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Established in 2016, the Ashoka Centre for Well-being (ACWB) is a non-aligned Centre offering counselling and psychological support for students, staff and faculty at Ashoka University. ACWB was established to provide a safe space that offers free and confidential individual and group counselling support. It is the only Centre of its kind in India with its focus on capacity building at every level of an organization.
Team ACWB
We are a team of professionally qualified counsellors led by Founder and Director Arvinder J Singh. The Centre provides an emotionally safe space for students, staff and faculty at Ashoka to share their concerns, uncover their strengths and build resilience. All our counsellors are queer affirmative.
Our Vision
Operating with a mindset of well-being, instead of diagnosis, the ACWB focuses on preventive, clinical, and promotional aspects of mental well-being. The Centre’s focus lies in promoting the value of good mental health to improve individual coping capacity through skill-building.
Well-Being Lab
The Centre regularly conducts research to observe various trends in mental health within Ashoka University which helps plan timely interventions. ACWB extends its support to the wider community through awareness programs, peer support programs, social media advocacy, interactive workshops and groups sessions within and outside Ashoka.
The Centre also focuses on Well-Being at Workplace through workshops to support the mental health of staff members at various levels of the University. All the above is achieved under the unique flagship of the Well-Being Lab, that was established in 2017.
Our Mission
To multiply the ACWB impact and continue our work in making mental health accessible, inclusive and equitable for all through awareness and capacity building.
Ashoka's residential setting offers a unique opportunity for students to intimately be part of a strong, opinionated and active community. In this context, students may become vulnerable to stress and anxiety that comes with achieving perfect grades and coping with the social demands of campus life.
The physical and emotional separation from hometowns and families adds to the aforementioned adjustment issues. Consequently, students have been found to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression. The Centre is focused on early intervention and capacity building.
“Members of a community are best suited to support each other. Our team of counselors, professionals and volunteers offer a range of services to help Ashoka community in building emotional resources and developing better coping strategies“- Arvinder J. Singh.
