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Principal’s Report 1 MSSW in the News 4 Ranking and Accreditation 5 64th Graduation Day at MSSW 6 25th MCJ Endowment Lecture and MCJ Award 6 College Day - Awards 7 International Conferences/Seminars 19 National Conferences/Seminars 21 State Level Conferences/Seminars 25 Event Highlights 30 Student Workshops 38 Guest Lectures 42 Certificate Courses 47 PMIR 48 PGDHRM 48 Extension/Outreach Activities 49 Consultancy/Projects Undertaken 53 Activities of the Library 54 Student Development Council 55 Activities of the Cells/Clubs/Centres 57 Infrastructure Additions/New Initiatives at MSSW 63 Staff Achievements 65 Student Achievements 71 Greetings! Madras School of Social Work has completed 68 years of glorious service to social work education in the southern region of our great nation. On this happy occasion, I am glad to present a few highlights of the activities of the college in the academic year 2019-20. I am pleased to report that the college was ranked the 3rd Best College for Social Work by Outlook and the 4th Best by India Today for 2019. The National Institutional Ranking Framework of the HRD Ministry ranked our college the 65th among all colleges in the country. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR This year we had 852 students on the rolls for all courses. 70% of them were women students. 20 external experts were involved in curriculum development through the Boards of Studies and Academic Council. Our students engaged with over 260 organizations for field work and internships. 11 State/National level seminars on an eclectic range of topics such as HR Revamp, Democracy and Citizenship, HR at HELM, Understanding Disadvantage, Dalit Empowerment, Professional Excellence in Mental Health Practices, Child Marriage and Violence against Children and Corporate Social Responsibility were conducted. In collaboration with Australia India Project, we conducted a two-day international workshop on Health Social Work. With support from Ohio State University, we had a consultation meeting to start a Centre of Excellence in Ageing at MSSW. 206 resource persons visited the college as trainers, guest lecturers and seminar resource persons. 209 students participated in seminars and workshops outside college. 121 students participated in competitions outside college and 84 won prizes. The NSS volunteers of the College have invested more than 8000 hours of work as volunteers in the community in support of various social causes. Out of the 54 members of the faculty, 24 have a PhD degree and 13 have MPhil degrees. 37 papers were presented by faculty members in seminars and 19 papers were published. MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 1 Over 52 students were helped with scholarships worth Rs. 13 lakh in this academic year. We have added 600 new books in our library to our existing collection of 17,000 volumes. In the last two years we have provided consultancy services worth Rs. 78 lakhs to more than 13 corporate organizations and NGOs. GAIL, Kamarajar Port Ltd., MSSRF, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Karaikal Port, NALCO, CPCL, SOS Children Villages, Kone Elevators, Fiat Chrysler, SIP Academy, State Planning Commission, and World Vision were some of the organizations we consulted for. We have collaborated with the Government to conduct the following training programmes: Economic Empowerment of Unskilled Disabled Women through Entrepreneurship skills funded by National Commission for Women Refresher training programme for family counsellors and office bearers of family counselling centres supported by Central Social Welfare Board Training program funded by National Institute of Social Defence for government school teachers on helping children affected by drug abuse CRE Program on Disability Rights for Rehabilitation Professionals with the support of Rehabilitation Council of India Training program on ageing issues for college students funded by National Institute of Social Defence Our faculty have obtained Central/State funding for the following research projects: A DST-supported project on Science and Technology Hub for Scheduled Tribes on Development of Smart Bio Resources Value Chain Clusters for Tribes in Kolli and Pachamalai An MHRD-supported STRIDE project on Development of Environment and Health Index for Tiruchirappalli City using Advanced Technology Use of E-Resources among the PG Students and Research Scholars of Social Work funded by Gandhigram Rural Institute Correctional Administration Issues and Remedies in the Rehabilitation of Inmates under ICPS – Stakeholders’ Perspectives supported by the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights • Implementation of Sponsorship and Foster Care program in Tamil Nadu under ICPS supported by the Department of Social Defence MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 2 Centres of Excellence in Social Entrepreneurship and Health Psychology have been set up to implement research and training in the respective fields. The Centre for Health Psychology has begun its activities with a contribution to children and the community of a few deserving families in Chennai. The Centre for Social Entrepreneurship has incubated projects for the Narikurava Community and on the issue of Child Protection, both fully initiated by students. Through our regular community extension activities, we have reached out to communities in Chetpet, Otteri and Karalapakkam village to work on health, education and livelihoods. The counselling centre of the college has helped 58 students and 87 clients from outside college. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The achievements of the college are made possible only by the combined efforts of a number of stakeholders. I congratulate the students for keeping the flag of MSSW flying high through their energetic participation in the learning process and all other activi- ties of the college. Some of them have made significant impact on the community through their field work activities. I appreciate the faculty members whose dedicated service has seen through one more batch of students at MSSW. I congratulate the Dean, Heads of Departments and the Coordinators of the various Cells and Centers for taking up the administrative tasks and implementing them with vigour. My heartfelt thanks to the Board of Management of MSSW, particularly to the President Mr. K A Mathew, the Secretary Mr. Muthukumar Thanu, the Finance Director Mr. John Zachariah, and all Board Members for their involvement and unstinted support. I record our gratitude to the Vice Chancellor, Registrar and Controller of Examinations of the University of Madras for providing the required academic support and to the UGC, Directorate of Col- legiate Education, RJDCE and Department of Higher Education of the Government of Tamil Nadu for supporting us in various ways. We dedicate the achievements of the college to the memory of our Founder Mrs. Mary Clubwala Jadhav and thank the Almighty for His gracious blessings throughout the year. Thank you. Dr. S. Raja Samuel, Principal MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 3 MSSW IN THE NEWS Part and Parsi of Madras This Madras Day, members from one of the oldest communities in the city speak through their traditions, roots, cuisines and culture. P ublished: 29th August 2019 07:33 AM | Last Updated: 31st August 2019 03:08 P M | A+ A A- A P arsi community in C hennai. (P hoto | E xpress) B y Vaishali Vijaykumar E xpress News Service Amid the clamour of a bustling R oyapuram lies the P arsi fire temple, offering a moment of tranquillity from the chaos outside. The porch is dotted with simple chalk images of fish and flowers. The doorway is adorned with intricately woven and beaded torans. As we enter the building, which shelters an undying fire, we are told that the priest alone can tend to the fire. He is the only person permitted inside the sanctum sanctorum. E ntry into the prayer hall is restricted to Zoroastrians who offer sandal sticks to the priest, who throws it into the fire on their behalf. On a warm S unday morning, some senior members from the P arsi community hosted an engaging talk on their cultural practices inside the 110-year-old J al P hiroj C lubwala Dar-e-meher, and a breakfast Ranking and Accreditation The 64th Graduation day of Madras School of Social Work was held on 14th March 2020 in the presence of Thiru. K. Pandiarajan, Honourable Minister of Tamil Official Lan- guage and Tamil Culture who delivered the Graduation Day address. In his address, he fondly recalled his long association with the institution from the time he founded MaFoi and hired its first employees from MSSW. He advised the students to find the meaning of their life, their ikigai, through the strong foundation they have received in MSSW in both understanding human processes and intervening in social processes. Over 320 students received their degrees at the ceremony. The 25th Mary Clubwala Jadhav Endowment Lecture was delivered by renowned mental health policy expert and professor Dr. Vandana Gopikumar on 8 February 2020 at Madras School of Social Work. Every year, MSSW has been organising the Mary Clubwala Jadhav Endowment Lecture series to honour the memory of its illustri- ous founder and carry forward her legacy. This year, Dr. Vandana Gopikumar, the co-founder of The Banyan and Professor at TISS, Mumbai, spoke on the topic “Socio-Ecological Framework for Mental Health.” An illustrious alumna of MSSW, Dr. Van- dana has about three decades of experience in the care of and advocacy for the rights of persons with mental illnesses. MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 6 At the event, Anbalayam, an organi- sation working for the care and psychiat- ric rehabilitation of homeless persons with mental illnesses, was honoured with the MCJ Award for Humanitarian Service 2019. Mr. T.K.S. Senthil Kumar, the founder of Anbalayam, received the award on behalf of the organisation. Instituted during the Diamond Jubilee Celebra- tions of MSSW in 2012, the MCJ Award, consist- ing of a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000/- and a cita- tion, is given every year to individuals or organi- sations who have contributed to the betterment of the vulnerable and disadvantaged sections of the society.