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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 activities 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.

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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 illustrious 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 organisation 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 organisations who have contributed to the betterment of the vulnerable and disadvantaged sections of the society. This year, the award was for Anba- layam’s outstanding work in the ﬁeld of Mental Health.

Since the college day celebrations were stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, the annual prize distribution ceremony planned for 30th March 2020 was not held. The list of prizes scheduled to be awarded is presented for reference. HIGHEST ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE S.NO. DEPARTMENT NAME OF THE STUDENT 1 MSW AIDED Mr. Prasanth G.R. (HR) Ms. Harini M. (CD) Ms. Poonkodi T. (MPSW) 2 MSW (SHIFT –II) Mr. Sidharth B Kumar (CD) Ms. Shridhisha P (MPSW) Ms. Bhuvaneswari K (HR) 3 MA HRM Ms. Sanjana Nair 4 MA HR & OD Ms. Nanduja M Ms. Rishika S Mr. Joy Kenny 5 MA DM Mr. Isaac Samuel S

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 7 S.NO. DEPARTMENT NAME OF THE STUDENT 6 MA SE Mr. Rishabh Nair 7 MSc Ms. Sankavi 8 BSc Ms. Neeraja Prabhakaran Mr. Nikhil K 9 BSW Mr. Rakesh R K

ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY AWARD S.NO. DEPARTMENT NAME OF THE STUDENT 1 MSW AIDED 1. Ms. Keerthana R (HR) 2. Ms. Harini M (CD) 3. Ms. Gloria Francis Pynadath (MPSW) 4. Ms. Aarathi (MPSW)

2 MSW (SHIFT –II) 1. Mr. Magesh V (CD) 2. Ms. Pooja S (MPSW) 3. Ms. Marita K Paul (MPSW) 4. Ms. Ria Jose (HRM)

3 MA HRM Ms. Sanjana Nair 4 MA HR & OD Ms. Padma Priya A 5 MA DM Ms. Athena Rose Joseph 6 MA SE Ms. Nithya Elizabeth Abraham

7 MSc 1. Ms. Kaaviya 2. Ms. Vijayalakshmi

8 BSc Ms. Neeraja Prabhakaran

9 BSW 1. Ms. Annanya P 2. Ms. Ranjana Ambrose

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 8 MSSW-PTA BEST OUTGOING STUDENT AWARD S.NO. DEPARTMENT NAME OF THE STUDENT 1 MSW AIDED Ms. Harini.M 2 MSW (SHIFT –II) Ms. Marita K Paul 3 MA HRM Mr. Hrishikesh 4 MA HR & OD Mr. Joe Jacob 5 MA DM Mr. Nithin Kumar N 6 MA SE Ms. Yashna Singhvi 7 MSc Ms. Priyadarshini Karunakaran 8 BSc Ms. Vijaya Gowri M 9 BSW Mr. Prem Charles G

DR. VISWANATHAN AWARD FOR BEST OUTGOING STUDENT S.NO. DEPARTMENT NAME OF THE STUDENT 1 MA HRM Ms. Sanjana Nair (Highest percentage in academics, highest attendance and won 19 prizes outside and within college)

PRESIDENT DR. A.M. SWAMINATHAN PRIZE S.NO. NAME OF THE AWARD/PRIZE NAME OF THE STUDENT 1 Best Sportsperson of the Year 1. Mr. Nidhin Babu - MSW Aided 2. Ms. Nithya – BSW

2 Best Performance in the Culturals 1. Mr. Sanjey Kumar – MA HROD 2. Ms. Rishika. S – MA HROD

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 9 DEPARTMENT INSTITUTED AWARD – MSW AIDED

S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 NIPM MEDAL 1. Ms. Sherin Joseph Highest Marks in HRM 2. Ms. Janani M.V. 3. Mr. Mohammed Samsudeen E.S.

2 MCJ MEDAL 1. Ms. Sherin Joseph Highest Marks AWARD 2. Ms. Gurugomathi in Second Year Akshaya S 3. Ms. Keerthana D

3 MARIA PHILIP 1. Mr. Mohammed Best All Round AWARD Samsudeen E.S. Performance in 2. Ms. Keerthana D Second Year 3. Ms. Poorani C

4 D.C. KOTHARI 1. Mr. Mohammed Highest Marks in ROLLING CUP Samsudeen E.S. Research Paper and 2. Ms. Anisha J Research Dissertation 3. Ms. Januarius Vishal J

5 N.C. JAYACHANDRAN 1. Ms. Keerthana D Highest Attendance PRIZE 2. Ms. Devisri T 3. Ms. Monica A

6 CAIRN ENERGY 1. Ms. Sameena Best Research ROLLING CUP 2. Ms. Sathya Bharathi T Dissertation 3. Ms. Anisha J

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 10 DEPARTMENT INSTITUTED AWARD – MSW AIDED

