Below are the capabilities interns are expected to achieve with their assigned supervisors –

• Develop skills in taking case history, case formulation and intervention.
• Increase knowledge of psychiatric disorders and psycho-diagnostic tools.
• Deepen knowledge/awareness of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy.
• Become familiar with biopsychosocial aspects of intervention.
• Create a positive attitude toward people with mental illness.
• Use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage diverse clients.

The activities and tasks that will be expected from the intern to help achieve the objectives are –

• Observe and learn individual and family case sessions.
• Bed rounds with psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors and social workers.
• Detailed case work up and case discussions.
• Conduct group therapy with inmates.
• Case presentations and seminar presentations.
• Documentation tasks given by the supervisor.
• Daily follow up and reporting of assigned inpatients.

• Interns must be available to work from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM on all days of the week except Sundays and certain Public Holidays (Jan 26, Good Friday, Easter, Vishu, May 1, August 15, 1st Onam, 2nd Onam, Oct 2 & Dec 25)
• Each working day constitutes 8 hours of internship.
• Interns must provide proof of enrollment in a course of studies or proof of completion of their last qualification. A student currently enrolled in a course should submit a signed letter of introduction from the college authorities.
• Interns must submit their Curriculum Vitae with Photograph.
• Interns must be able to understand and speak Malayalam fluently.
• Interns are advised to finalise the requested start date and end date of internship after considering their requirements and contingencies like sick leaves that might crop up.
• Interns must always maintain confidentiality and never reveal information pertaining to any patient or their caregivers. Patient files are to be never taken out of the hospital premises.
• The documentary evidence (reports/case records) taken after the end of the internship should not have any identifiable features of the clients/patients.
• Interns must follow the instructions of their supervisor and submit a log of daily activities in the prescribed format every day.
• Be aware of self- disclosure and use only when appropriate, maintain appropriate boundaries with clients.
• Dress professionally and use appropriate, professional language and behaviour. Interns should wear a white coat (of their own) on top of their dress always while inside the hospital premises.
• Maintain professional composure in crisis situations.
• Treat all clients with respect, dignity and worth.
• This will be a paid internship and the fees will be confirmed only after informing the start date and end date of the internship.
• Please Note: Interns will have to arrange food & accommodation facilities on their own during the internship.
• Internship positions are limited in number and are confirmed and allotted on a first come – first served basis.
• Not showing up for the internship after obtaining confirmation may result in refusal of internship permission for students from your college in future.
• Internship will be terminated unilaterally by the management if the intern is found to be not conforming to the rules and regulations mentioned here at any point following the start of the internship and the paid fees will be forfieted.

• Completion certificate of the internship mentioning the number of working days and hours of internship attended. Each working day constitutes 8 working hours of internship. [In case you use this certificate as a reference for future employment oppurtunities, we will be glad to certify the authenticity of the document if asked. We will not entertain requests to provide a written or any other form of character/job reference like ex. filling out a form]
• Detailed case records in the format shared by the supervisor.
• Output of any other documentation task given by the supervisor.