Transcript Family Counseling Centers in Madhya Pradesh

Family Counseling Centers
in 5 UNFPA supported
IPD Districts of
Madhya Pradesh
by
Mr.Manish Shanker Sharma
AIG (AJK), PHQ
Bhopal
Contents
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Objective
•
Rationale
•
Features
•
Strategies adopted by FCCs
•
Case flow, case management and follow up
•
Data – by crime / problem, total cases and status
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Monitoring and reporting
•
lessons Learned
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Challenges
Objective
 Provide
constructive social intervention
through professional counseling,
 Create awareness about gender equality .
RATIONALE

Victims , mainly women , come to police with a
complaint of torture against husband and
in-laws. If
a case is registered under IPC, and husband and in-laws
are arrested, break up is inevitable. Separation results
in a great emotional, social and economic trauma for
the whole family……..
 FCCs provide support
• When complaint is registered
• Coping with emotional and social trauma at family level
Features
 Managed
by District Police
 Supported by U.N.F.P.A. assisted I.P.D.
Project (FCCs in 5 Districts of Chattarpur
,Panna,Rewa, Sidhi and Satna )
 Altogether there are 81 FCCs in Madhya
Pradesh, out which 5 are supported by
UNFPA IPD Project.
 Manned by trained and experienced
Counselors and Social Workers.
Process of Establishment of
FCCs
Step 1: Review of the existing FCCs in 1999-2000
functioning through Police Welfare Society
Step 2:On Pilot Basis ,the Police Welfare Society to run an
FCC in Satna for six months (Modalities were worked out
with the District Society
Step 3: FCC established in Satna along with two social
workers and two counselors.
Process of Establishment of
FCCs
Step 4: Advocacy programs were undertaken ; Cases
were referred to FCC by the Police and DWCD;Later
cases began to come directly from the community
Step 5: Review of the FCC after 6 months under the
Chairpersonship of DIG:- Decided to establish FCCs in
Chattarpur,Rewa ,Panna and Sidhi (one in each district)
FCC’s Strategy
 A Psycho-Social
alternative to a legal
approach is being practiced in FCCs.
 Trained Counselors and Social workers are
discussing the problem with husband , wife and
other family members.
 Identify the root cause of the problem and
counsel the couple for better mutual
adjustment.
Client Flow
Other
Departments like
DWCD
Police Station
FCC
Court
Community
Case Management in FCC
Client
FCC
Case Register
If,case is not settled, the client
is referred to police /court
only on client’s request
Case History & fixes a
date for counseling
2 Follow up visit
Referral to Shelter Home
if client is alone
FCC calls the accused
Counselor interacts with accused
and client separately and together
Case is settled-mutual
reconciliation,or decision to
separate
Follow Up
 FCC
counselors and Social workers
undertake field visits
 At least two follow up visits are made. One
after a fortnight of last counseling session
and second after 30-45 days after the first
visit.
CASE SCENARIO
Total Cases in 2001 = 515
Total Cases in 2002 = 855
Total
= 1370
Cases Settled
= 1185
Cases transferred to Police stations =46
Cases Charge sheeted = 16
Cases Filed in the court =4
Cases pending in the court =3
Cases pending in the FCC = 116
% of Types of Cases coming
to FCCs
2002
2001
Maladjust
ment
between
wife and
husband
19%
Maladjust
ment
between
wife and
husband
23%
Any other
3%
Dowry
33%
Alcohol/
drug
related
11%
Illicit
Relations
9%
Any other
1%
Dowry
27%
Alcohol/
drug
related
15%
Domestic
Vilence
25%
Illicit
Relations
12%
Domestic
Vilence
22%
Monitoring of FCC

Police Welfare Society or SP conducts the
exit interviews of the clients to know the
quality of services
 The FCC Programme is being reviewed and
monitored in District RCH Society meeting
 The PEC and PMC meeting held to review
FCC functioning
Reporting
IPD
FCC
Monthly reports in a prescribed
format
DPMU
SPMU
PHQ
PHQ
UNFPA
DRCH
Monthly Format Consists of:-Name,Age,Marital
Status,Issues,Case Information,Expected actions from FCC &
Action taken by FCC.
Lessons Learned

The Presence of Professional Staff and the
Technical Support of UNFPA has helped the
FCCs in IPD to function effectively
 The supervision of the District Health Society
headed by District Collector and other
department officials has improved the
functioning of the FCC
 Presently the FCCs are functioning in District
Police Headquarters, but later it has to be
independent with only minimal supervision
from Police
Lessons Learned

An assessment of the FCCs in IPD district
has been conducted along with 5 non IPD
supported Districts.
 Efforts at the State Policy level to highlight
the need of replicating the experiences of
the FCCs in IPD to non IPD districts.
Challenges

The FCC need to be more independent from
the Police in its functioning
 The awareness regarding the FCC needs to
be enhanced especially in the rural areas , in
making more clients access the FCC
 The sustainability of FCC after the IPD
project period