S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 7 MEERA ALEXANDER 1. Ms. Keerthana D Best Student in GOLD MEDAL 2. Ms. Gurugomathi CD & MPSW Akshaya S 3. Ms. Poorani C

8 T.NANDHINI Economically MEMORIAL PRIZE Ms. Janani M.V. Deserving All – Rounder Girl Student in Second Year HRM

9 SARASWATHI 1. Ms. Jayalakshmi M(I Year) Economically GANESAN 2. Loganayaki S (I Year) Disadvantaged SCHOLARSHIP 3. Jercelin Faustina K (II Year) 4. Mekala Umesh (II Year)

10 MS.G.LALITHA AND Ms. Poorani.C Overall Merit DR.G.VISWANANDHAN CD & MPSW ENDOWMENT

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 11 M.PHIL. ROLLING CUP FOR THE BEST THESIS

S.NO. DEPARTMENT NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA

1 M.Phil. (Social Work) Mr. Addanki Tilak Highest Marks (2018-19 Batch) Secured in M.Phil Dissertation and Successful Completion of the Program in the Year

DEPARTMENT INSTITUTED AWARD – MSW SHIFT II

FIELD WORK AWARD

S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 Prof. Margret Wens Mr. Ahil Prasanth S Best Performance in Field Work Award for Field Work HRM Practicum

2 Prof. Margret Wens Field Work Award Mr. Sudharshan V M for CD

3 Prof. Margret Wens Field Ms. Ilfana Illiyas Work Award for MPSW

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 12 STUDENT’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 Madha Annaiyar Udhavi Ms. Aransa Pears J Student’s Contribution Trust for Significant in the Field of Social Contribution in the field work of MSW-HR 2. Madha Annaiyar Udhavi Ms. Sudharshan V M Trust for Significant Contribution in the field of CD 3. Madha Annaiyar Udhavi Mr. Yuvan Sankar E Trust for Significant Contribution in the field of MPSW

RESEARCH AWARD S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE

1. Nelson T. Murgesh Mr. Ahil Prasanth S Highest Marks in Award for Best Research Dissertation Researcher for HRM

2. Nelson T. Murgesh Mr. Magesh V Award for Best Researcher for MSW – CD

3. Nelson T. Murgesh Ms. Marita K Paul Award for Best Researcher for MPSW

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 13 RURAL CAMP AWARD S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 Dr. Robert Gaspar Ms. Kirthiga N Excellent Performance Memorial Award for in Rural Camp Multifarious Performance in Rural Camp

MR. K.V RAMANUJAM AND S. ABHINANDHAN SCHOLARSHIP FOR I MSW (HR) S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 I year MSW – HR Ms. Miloshini R Academic Excellence & Economically Deserving

MSW (SHIFT –II) ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 I year MSW – CD Ms. Kanmani S Academic Excellence & Economically 2 I year MSW – MPSW Mr. Mohammed Tharick F Deserving

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 14 DEPARTMENT INSTITUTED AWARD – MAHRM S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 MAHRM Alumni Award Ms. Sanjana Nair Highest Marks Scored for Research Project in Research Project Work Work 2 MAHRM Alumni Award Ms. Sanjana Nair Highest Marks Scored for Industry Institute in III For 3 Semesters Interface (III) (261/300) 3 Star Performer Award Ms. Sanjana Nair Highest Marks Scored for Best Performance in OB & L&D in Organisational (160/200) Behaviour and Learning and Development 4 LL Champ Award For Ms. Sanjana Nair Highest Marks Scored Best Performance In in LL I & LL II Labour Law I & Labour (154/200) Law II

DEPARTMENT INSTITUTED AWARD – MA HR&OD S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 SSER Best Researcher Ms. Shri Shemaa Highest Marks Scored Award in Research Project Work 2 SSER Best Intern Mr. Joy Kenny Highest Marks Scored Award in III for 3 Semesters

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 15 DEPARTMENT INSTITUTED AWARD – MA DM S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 SSER Best Researcher 1. Mr. Denver Harrison Highest Marks Scored Award 2. Ms. Preethi V in Research Project Work 2 SSER Best Intern Ms. Merlin Bernet S Highest Marks Scored Award in III for 3 Semesters 3 Overall Performance Mr. Prethiviraj K P

DEPARTMENT INSTITUTED AWARD – MA SE S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 SSER Best Researcher Mr. M. Devakumar Highest Marks Scored Award in Research Project Work 2 SSER Best Intern Award Ms. S. Akshaya Highest Marks Scored in III for 3 Semesters DEPARTMENT INSTITUTED AWARD – P.C. MATHEW PRIZE S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE 1 M.Sc. 1. Ms. Chanthingvashum Highest Marks Scored 2. Ms. Manasa RB in Dissertation 3. Ms. Supraja Sridhar (87/100) 2 M. Phil. (Psychology) Ms. Aankhi Bose Highest Marks Scored in Dissertation (162/200) 3 B.Sc. Ms. Nikita Dhiman Overall Performance in Academics and Highest Achievements

