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Introduction

Social Work profession is structured to promote social changes, enhance social functioning and enrich meaning in human relations through empowerment, liberation, inquiry and problem solving. The profession believes in the dignity and worth of every individual for his or her fullest realization of capacities and adjustment with society. Social Work is based on interdisciplinary theories and approaches which are found highly useful for application in social work practices.

The Mission of Social Work education is to help trainee professionals develop positive attitude towards individuals and groups in disadvantaged situations by inculcating professional ethics, beliefs in human values and strengths, respect for individuals, integrity, commitment and obligation towards society along with knowledge and competence required for the professional as well as societal development.

Departmental Activities

ACTIVITY REPORTS - 2012

Campaigns

Continuing Social work Education (CSE)

Dept at a Glance

Field Work Collaboration

First Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches

India gateway programme with Griffith University

Never-the-less Campaign

Ongoing Research Projects

Second Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches

Training on Campaigning

Training on Street Play

Workshop on General Systems & Family Therapy

Faculty Profile

Name

Dr. Bino Thomas

Designation

Asst. Professor & HOD

Qualification

MSW, MPhil, Ph.D.

Email id

bino.thomas@christuniversity.in

Phone No

080-40129649

Date Of Birth

1979-04-02

Indore Christian College, Indore

2000

Indore School of Social Work, Devi Ahalya Viswavidhyalaya, Indore

MA (Social Work)

2002

MPhil

NIMHANS, Bangalore

M. Phil in Psychiatric Social Work

2004

PhD

NIMHANS, Bangalore

PhD in Parenting Skills Development Training

2009

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICAITON:

UGC-NET with JRF

2005

UGC, New Delhi

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

No. of Years	Teaching	Industry
15	07	08

RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

Date	Paper Title	Presented at
27th April 2012	social work in India	International conference on social work in an international context, organized by school of social work, Lund University, Sweden
11th-12th January 2012	INCLUSIVE EDUCATION- Paradigm Shift from Charity to Development. Paper presented at the International conference on inclusion; understanding children with disabilities to build inclusive communities	Dept of social work, Assumption College, Changanassery, Kerala in collaboration with Ruth S.Ammon School of Education-Adelphi University, USA
12^th Feb 2011.	Integrated Skills for Parenting the Adolescents (ISPA); Preliminary Observations from India	International Conference on Parenting Education, Centre for Parent Education, North University of Texas, USA
Oct 28-30 2010	Mothering- A Revisit to their Parenting Practices'.	International Conference on Women and Mental Health, Roshini Nilaya, Mangalore, India
Oct 28-30 2010	Development of Life Skills in Children; What do Mothers do?	International Conference on Women and Mental Health, Roshini Nilaya, Mangalore, India
July 2010	Use of Life Skills in Parenting Practices	International Conference at AMITY University, Jaipur.
July 2010	Life Skills in Slum Children	International Conference at AMITY University, Jaipur.
12-15 November 2009	Family Issues in Rehabilitation	WAPR 10^th Word Congress , NIMHANS, Bangalore
11-14 September 2005	Family and Mental Health	International Conference on Family Empowerment, Marian College, Kuttikanam, Kerala

RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATIONS IN NATIONAL SEMINARS:

Date	Paper Title	Presented at
5th Jan-7th January 2012	Learning contracts in field work practicum- implications for social work training. presented at the 30th annual national conference	Indian society of professional social work, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
5th Jan-7th January 2012	Quality management in social work education; Challenges and Opportunities. presented at the 30th annual national conference	Indian society of professional social work, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
5th Jan-7th January 2012	Challenges in incorporating Human rights in Corporate social responsibility. presented at the 30th annual national conference	Indian society of professional social work, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
5th Jan-7th January 2012	Study on the self esteem and social relations of adolescents with learning disability. Presented at the 30th annual national conference	Indian society of professional social work, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
29-30 August, 2008	Psychiatric Social Work Intervention for Promotion of Life Skills in Adolescents; Some Observations	National Seminar at Assumption College, Changanassery, Kerala
4 June 2011	Excellence through Assessment Innovations- CIA	FDP, Kengeri Campus, Christ University, Bangalore

RESEARCH PAPER PUBLICATIONS (INCLUDING COAUTHORED):

