DANA’s Annual General Meeting – Secretary’s Annual Report

DANA’s AGM for 2011 – 2019  was held at DANA on Sunday, the 30th June, 2019.

                DIAGNOSTIC AND APPLIED NEURO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION(DANA)

                                        ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2018-2019

            To be Presented in the Annual General Meeting of DANA in its Registered Office on

                                                  30^th June 2019 at 12-00 Noon

                    Diagnostic and Applied Neuro-psychological Association (DANA)  is a registered non-profit  organization which was established on February 10, 2000  by a group of Professional Mental Health Workers with a noble mission  to render services to the community for promoting mental health status of the same. DANA continues its work as a registered NGO since 2002. At present, there are Total 28 Members i.e. (namely 15 General Members, 1 Honorary Member and12 Life Members) and 48 Associate Members.

The Executive Committee of DANA for 2018-2020 consists of Dr. Amal Kr. Mallick as President, Dr. Sheila Banerjee as Vice-President, Dr. Sayandip Ghosh as  Secretary, Mrs. Pallabi Mukhopadhyay as Jt. Secretary, Mr. Pranab Kumar Moitra as Treasurer, Dr. Amit Chakraborty, Dr. Gautam Bandopadhyay, Mrs. Sutapa Chakraborty, Mrs. Bandana Mukherjee, Mrs. Ratna Mitra and Mrs. Rita Roy as Members. Mrs. Sutapa Chakraborty as Co-coordinator has  helped towards smooth functioning of DANA since inception.

The Executive Committee Meetings were held on 17^th June 2018, 16^th July 2018, 30^th  December 2018, 21^st   January 2019 & 25^th March 2019.                                     

                        Different activities of DANA ( April 2018- March 2019 ) 

1. A) Clinical Services
   The services offered by DANA can be assessed from the following statistics

Registered new clients – 876

1. B) Public awareness programmes
2. i) The fourth Mental Health Fair was organised by DANA on 1st October 2018 to commemorate Mental Health week and Mental Health Day .The following NGO S  working in the field of mental health participitated in the function: Pavlov Institute, Kolkata, Manab Sangbed, Sodepur, Girindrasekhar Institute of Psychological Education and Research,Kolkata and Manas, Madanpur. A seminar was held on the occasion on the theme for the year 2019 e.g., ” Young people and Mental Health in a changing world” .The speakers were Dr.Sayandip Ghosh, Mrs. Bandana Mukherjee, Mr Tarun kumar Dutta and Mrs Krishna sarbari Dasgupta. Dr.Gautam Bandyopadhyay and Dr.Amit Chakraborty participitated in the interactive session. Mr. Himadri Barua, Advocate was felicitated for his service to DANA during last few years.
3. ii) DANA participated actively in the kolkata Book Fair 2019 .All books of DANA were exhibited at the stall of Shabdohorin..
4. C) Orientation Programmes/Workshops

The following orientation programmes were held by DANA between April 2018 and Match 2019:-

1. i) Orientation programme on Career Counselling on 29th April 2018
   Speakers were Mrs Pallabi Mukhopadhyay, Mrs Shubhra Baneerjee Pal & Mr Subir Nag.
2. ii) Orientation programme on ” Changing thoughts as  Therapy ”
   Speakers were Dr.Sayandip Ghosh, Dr.Sheila Banerjee , Dr.Gautam Bandopadhyay, Mrs Rita roy.

iii) Orientation programme on Developmental and Intellectual Problems on Children on 5th August 2018 Speakers were  Dr.Amit Chakraborty , Dr.Gautam Bandopadhyay  &              Dr. Anirban Ray.

1. iv) Orientation   programme on Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Borderline Personality Disorder on 2nd September 2018 Speakers were Dr.Amit Chakraborty & Dr Gautam Bandyopadhyay.
2. v) Orientation programme on Childhood Trauma on 18 th November 2018
   Speakers were Dr.Amal kumar Mullic, Dr.Amit Chakraborty, Dr.Sheila Banerjee & Mrs Rita Roy .
3. vi) Orientation programme on Care Giving Stress: Dilemma and Solutions on 30th December 2018. The Key Speaker was Dr.Gautam Bandopadhyay.

vii) Orientation programme on Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT) on 17th January 2019 .
The Key Speaker was Dr.Sudipa Deshmukh.

viii) Orientation programme on Identifying and Classifying Symptoms in the Mind held on 31st March 2019. The Speakers Dr.Gautam             Bandopadhyay,  Dr. Sayandip Ghosh, Dr.Ranjit Majumdar (emeritus professor of West Virginia university ,USA delivered a lecture on       psychophysics  connecting kind and body on 30th Dec 2018..

D – Cultural Activities

(a)  On 9^th May, 2018, DANA organized Rabindra Jayanti at its premises. All members and guests actively participated in the programme.

(b)  On 21^st October,2018,` Bijoya Sammilani was hosted by Dr Amit Chakraborty at his residence.

(c)  On 21^st March 2019, the members of DANA gathered in the residence of Dr Amit Chakraborty on the occasion of Doljatra.

E – Computerization

E-billing and E- management of data related to all registered clients of DANA has been continuing over the last six financial years and is being effectively carried on.

F-  Acknowledgement

A deep sense of gratitude is expressed to A.C.Behera & Co for auditing the Accounts of DANA like previous years at a nominal fee.

Last, but not the least, it is the whole hearted co-operation from all categories of  Members and Office colleagues e.g., Ms. Puja Dutta, Mr. Subhas Maitra, and Mr. Animesh Patra, that has  helped DANA to successfully render its se

Dr.Sayandip Ghosh

(Secretary)