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 16 DEPARTMENT INSTITUTED AWARD – BSW S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE CRITERIA AWARD/PRIZE STUDENT 1 Dr. V. A. Vijayaraghavan Ms. Annanya P • Overall percentage of marks Best Budding Social for all past semester Worker • General discipline • Contributions to the Departmental activities/ Laurels brought to the department • Participation in Community Work 2 IAPA Rolling Shield for Ms. Poongothai T • Involvement in extension Passed Out Student activities/ community reach programmes • Self-interest and commitment to Social Work • Social work carried out through self-initiation • Social Responsibility 3 Excellence in Field Work Ms. Ishwarya S • Communication • Sensitizing people and bringing about changes • Carrying out development projects after identifying local needs • Resource Mobilization • Networking • Documentation • Team Spirit 4 Excellence in Street Ms. Monikavarthini K • Creative thinking on Theatre/Mime Award social issues (for Awareness • Engagement with people Programmes) • Active participation outside college • Involvement in reaching the unreached

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 17 PROFICIENCY AWARD – LANGUAGE PAPERS S.NO. LANGUAGES NAME & CLASS OF CRITERIA THE STUDENT 1 English Ms. Arista Garg, III B.Sc. Overall highest marks in English

2 French Ms. Neeraja Prabhakaran, Overall highest marks III B.Sc. in French

3 Tamil Ms. Maha Lakshmi S, III B.Sc. Overall highest marks in Tamil

LIBRARY AWARD - BEST LIBRARY USER S.NO. NAME OF THE NAME OF THE STUDENT CRITERIA DEPARTMENT 1 B.Sc. Ms. Srinidhi T.C. Frequency of visits and interest in reading (III year)

2 M.Sc. Ms. Priyadarshini Frequency of visits and Karunakaran interest in reading (II year)

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 18 Conference on Mental Health Practice

The Department of Counselling Psychology organized an International Conference on the theme “Professional Excellence in Mental Health Practice – A Way Forward” on 17th and 18th February 2020 in collaboration with the IAPS. Over 155 participants including mental health professionals and postgraduate students of psychology from various colleges attended the conference.The Chief Guest was Ms. Letika Saran, IPS (Retired), former Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu. The special guests in the inaugural session were Dr David Gottlieb, Psychologist from Australia, and Dr Balan Rathakrishna from Kuala Lumpur, University of Malaysia. The highlights of the conference were the plenary sessions on Basics of Heal- ing Inner Conﬂict by Dr David Gottlieb; Choice Theory Reality Therapy (CTRT) Tech- niques and Process by Ms Loheswary Aru- mugam, Malaysia; Dr Sam Manickam’s talk on Overview of Gestalt Therapy, a Meta Perspective by Ms P.K. Saru, Internationally Accredited TSTA and Narrative Therapy: Building Strengths and Preferred Stories by Dr Aparna Joshi, Assistant Professor, Applied Psychology, TISS, Mumbai. The chief guest for the valedictory session was Mrs. Susan Mathew, IAS.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 19 International Workshop on Health Social Work

A two-day international workshop on Health Social Work was organised by the PG department of Social Work (SF) on 21st and 22nd February 2020 at Madras School of Social Work in collaboration with Australia India Council funded by the Government of Austral- ia. A team of three resource persons from Aus- tralia – Dr Helen Cleak, Associate Professor from Queensland University of Technology; Ms. Georgina Heaslop, Internal Medicine Practitioner; and Ms. Angela Tonge, Clinical Team Leader and Advanced Social Work Practitioner from Princess Alexandra Hospital – were the master trainers who conducted sessions covering theories and practice-based techniques related to health social work. A total of 40 participants including practitioners, academicians, scholars and students from various institutions attended the workshop.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 20 HR Symphony The Department of M.A. Human Resource Management conducted its Annual National Conference, HR Symphony at MMA on Octo- ber 4th, 2019, in celebration of its 15th year since inception. The theme of the event was “H in the Human Capital.” There were two panel discussions with eminent professionals enlightening the audience and a Busi- ness Quiz conducted by Mr. Arjun Krishnan. The Guest of Honour was Ms. Gowri Kailas- am, President, Rane Madras Ltd., and the Special Guest Mr. Mahesh N., Associate VP - HR, TAFE. The corporate leaders who participated in the ﬁrst panel discussion were Mr. G.D.Shar- ma, Independent Director, Tamilnadu Petro- products Ltd.; Mr. Sasikumar T, VP HR and CSR, Ashok Leyland; Mr. Prabhu Nam- biappan, Senior VP HR, Ramco Cements Ltd.; Mr. George Oomen, Senior Director HR, CTS; and Mr. Uday Kumar G, GM and ROM, SAIL. The second panel boasted of illustrious names such as Mr. Gurubharan S., Asst. GM HR, TCS; Dr. V.D. Swaminathan, Former Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Madras; Mr. Hariram VM, Head - Organisa- tional Capability, TVS and TASPL; Dr. Sumathi Narayanan, President, Creative Communications and Management Centre; and Mr. Balaji Renganathan, Head HR, TTK Healthcare Ltd.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 21 Refresher Training Program for Counsellors

The Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi, and the Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board, Chennai, in collaboration with the UG Department of Social Work (BSW), Madras School of Social Work organised an Orientation-cum-refresher training program for the counsellors and the ofﬁce bearers of family counselling centres from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands for three days between 24th and 26th July 2019.