Year	Title	Name of Journal / Vol. No / Issue No / Page Nos / ISSN No
2012	Treating Troubled Families: Therapeutic Scenario in India	International Review of Psychiatry Vol24, Issue 2, P # 91-98 ISSN No:0954-0261
2011	Excellence through Innovation in Continuous Internal Assessment: A Must of the Hour	In Press
2011	An analysis of Parental Behaviours by Adolescents	Artha - Journal of Social Sciences. (Vol 10, Issue 1)
2010	Fathering; An Analysis of Fathers' Space in Parenting Adolescents	Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing
2010.	Mothering - A Revisit to their Parenting Practices'	ISBN: 81 86429 00 X
2010	Stress and Strain in a Parent Adolescent Relationship	Vinayasadhana Journal of Psycho Spiritual Formation. 1:2
2010	Group Interventions for Carers of Geriatric Patients: Experiences form a Clinic in India.	International Psychiatry, 7 (2).
2009	Parenting Functions of Persons with Depression	National Journal of Professional Social Work, Vol 10 No. 1-2
2009	Resources for a Healthy Parent Child Relationship.	Journal of School of Social Work.6:1.2009
2008	Referral and Intake	In the Course Book for PG Course in Family Therapy and Mediation, IGNOU, New Delhi.
2008	Solution Focused Family Therapy and Strategic Family Therapy.	In the Course book for PG Course in Family Therapy and Mediation, IGNOU, New Delhi.
2008	Teaching Patience.	Journal of School of Social Work.
2007	Parenting: A Psychiatric Social Work Perspective,	Handbook of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore
2007	Depression- Its Impact and Management	A Report in the State Level Seminar on: Indore School of Social Work, Indore.
2007	Family and Marital Interventions.	Handbook of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore.

PUBLICATIONS IN: NEWS PAPERS / MAGAZINES:

Date	Title
October 12, 2010, Bangalore Beat Daily	Being Resilient

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Type of Research (Major / Minor)	Research Topic	Duration	Funding Agency	Status of Project (Completed / Ongoing)
Major	Mapping Social Work Perspectives in Corporate Social Responsibility	2.6 years	Major research Projects, Christ University	Ongoing
Minor	Evaluation of Bhagyalakshmi Project in Mandya District, Karnataka	One Month	Dept of Women and Child Welfare, Govt. of Karnataka	Ongoing

RESEARCH GUIDANCE:

1. Psychosocial needs of care givers of persons with cancer by Marie Nympha

2. Family environment of children with Thalassemia by Robin Kurian

3. Quality of life of persons with spinal cord injury by Ravi Kuamr

4. Self esteem and social relations of children with learning disability by Deepu Abraham

5. Awareness on HIV/AIDS among rural women affected with HIV by Nagesh LV

6. Life skills education with the institutionalized adolescent girls by Ashwini L

7. Psychosocial problems of the children of commercial sex workers by Soniya Brigit Koshy

8. Teachers training on raiding awareness on learning disability by Rugmini Krishna

9. Work engagement among school children by Anu mary Francis

WORK SHOPS / FDP / TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED/RESOURCE PERSON:

Name of the Programme	Duration
Role of families in parenting adolescents. Training conducted at NIMHANS in the workshop on Effective Parenting for 36 participants.	25.11.2011
Organized the IInd Continuing social work education (CSE) programme on Interface with Academic and practicing field work supervisors	19.11.2001
Dynamics of Marriage-Quality of marital life, for 120 Youths who attended Pre marriage course, held at St. Thomas Church on	13th November 2011.Duration:1.15 hours
Enhancing teacher efficacy in social work education, Dept of Social Work, Christ University, Bangalore	22-23 August 2011
Family Therapy for MSW post graduates, Rajagiri college of social sciences, kalamassery, Kerala	29-30 August, 2011
Child Rights protection in the neo globalised era, Dept of Social Work, Christ University, Bangalore	November 2010
Emotional development in children and special issues affecting them" and "Dealing with deviant behavior", National Institute of Public Cooperation and child development (NIPCCD), Bangalore	22^nd December, 2009
Art of parenting, FUSCO's school, Bangalore	20^th September, 2009
Innovative role as a teacher, FUSCO's school, Bangalore	20^th September, 2009
A teacher's role on life skills educations', FUSCO's school, Bangalore	12^th September, 2009
Parents' awareness on parenting, for more than 1500 parents at Christ School, Bangalore	September 2009
The role of catechism teachers in building healthy Christian families, Commission of catechetics, Archeparchy of Kottyam,	12^th and 13 of July, 2009
Interview in counseling, Indian Aerospace Medicine, IAF, Bangalore	29^th Jan 2009 and 15^th April 2009
2 days Workshop on Family Counseling for MSW Student, BVM College, Pala, Kerala	7^th and 8^th April 2009
Parenting Skills lecture for District Mental Health Programme Trainees , Dept of PSW, NIMHANS, Bangalore	4^th Feb 2009
Life Skills Education, Prasanna Counselling center, Malleswaram, Bangalore	19 Dec 2008.
Parenting; in the workshop on Enriching Families. Dept of PSW, NIMHANS, Bangalore	18/11/ 2008
Changing marital and parental relationship and challenges, Mar Makil Gurukulam Seminary, Bangalore, India	16/11/2008
2 days workshop on Family Therapy, Marian college, Kuttikanam, Idukki, Kerala.	30^th-31^st October, 2008
Issues of Old Age, MV Shetty College, Mangalore.	23/10/2008.
Suicide and its prevention for the officers of Command Hospital Bangalore, Dept of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore	30^th September, 2008
Emotional Development and Problems in Children for the officers working with children organized by NIPCCD, Bangalore	18^th September, 2008.
Marital and family counseling for the HIV/AIDS Counselors, Organized by SAMRAKSHA, Bangalore	16/September, 2008
Life Skills for youth. Mar Makil Gurukulam Seminary, Bangalore, India	3^rd August, 2008
stress management at work place and family, District Training Center , Bangalore	8^th of July, 2008
Role of Family in Psychosocial Rehabilitation, in the workshop conducted for MSW students Dept of PSW, NIMHANS, Bangalore	27^th June, 2008
Family stress management for Government Official, District Training Center, Bangalore	17^th June, 2008
Life Sills Education for Adolescents, Dept o PSW, NIMHANS	May 20, 2008.
2days Workshop on Marriage and Family Counseling; Assessment, Montfort College, Bangalore	April 2008
Interview in counseling, Indian Aerospace Medicine, IAF, Bangalore	05th Dec 2007, 19^th March, 2008, 18^th June, 2008, 17^th September, 2008, 22^nd October 2008, 17^th Dec 2008,
Aggression, suicide and drug abuse among college students in the workshop for college teachers, Dept of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore	24^th July, 2008 and 15^th October, 2008
Parenting adolescence and Life skills in the workshop on Effective Parenting. Dept of PSW, NIMHANS, Bangalore	29 March 2008
2 days workshop on Family counseling, Samarpan School of Social Work, Dharward	25 and 26 march 2008
Life Skills Education for MSW student, BVM College, Pala, Kerala	18 and 19 Feb 2008
Working with families, TOT on Psychosocial Care In disaster management, Dept of PSW, NIMHANS, Bangalore	Feb 04,2008,
Counseling for suicide prevention, Darmaram College, Bangalore	Jan 3 and 4, 2008
Old age and mental Health. Prasanna counseling center, Bangalore	Dec 07 2007
Family Counseling, Prasanna counseling center, Bangalore	Dec 17 2007
Psycho social well being of children, Prasanna Counseling center, Bangalore	Dec 02 , 2007
Workshop on Family Assessment for PG students of NIMHANS. Family Psychiatry center, NIMHANS, Bangalore	Nov 3, 2007
Job stress and family stress management, District Training center, Bangalore	Oct 16, 2007
Management of Emotions in the Workshop on continuing psychosocial Rehabilitation conducted by Medico Pastoral Association, Bangalore.	27^th September,2007
Parenting skills for the parents of children of 5^th ,6^th ,7^th, 8^th , 9^th and 10^th Std in Christ School, Bangalore	11/08/07, 18/08/07, 25/08/07, 1/09/07, 08/09/07, 15/09/07
Parenting Adolescents in the Workshop on ‘Effective parenting" held at the dept. of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS	September 10^th, 2007
Workshop on Higher skills in counseling- family interventions at community level in Kollam, Kerala oraganized by NIMAHNS	21^st April to 23^rd April 2007.
Family stress and management ISRO, Bangalore	18^th and 20^th September 2007
Half day workshop on Family Assessment for PG students of NIMHANS, Family Psychiatry Center, NIMHANS	5^th May 2007.
Workshop on family therapy in Roshini Nilaya School of Social Work, Mangalore	7^th and 8^th April, 2006
Family Stress Management District Training Centre, Bangalore	2^nd April 2007.
Importance of academic achievement and failure related issue and Training for career and work, Smt. V.H.D. Central Institute of Home science , Bangalore	22^nd March 2007
Workshop on Family Therapy for trainees posted in Family Therapy, Family Psychiatry Center, NIMHANS	22^nd February, 2006
Psychosocial Support in Disaster management', 2 days Training programme for the volunteers ‘in Chellanam, Alappuzha (Dt.), Kerala,	1^st and 2^nd December, 2006
Psychosocial Support in Disaster management, 2 days Training programme for the volunteers on in Aarattuppuzha, Kollam (Dt.), Kerala	11^th and 12^th November, 2006

