The Whole Problem: Towards Inclusive Mental Health Systems

Hosted by St. Joseph’s University: Department of Psychology & Insighte Childcare, this pre-conference workshop is an immersive, full-day experience dedicated to building inclusive, strength-based mental health and educational systems.

Through experiential learning, collaborative design labs, and conversations with leading practitioners, the workshop helps participants identify systemic barriers and develop practical, sustainable, and human-centered solutions for inclusion across schools, institutions, and communities.

Event Details

Date: 6 December 2025

Time: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Venue: St. Joseph’s University, Bangalore

Includes: Lunch, Tea/Coffee, Participant Kit, Certificate, Networking Opportunities

What This Workshop Offers

A Full-Day, Immersive Learning & Design Experience

Designed for students, educators, therapists, policy enthusiasts, and institutional leaders, the workshop brings together diverse voices to explore inclusion from the ground up.

Participants can expect:

• Empathy Simulations: experience real classroom and mental health barriers
• Art Therapy & Sensory Labs: explore inclusion through creative, embodied practices
• Design Sprints: reimagine educational or institutional spaces through collaborative prototyping
• Systems Mapping Exercises: uncover how structures, policies, and culture shape belonging

Every participant receives a reflection journal, a thoughtfully curated participant kit, and a completion certificate during the closing ceremony.

Panels and Conversations

Featuring neurodiversity advocates, educators, policy leaders, and mental health professionals, two high-impact panels guide participants through deeper systemic conversations.

Panel I:

Who Isn’t at the Table? Centering Lived Experience in System Design

A conversation on designing systems with, not for, the communities they serve.

Panel II:

Inclusion as Infrastructure: Rethinking Systems that Exclude

An exploration of structural barriers, equitable leadership, and institutional accountability.

Programme Flow

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Welcome Zone

• Smooth check-in
• Participant kits and reflection journals
• “I Stand for Inclusive Mental Health” photo booth

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Inauguration and Keynote

• Welcome note by St. Joseph’s Psychology Department
• Inaugural address by Insighte Leadership
• Keynote: Towards Inclusive Mental Health Systems
• Framing the day: “The Whole Problem” – unpacking hidden barriers and institutional responsibilities

Program Schedule: First Half

10:10 – 10:50 a.m. | Panel Discussion I

10:50 – 11:15 a.m. | Tea and Coffee Break

11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Parallel Workshops

Workshop 1 (Students): The Inclusion Lab

A hands-on, sensory and arts-based exploration of belonging.

Workshop 2 (Professionals and Advanced Students): Building Inclusive Ecosystems

A systems-thinking lab focused on redesigning real-world institutional challenges.

1:00 – 1:45 p.m. | Lunch and Networking

• Themed networking zones
• “Ask an Expert” 1:1 conversations
• Inclusion Pledge Wall

Program Schedule: Second Half

1:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Parallel Workshops

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Tea and Coffee Break

3:15 – 4:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion II

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Closing Ceremony and Awards

Workshop 3 (Professionals and Parents): Institutional Inclusion: Systems That Lead

Practical strategies using Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) to reshape institutional responses.

Workshop 4 (Students): Improving the Care System

Create simple, high-impact tools that support neurodivergent peers in everyday spaces.

Closing Ceremony and Awards

• Reflections from students, faculty, and parents
• School Inclusion Awards
• Certificate distribution
• Group photograph
• Announcement of post-event publication and future working groups

Who Should Attend

Students, educators, school leaders, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and anyone committed to inclusive education, mental health equity, and systemic transformation.

Why Attend

This workshop moves participants beyond awareness and into meaningful action.

You will leave with:

• Evidence-based strategies
• Co-created tools and frameworks
• Hands-on design experience
• Opportunities to join future working groups
• New professional and peer connections

All supported by a full day of meals, refreshments, engagement zones, and networking spaces.

Register Now

Limited Early Bird seats available.

For group registrations (5 or 10 or more), contact us for exclusive discounts.