Dr. Manivasan I.A.S., Chairperson In-charge, Principal Secretary, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme, Government of Tamilnadu, inaugurated the workshop. Mrs. V. Amuthavalli, IAS, Commissioner of Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Program, Government of Tamil Nadu; Dr. Poonam Arora, Chairperson, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Social Welfare Board, Port Blair; Mrs. N. Vaijayanthi, Chairperson, Puducherry Social Welfare Board, Puducherry; and Mr. G. Perumalsamy, Joint Secretary, TNSWB, were the other dignitaries present. A total of 121 FCC counsellors participated in the programme. Dr. R. Subashini, Dean, MSSW; Dr. Sangeetha Makesh, Consultant Psy- chologist; Adv. Adhilakshmi Log- amurthy, Secretary, Women Lawyers Association, Madras High Court; Mr. M. Lokesh, Deputy Director, CSWB, New Delhi; and Mr. Muhammad Hyath, Senior Accounts Ofﬁcer, Government of India were some of the resource persons.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 22 UGC National Seminar On “Democracy & Citizen - A Social Work Perspective”

A UGC-Sponsored National Conference on “Democracy and Citizenship – A Social Worker Perspective” was organized by the Social Work Forum of the Department of Social Work (Aided) on 21st February 2020. Over 200 students participated in the seminar.

The speakers in the seminar included Dr. Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras; Mr. K. Annamalai, Former IPS ofﬁcer and Ex-Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bangalore; Fr. Jagath Gasper, Chairman and MD of Tamil Maiyam; Mrs. Adhilakshmi, Advocate at Madras High Court; and Dr. Deepamala, Founder and Chairperson of Research and Action Centre for Local Democracy, Chen- nai. In the ensuing panel discussion, Dr. Sowmya Dhanaraj, Assistant Professor, Madras School of Economics; Mr. Jayaram, the convenor of Arappor Iyakkam; and Mr. Dilli Babu, Advocate and Professional Social Worker weighed in as experts while Kalki Priyanka and Chris Nirmal represented the students. For the valedictory function, Mr. Samas, Editor - The Hindu Tamil, was the chief guest and his talk focussed on how reading is crucial for students.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 23 UGC National Seminar On “HR AT HELM – An Overview”

“HR AT HELM – AN OVERVIEW” organised by the student forum of the Social Work (Aided) department on 13th March 2020 was inaugurated by Mr. Devendra Dixit, Director - HR for South Asia, Kemin Industries South Asia Pvt. Ltd. The other illustrious speakers included Dr. Suresh Kumar, General Physician (Infectious diseases), Apollo Hospitals; Mr. Dheepak Pandiyan, Head HR of Chola MS Risk Services, Murugappa Group; Mr. Sundar Sankaran, HR Director at Zuora; Mr. Arvind Raghavan, Director at ODOB Consulting; Mr. G. E. Hari Govinda Thilak, Senior HR Director, LM Wind Power India, GE Renewable Energy; Mr. Vijayaku- mar Damodaran, HR BP, Chennai Lead Hewlett Packard; Mr. Oommen Abraham, CEO and MD, Global Best HR & Management Consulting; Mr. Satish Salivati, Co-Founder & CEO, InteliTix Solu- tions; Mr. Pradeep Rajaram, HR BP - Coimbatore Lead, WCM Unit, Titan; and Mr. S. Deenadayalan, Founder and CEO, Skill Academy. Mr. V. Jayaram, Associate Vice President - HR, The Hindu Group of Publications, delivered the valedictory address.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 24 Annual Conference Themed “NEER INDRI AMAYATHU ULAGU” The Department of Development Manage- ment organised its Annual State Level Con- ference on the topic “Neer Indri Amayathu Ulagu” on 27th January 2020 in line with the theme of water conservation and management. Dr. Thol. Thirumavalavan, MP of Chid- ambaram constituency, was the chief guest of the conference and Prof. K. Siva Subra- maniyam from Madras Institute of Development Studies delivered a special address. Dr. Kaleeswaran and his team from Alternate Media Centre performed folk arts to high- light the importance of water management.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 25 Conference on Understanding Disadvantage

PG Department of Development Management and YUVA Advocacy forum jointly organised a state level conference on ‘Understanding Disadvantage’ on 26.02.2020. This conference attempted to engender a dialogue about disadvantaged communities that do not ﬁnd sufﬁcient space in public discourse.

