Mental Health Professional - Geriatric Mental Health, Community Mental Health & Development, Psychiatric Social Work
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To achieve competence in the discipline chosen & strive for professional excellence
Full time faculty - St. George College of Management & Science - Banasawadi, Bangalore
(2010-10 - 2011-06)
Worked as full time faculty in the Dept. of Social Work
Full time faculty - Oxford College of Arts and Law - HSR layout, Bengaluru
(2014-11 - 2015-01)
Worked as full time faculty in the Dept of Social Work
Project Coordinator - Basic Needs India Trust (NGO) - Banasawadi, Bangalore
(2011-09 - 2013-09)
Worked as full time Project Coordinator for the Fellowship in Community Mental Health & Development Programme, funded by Leader's Quest Foundation(UK)
Research Assistant - NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences) - Bengaluru
(2015-02 - 2016-01)
Worked as Research Assistant for ICSSR funded project entitled 'Development of psychosocial care manual for children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS', A qualitative study guided by Dr.Vranda MN, Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS
Research Officer - NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences) - Bengaluru
(2017-01 - 2018-01)
Worked as Research Officer for NIMHANS funded project entitled 'Psychosocial correlates of Domestic violence among women with mental illnesses; Mental Health professionals' knowledge, attitude and Preparedness in response to Domestic violence' under the guidance of Dr.Vranda M.N, Associate professor, Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS
Project Coordinator - NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences) - Bengaluru
(2021-02 - 2021-07)
Worked as 'Project Coordinator' on contract basis for the University of Manchester funded project entitled 'SENSE-COG Asia-Understanding how to support people with memory problems and Hearing impairment by delivering "Asian Supportive Hearing Intervention in Dementia" ASHID: Feasibility Study' under Dr.P.T.Sivakumar, Professor of Psychiatry & Principal Investigator
Psychosocial Care Trainer - NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences) - Bengaluru
(2022-01 - 2022-04)
Worked as 'Psychosocial Care Trainer' on contract basis in the NSE funded project entitled 'National Initiative for skill training on Dementia and Mental Health for care givers of Older Persons (NIST-DemCOPe)' under Dr. PT Sivakumar, Professor of Psychiatry & Principal Investigator
Junior Research Fellow - NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences) - Telangana
(2023-08 - 2024-12)
Worked as Junior Research Fellow in the UNICEF funded research study under Dr. Prabha S Chandra, PI & Dean (Behavioural Sciences), Dept. Of Psychiatry, NIMHANS. The research field area is Telangana (AP) & trained in handling administrative, financial documentation, reporting to funding agency and also used to contribute in research data entry, translation of the IEC materials into kannada, coordinating with field staffs.
This has also helped to learn another stream called 'Perinatal Mental Health'
Fellow - NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences) - Bengaluru
(2018-07 - 2019-06)
Perused Fellowship in 'Psychosocial Care for Elderly' a year long, intensive super speciality course with concurrent field practicum, specifically in relation to geriatric mental health care and services at Geriatric Clinic & Services, Dept. of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru. Fellow's overall academic (Clinical & Community) learnings and outcomes have been documented & submitted in the form of Logbook with detailed report to the Dept. of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, in order to fulfil the fellowship academic year.
Fellowship - Psychosocial Care for Elderly - Geriatric Clinic & Services, Dept. Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru (2018-07 - 2019-06)
MSW - Master of Social Work, Specialised in Medical & Psychiatric Social work - St. George College of management & science, Banasawadi, Bengalore (2008-01 - 2010-12)
MA - Master of Arts, Kannada Comparative Literature Studies - Centre for Kannada Studies, Gnanabharathi campus, Bangalore University, Bengaluru (2006-01 - 2008-12)
BA - Bachelor of Arts-H.E.K - B.E.S.Degree College, Jayanagar, Bengalore, affiliated to Bangalore University (2003-01 - 2006-12)
PUC - H.E.G.S - M.E.S Pre-University college, BTM layout, Bangalore (2001-01 - 2003-12)
SSLC - Shubhodaya High school, N.S Palya, 3rd phase J.P Nagar, Bangalore (2001-01 - 2001-12)