WORK SHOPS / FDP / TRAINING PROGRAMMES ATTENDED:

Name of the Programme	Duration	Organized by
General Systems & Family Therapy: Theory and Practice	10th January,2012	Department of Social work, Christ University
Spirituality and Mental health	25^th Feb 2009	NIMHANS, Bangalore
TOT Workshop on Psychosocial care in disaster management	6 days ( 21-26 August 2006)	NIMHANS, Bangalore
Workshop on Psycho social support in disaster	2 days(3-4 Feb 2006)	WHO-NIMHANS, Bangalore
Workshop on ethics in psychiatric research	one day (14^th Dec 2005	FOGARTY-ICOHRTA-NIMHANS- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

CONFERENCES / SEMINARS ATTENDED:

Name of the Programme	Dates	Organized by
Virtual Global Conference	August 18-20, 2010	CEDBEC, Christ University, Bangalore
National conference on peace and conflict resolution: a search through dialogue	5-6 Feb 2010	Dept of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore
26t annual conference of Indian Society of professional social work	28-30August 2008	RoshiniNilaya, Mangalore
conference on psychosocial care and mental health services in disasters	26-27 November, 2007	WHO India-CARE India- EC India, Tdh and NIMHANS, Bangalore
National Conference On Couple And Family Systems	4-6^th December 2003	NIMHANS, Bangalore

MEMBERSHIP (Professional Bodies / Board of Studies / Board of Management / Board of Exams):
* World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation

* Board of Studies, Christ University

* Board of Exams, Christ University

* Member, Editorial Board, Artha Jouranal of Social Sciences, Christ University

* Reviewer, International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London

* Member, Indian Society of professional social work

ACHIVEMENTS (Awards/Recognitions):
1. International Travel Grant, ICMR, 2011

2. Senior Research Fellowship, UGC, 2007

3. Junior Research Fellowship, UGC 2005

4. Gold Medal for Masters in Social Work, 2002

5. Special Merit Award, Indore School of Social Work, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India 2002

6. Principal's merit prize for highest score in MA previous 2001

Conference Presentation

Sl.No.	Name of Conference	Presentation	Place	Month Year
1	XXXI annual nationa conference of Indian Society of Professional social work	Bino Thomas	Manipal, Karnatak

List of Faculty

SL. No.	Name	Qualifications	Profile
1	Bharathi	MSW, M.Phil
2	Dr. Bino Thomas	MSW, MPhil, Ph.D.
3	Dr. Hemalata.K	MSW,PHD
4	Dr. Sheeja Remani B Karalam	MA, MSW,Ph.D
5	Godfred Victor Singh
6	Mathew C P	MSW, MA, M.Phil
7	Sushma G. Murthy	MSW, MPhil

Courses Offered

Postgraduate Programmes
		Master of Social Work (MSW)
Certificate Courses in Even Semester
		Social Service and Welfare
M Phil Programmes
		Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in Social Work
Doctoral Programmes (Ph.D.)
		Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Social Work

Other Departments

	Department of English
	History
	Languages
	Media Studies
	Performing Arts
	Philosophy and Theology
	Political Science
	Psychology
	Social Work
	Sociology
	Theatre Studies

Contact

Head of the Department,
(hod.msw@christuniversity.in),
Dept. of Social Work,
Christ University, Hosur Road,
Bangalore - 560029,
Karnataka, India
Ph No: +91 80.4012.9100, +91.80.4012.9649
Fax:+91.80.40129000
Email: mail@christuniversity.in
Website: www.christuniversity.in