TRAINING ON ELDER CARE

A two-day training programme on Elder Care for college students was conducted by the UG department of Social Work in commemoration of the international day of older persons with the theme, “The Journey to Age Equality” on 30.09.2019 and 01.10.2019. Around 150 students from various colleges in Chennai participated in the event. As part of the program, Mr. Perumalsamy, Joint Secretary, Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board; Mr. Edwin Babu, Joint Director, Programmes, HelpAge India; Mr. A. Purushothaman, Founder, Kalaiselvi Karunalaya Social Welfare Society; and Mrs. Adhilakshmi Logamur- thy, Advocate and Legal Consultant, Madras High Court, addressed the students.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 26 Awareness Program on Geriatric Care & Counselling Madras School of Social Work, in association with Heritage Foundation Regional Resource and Training Centre, Hyderabad, as well as the Ministry of Social Justice and Empower- ment, Government of India and Tamilnadu, organized a three-day awareness program on Geriatric Care/Counselling for functionaries of old age homes between 11th and 13th February 2020.The chief guest Dr. R. Anbu, Deputy Director (Women Welfare) I/C, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamilnadu, addressed the functionaries. Dr. K.R. Gangadharan, the founder of Heritage Foundation, practic- ing psychotherapists Mrs. P. Devika Rani, Mr. Ajay Pradeep and Ms. Abi Shankari, and RRTC Coordinator Mr. Prabhakar Reddy covered practical aspects of Geriatric care. 60 participants from various districts attended the programme.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 27 Seminar on Psychological Challenges of Today’s Youth

The Department of B.Sc. Psychology, through the student forum ELYSIUM, organised its annual state-level seminar “Virya” on 30th January 2020 at the Anna Centenary Library, Kotturpuram. The chief guest for the day was Ms. Sumathi Chandrasekaran of Meha Foundation and the esteemed speakers were Dr. Siva Prakash Srinivasan, Child Psychiatrist, SCARF; Mr. E. Senthil Kumar, Con- sultant Psychologist; Mr. Veerapandian, Psychologist and Academician, TISS, Chennai; and Dr. Hema Tharoor, Psychiatrist, SCARF. Students of Psychology from various colleges actively participated in the seminar. Annual Social Work Conference - Dalit Empowerment: Reality and Challenges Today The PG Department of Social Work (SF) organised a Conference on Dalit Empowerment on 7th February 2020. The Chief Guest for the inaugural was Mr. D. Raja, General Secre- tary, Communist Party of India and the Valedictory Address was given by Dr. Thol. Thirumavalavan, Member of Parliament, Chidambaram, and Presi- dent, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. Eminent resource persons who facilitated the panel discussions include Mr. Suguna Divakaran, Editor, Ananda Vikatan; Ms. Semma- lar, Assistant Professor, Loyola College; Mr. Balavel, Poet and Senior News Anchor, News 18 Tamil Nadu; Ms. Thilagavathi, Advocate, Madras High Court; Mr. Aadhavan Dheetch- anya, Writer & Public Speaker; Mr. ‘Evidence’ Kathir, Director, Evidence NGO; Ms. Arulmozhi, Advocate, Dravidar Kazhagam; and Mr. Jaishankar, Human Resources Lead – Afﬁrmative Action, TCS.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 28 Annual HR Conference HR REVAMP The P.G. Department of Social Work (SF), Madras School of Social Work organized a state level HR Conference "HR REVAMP" on 10th March 2020. Mr. Achal N. Rangasamy, CEO, Management Consultant & Coach was the chief guest for the inaugural session and Dr. Jude Xavier, VP & Head HR, Technosoft presided over the valedictory and delivered the chief guest address. Students, research scholars, academicians and HR professionals participated in and beneﬁted from the programme. Promi- nent industry repre- sentatives who served as resource persons to facilitate the sessions include Mr. Satish Rajarathnam, Senior Vice President HR, MPHASIS; Mr. Prem Thomas, Head HR, Bluedart; Ms. Anju, AVP - Research & Analytics, Avtar; Mr. Satish Ponnurangam, AVP Group HR, TVS SCS; Mr. Sidhaanth Dharmad- heeran, CEO, Warhorse; Ms. Reshma Budhia, Storyteller and Design Thinking Special- ist; Mr. Sriram Rangachari, Digital Transformations Lead, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Ltd.; Ms. Anusha Narayanan, HR, Ashok Leyland; Mr. Charles Vinoth, HR, MPHASIS; Ms. Preethi BR, Head HR, Finan- cial Express; and Mr. Sibhu Alexander, HR, LTS.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 29 Colloquiums on Employability

Two Colloquiums on Employability were organized by the Alumni Association of MSSW for PG students of HR departments and for Social Work and related streams. It is noteworthy that all the speakers at both the events were proud alumni of MSSW.

