its bid to become an organized independent body that can conduct trainings, workshops, seminars and conferences in India and other parts of Asia to share knowledge and skills among mental health professionals and to undertake humanitarian activities to address psychological trauma.
Chintan Naik is the Treasurer and Executive Committee (EC) member of EMDR India wherein he co-ordinates training and intervention programs. He contributes in preparing reports of trainings held at various places, compiles and edits the annual report of the association, co-ordinates the consultations, conferences, and other programs while working collaboratively with other EC members, life members, as well as participants of the programs.
He is the executive committee member of EMDR Asia and is also a volunteer trainer and therapist at EMDR Trauma Recovery/HAP, USA.
EMDR Association was involved in healing up to 3500 children traumatized due to floods in Srinagar, Kashmir after September 2014. EMDR Association, in collaboration with Dara Shikoh Centre conducted training for mental health professionals of Kashmir and 13 EMDR practitioners from Mumbai, Delhi and Varanasi. These professionals stepped in for a month-long intervention using group protocols of EMDR therapy in schools. In 2016, EMDR Association collaborated with Trauma Recovery/HAP, USA, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal (TPO Nepal) and WHO, Nepal to conduct EMDR Part1 training in Kathmandu.
Chintan Naik has been an active member as a fellow researcher and intervener for the intervention and research project in Kashmir Valley, in April 2014. He intervened the children from the valley traumatized by the flood. He participated in planning and executing the intervention program using the EMDR group protocol developed by Ignacio Jarero.
During the years 2016 and 2017, EMDR Association collaborated with Trauma Recovery/HAP, USA, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal (TPO Nepal) and WHO, Nepal and conducted EMDR Part-1 training in Kathmandu.
Chintan Naik was one of the facilitators for Basic EMDR Part-1 (2016) and Part-2 (2017) training in Kathmandu, Nepal, jointly organized by WHO, ACF, EMDR Trauma Recovery (HAP) and EMDR Association India for which he has also been presented with letter of acknowledgement by WHO Nepal.
In January 2019, EMDR Association collaborated with the Public Health Ministry of Afghanistan, Trauma Recovery (HAP) USA, and the Lamia Afghan Foundation, Afghanistan to organize EMDR Basic Training Part-1 at Kabul, Afghanistan.
Chintan Naik, along with other senior trainers, co–conducted training in EMDR for mental health professionals of Afghanistan at Kabul, Afghanistan. He received a memento of appreciation by The Lamia Afghan Foundation.
Chintan Naik has conducted and presented following research papers:
- “Dealing with Anger issues and other Emotional Difficulties of orphan” – EMDR India Conference, Mumbai, 2017; 3rd EMDR Asia Conference, Shanghai, China, 2017
- “Efficacy of intervention through EMDR group protocol in reduction of trauma in school children: Comparison of SUDs score from initial to final stages” – 3rd EMDR Asia Conference, Shanghai, China, 2017
- Using EMDR with clients with Borderline personality disorder – EMDR India Conference, Mumbai, 2018
- “Using EMDR with Indian Males with Personality Disorders” – 4th EMDR Asia Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2019
Chintan Naik and Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which the immune system destroys insulin-making cells in the pancreas. These are called beta cells. The condition is usually diagnosed in children and young people, and thus it is called juvenile diabetes.
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF) is a registered trust that was set up in 1982 by a handful of doctors and parents of a few insulin-dependent diabetic children. The objective of the foundation is to provide moral support to diabetic children and youth apart from catering to the physical, emotional, psychological, and medical needs of its members.
JDF is a voluntary organization and has been at the service of its members, diabetologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, diabetes educators, counselors, and dieticians who work on honorary basis while the administrative work is by and large handled by its members who serve voluntarily.
Chintan Naik has been working at Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Andheri, as a counselor/clinical psychologist since July 2010. He works closely with the family of the child having diabetes while providing psychosocial support and individual counselling to the patient as well as care-givers.
He, along with the team of mental health professionals, conducts workshops and interactive sessions addressing families with the topic of ‘living with diabetes’.
Over the last 30 years, JDF has periodically hosted a multitude of education-social events, fostering a sense of companionship and assurance among JDs, who may feel otherwise when left to cope with their emotions and social lives by themselves.
The highlight of JDF is its annual summer (one-day) and winter (three-day) camps. The day-long summer camp happens in early June within Mumbai, complete with educational sessions, healthy meals, and activities for children. Winter Camp is held in early December, and is a three-day long camp outside Mumbai (for the last eight years, in Lonavala).
Over 200 juvenile diabetics from all over the country attend this camp every year. Over the three days of the camp, all JDs and their families are expected to attend well planned sessions, which are divided across three days, and cover topics ranging from insulin techniques, diet, and peer pressure, to marriage and traveling.
Chintan Naik has been an active member of the Mental Health Team co-conducting sessions on the topic of ‘Living with Diabetes’ since 2010.
Chintan Naik and Young India Activity
While the majority of youngsters stay either glued to television or computer in current times, it is the need of the hour to get them interested in multiple spheres of life, apart from mere academics as well. As part of the Young India Project, some activities that open new horizons into the young minds are introduced.
These activities comprise of Personality Development, Life Awareness & Skills, Theatre, Dance, Drawing, Crafts, Nature & Environment Awareness, Cooking, Games, Value & Culture Education, Quiz, Story-telling, Film & Audio-Visual shows, Field-trips, Puppet show, etc.
Himanshu Prem Joshi is the Educator & Founder of Wild Holidays, founded in 1992. He has been actively involved in biodiversity and environmental protection for decades. He has been organizing treks and excursions in remote areas of Himalayas, Ladakh, Himachal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Orissa, Kerala, and others, since 1982. He has also contributed to articles and talks on nature and environment in newspapers, radio, television and other forms of media and he continues it today too.
Chintan Naik collaborated with Himanshu Prem Joshi in 2009. After completing a 6 months pilot project at Wadia School, he started full-fledged work from the academic year – 2010-2011.
Chintan Naik has been working as a chief co-coordinator of co-curricular activities in Bhavan’s A.H. Wadia School, Andheri. He has been conceptualising and organizing workshops on personality development and enhancement for the primary and secondary school children since June 2009.
Chintan Naik and Nandini Ma Vidyapith
The legacy from parents Paresh Naik and Malini Pandit Naik, Om Shri Nandini Maa Vidyapith is an institute imparting authentic music training in various categories of Hindustani music styles ranging from Classical to Sugam Sangeet, Bhajans, Children’s Songs, Patriotic Songs, Folk Songs, Ghazals etc. It has been approved by the well known State University of Gujarat.
The sangeet gurus have dedicated their lives to music, performing at various venues both in India and abroad. They founded Om Shri Nandini Maa Vidyapith with a single goal in mind – to train budding musicians and put special emphasis on inclusive growth, be it preparing for stage performances, reality shows or becoming an independent artist.
Chintan Naik is an active trustee of the trust and plans various courses / workshops for youngsters in the field of literature, music, and Indian culture. He has mentored the students of Somaiya College, Mumbai inviting them to attend “Sankar Shibir” held by NMV in November 2017.
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Chintan Naik is a member of EMDR Association, India in good standing. He has successfully treated acute and complex trauma and chronic complex dissociative disorders.
