Workshops/Seminars/Conferences

• Presented a research paper titled “Effect of Behaviour Management Program on Disruptive Classroom Behaviour” at the 9th International Conference on School Psychology: Empowering Professional skills and competencies – 2019.
• Presented a research paper titled “Relationship Between Internet Addiction and Satisfaction with Life in Early Adulthood” at the National Conference on “Internet addiction: Challenges and therapeutic interventions for Millennium” – 2020.

Academic Experience:

Internship at SCARF under their DEMCARES Project as a ‘dementia friend’

• Assigned to visit dementia patients on a weekly basis to
  • Form an assessment of the patient’s interests and
  • Conduct activities and engage the person based on their
  • Complete a life story template about the patient, (over 24 consecutive weeks).

• One-year fellowship at THRIVE Foundation (NGO) under THRIVE
  • Conducted life skills sessions based on social and emotional learning
  • Trained to administer psychometric tests to evaluate the intervention success of the
  • Completed 24 weeks of first-hand weekly sessions with the middle school youth under supervision. During the fellowship period I was able to understand and work dedicatedly towards the socio- emotional learning

Internships under several Set-ups as Counselling Psychology Trainee:

• Government Observatory Home
• Government Juvenile Home
• Government Vigilance Home
• Government Schools
• Srishti Special School
• Institute of Mental Health
• Manashasthra Integrated Mind Care

Gained experience in forming case formulations, giving counselling sessions, writing verbatims of my counselling sessions, conducting assessments for the clients and developing and giving intervention sessions.

Internships under Set-ups as Clinical Psychology Trainee:

• Chengalpattu Government Hospital
• Adyar Cancer Institute