The colloquium for HR students on October 14th 2019 included individual sessions by eminent speakers Mr. Ramesh Shankar, Founder - Hrishti; Mr. Arul Prabhu, Head HR, Royal Enﬁeld; and Mr. Charles, HR Business Partner - Mphasis, followed by a panel discussion featuring Ms.Swathi Sharma - CTS, Ms. Shreya - Saint Gobain, Mr. Visvana- than A - Indigo Airlines, Ms.Saritha – TAFE, Ms. Rathika - Aditya Birla Sun Life Insur- ance Ltd., moderated by Mr. Balaji Renganathan, DGM-HR, TTK Health Care Ltd. 140 students participated in the programme.

The colloquium for HR students on November 25th 2019 included talks by illustrious professionals Mr. Vasanth, Founder - Ariro, Dr. Liliyan Swarnakalai - Community Development Project Consultant, KRUPA, and Ms. Sheeba Williams, Counsellor - TTK Hospitals, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Narayanan, Chief Executive, AMM Foundation. The panel speakers were Ms. D. Sangeetha, Asst. Professor & Head, Department of Psychology, Shasun Jain College; Ms. Mathangi Krishan, Social Worker, Apollo Hospital; Ms. Kashfa Haque, Co-founder, Child Aid Project; and Ms. Karthika, Manager Projects, United Way of Chennai. 120 students participated in the programme.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 30 Women’s Day Celebration

The Women’s Cell of MSSW commemorated the International Women’s Day with powerful lecture sessions beginning with ‘Human rights violation and legal issues in women’s rights’ by Dr. B.S.S. Jegan, M.B.A., L.L.B., President, Legal Rights Organiza- tion. The Chief Guests for the day were Justice Dr. T.N. Vallinayagam (Retd.), and Dr. R. Karpoora Sundara Pandian IAS (Retd.), who launched a book on women’s rights. Other sessions were on women’s health and lifestyle diseases facilitated by Dr.Joni Patricia James, Consultant Gynaecologist, CSI Kalyani Hospital, and ‘Gender Sensitivity in Everyday Life,’ by Ms. Kirthi Jayakumar, Activist and Founder of the Gender Security Project. Apart from the cake cutting and fun activities organised for the women staff, the celebrations included a street play on pressing women’s issues, performed by a team of PG students.

Ohio State University, USA - India Study Abroad Program

MSSW in collaboration with Ohio State University, USA, conducted the India Study Abroad Program for students from the US between 22nd and 29th June 2019. Dr. Shan- tha Balaswamy, Associate Professor, Ohio State University was the Director In-charge. As part of the program, a series of lectures and ﬁeld visits were arranged for students to learn the various social and cultural aspects of India based on their curriculum. They visited organisations such as Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC), TTK Hospital, Tamilnadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB), Micro lending/Silk factory loom- ing program at Kanchipuram, Transgender Rights Association and participated in the Chennai LGBTQ+ Pride Walk, besides visiting various cultural heritage sites.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 31 Talks on CAA and NRC

On 18 December 2019, a discussion on CAA was organised by the SDC involving around 20 student participants, some of whom later organized a demonstration to create public awareness on the controversial bill. The equal opportunity centre also organised a talk on CAA and NRC on 20th December 2019 with Mr. R. Rama Subramaniam, Journalist, and Mr. Shadan Mohammed Sai Pillai, Advocate, addressing the students on various issues connected with citizenship rights from legal and media perspectives.

Pride Film Screening on the 50th Stonewall Anniversary

On the 28th of June 2019, Parnassus, the English Literary Association marked the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and the ﬁrst Pride Parade, by screening the ﬁlm “Dear Dad,” a heartwarming story of a teenage son coming to terms with his father’s sexuality. Participants had a discussion on the movie and the history of the Pride Month, and a few volunteered to join the upcoming Chennai Pride March to show their solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 32 Film Screening on Girls’ Education

In March 2020, Questa, the Student forum of MA Social Entrepreneurship organised a documentary screening on the theme of girls’ education - ‘Girl Rising’ which was well received among the general public and students. The panel discussion that followed the screening included eminent speakers such as Mr. Lenin Bharathi, Filmmaker; Dr. Uma Vangal, Film Professor, US; and Mr. Jayachandran, Media analyst.

Film and discussion on Mental Health

Vriddhi, the student forum of the Department of Counselling Psychology screened the movie “Coach Carter” on 5th September followed by a discussion highlighting the importance of social support, discipline and honouring contracts with people in the development of young adults. On 10th September 2019, an open mic discussion was held by the forum on account of World Suicide Prevention day. In collaboration with Psyhub - Mind and Behaviour Clinic, the forum also conducted a one-day intercollegiate event on 12th October 2019, which ended with a human chain to spread mental health awareness.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 33 Documentary Screening on Untouchability

The MSW AIDED Forum organised a screening of “India Untouched: Stories of a People Apart,” a 2007 documentary by Stalin K. on the discrimination and atrocities against Dalits in different parts of India. At the end of the screening, a discussion took place for the forum members to share their views on the caste system and all related issues.

Short Film on Section 497

On 22 October 2019, the award-winning short ﬁlm "Act 497" directed by Naveen from MA DM department was screened for students by the SDC. The ﬁlm is on the theme of adulterous relationships and has won recognition on many national and international platforms such as the Chennai International Film Festival and Pune International Film Festival.

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MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 34 Innovatia

The Department of M.A. Human Resource Management conducted "Innovatia 2020," their annual national level student competitions comprising six events: Design and Dis- rupt (Case study), Game of Stocks, Inquizitive, Scrumptious Ads, Alphabet and New Gen Millennial Manager. Over 125 students from various colleges participated in the event and Ethiraj College won the Overall trophy for Innovatia 2020.

Gameathon

The HR and OD department forum conducted “Game-athon: An OD Vilayattu,” an event exclusively for working professionals to experience game-based learning and gamiﬁcation. The event included archery, board games and online games involving brainstorming and focused group discussions. 86 participants were involved in the event.

World Mental Health Day Exhibition

The UG Department of Psychology held an exbition“MANAS” to celebrate World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2019. The guest of honour was Dr. Lakshmi T. Ranjan, Psy- chologist, and the chief guest was Dr. Pari- mal Pandit, Clinical Psychologist. An exhibition with various models depicting speciﬁc psychological constructs was presented for the beneﬁt of other MSSW students and school students. The activities of the day included competitions, demonstrations of art and relaxation therapies, and orientation to psychological tests and experiments.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 35 Interdepartmental Monologue Competition

On 16th October 2019, Proscenium, the The- atre Society of MSSW, organised a monologue competition in which students from the UG departments vied with one another to prove their acting mettle. The guest of honour Ms. Amrutha Karayil, Head of the Department of Criminology, DG Vaishnav College, Chennai, with her long involvement in student theatre, was invited to judge the competition. She applauded the students’ performances in both tragedy and comedy and awarded the prizes.

ROTAMUN 2020

The RotaMUN 2020 project was organised from 17th to 19th January 2020 by Rotaract Club of RKM Vivekananda College in collaboration with Rotaract Club of MSSW, which provided the venue and other arrange- ments. The event garnered 135 delegates from colleges and schools to simulate a 3-day debating forum akin to the United Nations Organization, discussing world issues by role playing as delegates belong- ing to member states of the UN. The Inau- guration ceremony was graced by the presence of Dr. R.S. Murali, the Director of ANSA India, and the Valedictory Ceremony was presided over by Rtn. Mahaveer Bothra, Member, Rotary Club of Madras.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 36 HR Coffee Club

The Department of M.A. HRM conducted two HR Coffee Club events on 16.07.2019, with eminent professionals taking part in the sessions on "Impact of future technologies in HR" and "Code of Wages." As part of the discussion, Ms. Emily John, Senior HR Manager, Sundaram Clayton Ltd.; Ms Sonia Shalom, Head - Talent Management, L&T; Mr. Sandeep Andrew, HR Manager, Sanmar ; and Mr. Avinash Ramakrishnan, Senior HR Manager, Infosys exchanged their experience and ideas with the budding HR professionals of MSSW in an informal environment.

CCD - Coffee Conversations Dialogue

A new student initiative from HR & OD department, Coffee Conversations Dialogue began on 21.10.2019 as a series of conversations provoking critical thought and pro- moting analytic skills among students. The event also involved many rounds of inno- vative interview techniques and dares that the students were taken through by Mr. Daniel Jacob, VP-HR, EC Groups. Around 70 students from various colleges in the city participated in the event.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 37 Student Workshops

S.No. Title of Workshop Resource Persons Department 1. Corporate Social Mr. Balakrishna Naik, General MSW (Aided) Responsibility Manager (CSR), Indian Oil [Including a Project site visit of Corporation Limited, Chennai Srinivasan Services Trust at Mr. Sandip Mookerjee, Presi- Thiruvallur] dent, Hand in Hand India Mr. H. Narayanan, Chief Execu- tive, AMM Foundation Mr. Logabiraman, Deputy Manager – HR Corporate, Hexaware Technologies Mr. A.B. Arun Prasad, CSR Team Lead, Siemens Gamesa Renew- able Power Pvt. Ltd. Mr. J. Mervin Antony, Deputy Manager (CSR), Ashok Leyland Ms. Uma Viswanath, COO, Nalandaway Foundation Mr. Pradeep Kumar Narasim- han, Development Consultant, The Ladder Mr. L. Natana Sabapathy, Senior Project Ofﬁcer, Adani Kattupalli Port (P) Ltd

2. Compassion & Understanding Dr. Shaﬁka Banoo, Palliative MSW (SF) Paediatric Palliative Care Care Physician, Apollo Hospital Ms. G. Lotus Rani, Psycho – Oncologist, Integrated Cancer Care Group Dr. Subathra Muthukumaran, Palliative Care Mrs. Vijayalakshmi, Psycholo- gist Ms. Lakshmi, Pain & Palliative Care Dr. Hemal Kanvinde, Mohan Foundation Mrs. Stella Mathew, Golden Butterﬂies Dr. Rajiv Rajendranath, Consult- ant Medical Oncologist, Apollo Cancer Hospital, Founder, Integrated Cancer Care Group

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 38 Student Workshops

S.No. Title of Workshop Resource Persons Department 3. Preamble to the Constitution of Dr. Swarna Rajagopalan, Man- M.A. (DM) & India aging Trustee, Prajnya Trust Prajnya Trust

4. Sex work & Livelihood Dr. Shyamala, SIAAP M.A. (DM), Nirangal & SIAAP

5. SPSS Software Dr. Priya Sethuraman, Asst. M.A. (HRM) Prof., Dept. of MBA, St. Joseph’s College of Engg.

6. HR Analytics Mr. Santhanam, IIM Gold M.A. (HRM) Medalist& Business Excellence Coach

7. SPSS Software Dr. Arun Kumar, Cognitive M.A. (HR & OD) Neuroscientist & Data Scientist

8. Group Discussion & Interview Mr. Sourrendre, International M.A. (HR & OD) skills HRBP & PMO HRBP Head

9. Personal Branding Mr. Preejo, Training Consultant M.A. (HR & OD) - TCS

10. Design Thinking Mr. Jaikanth Chinnathambi, M.A. (HR & OD) Founder & CEO, Inﬁnite Engi- neers

11. First Aid Mr. Tarun Murugesh, AWLC – B.Sc. (Psychology) RLSS, Life Saving India

12. Clay modelling Mr. Mamta Gupta, Art & Craft B.Sc. (Psychology) expert

13. Application of Positive Psychol- Dr. Balan Rathakrishna, Associ- M.Sc. (Counselling ogy in Counselling Practice ate Professor, Dept. of Psychol- Psychology) ogy & Education, Univ. Malaysia Centre of Excel- Sabah lence in Health Psychology

14. Social Enterprises & Creating Dr. Gavin Melles, Associate Social Entrepre- Sustainable Livelihoods Professor, Swinburne Univ. neurship Incuba- Centre for Design Innovation, tion Centre SOAS London Univ.

15. Emotional Expression in Prob- Mr. Daniel Benjamin, Counsel- MCJ Counselling lem Solving ling Psychologist & Corporate Centre Trainer

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 39 Student Workshops

S.No. Title of Workshop Resource Persons Department 16. Digital Poster Making Mr. Maruthu Pandian, Scientiﬁc Library Ofﬁcer, Institute of Mathemati- cal Sciences Library

17. Story Telling for Effective Ms. Srividya Veeraraghavan, Library Communication Founder, Story Train

18. Critical Thinking Ms. Sharda Suresh, Fellow, Library Teach for India

19. Reﬂective Writing & Reading Ms. Kirthi Jayakumar, Founder, Library Techniques Red Elephant Foundation

20.         

21. Playback Theatre Ms. Meenakshi Sivalingam, RJ Proscenium and Founder, Mei Kalaikoodal Theatre Society (Dept. of English)

22. Folk Arts & Puppetry Dr. Kaleeswaran, Director, BSW Alternative Media Centre

23. Visual Communication through Mr. G.V. Williams, Myrtle Social BSW Puppetry Welfare Network

24. Awareness on HIV/AIDS Mr. Louis, Director, IAPA BSW & IAPA

25. Civic Rights of Women Ms. A.C.R. Sudaroli, Programme BSW & Prajnya Ofﬁcer, Prajnya Trust

26. Entrepreneurship and Entre- Mr. Jagan Karthik, Incubation MA SE preneurial skills Manager, DERBI Foundation

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 40 Student Workshops

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 41 S.No. Topic of the Lecture Resource Persons Department 1. Total Quality Management Mr. Suresh Babu, LUCAS TVS MA Social Entrepreneurship

2. Introduction to data analysis in Dr. R. Gopinath, Senior scien- MA Social Research tist, MS Swaminathan Research Entrepreneurship Foundation

3. Introduction to data analysis Mr. Ashwin J. Baliga, Doctoral MA Social and SPSS in research Research Scholar-Marketing, Entrepreneurship IIT Madras

4. Design Thinking and Ideation Mr. Sridhar Lakshman, Ecologin MA Social Technique Entrepreneurship

5. Agriculture and Economy Dr. R. Gopinath, Senior Scien- MA Social tist, M.S. Swaminathan Entrepreneurship Research Foundation

6. Waste Management – Opportu- Mr. Paul Pradeep & Mr. A.K. MA Social nities for Social Enterprise Annamalai, Founders of Trash Entrepreneurship Troopers

7. Orientation on HR practices Mr. Prashanth, Senior General M.A. (HRM) Manager, Ford Motors Mr. Vignesh, HR Manager, Maersk

8. Ignite your entrepreneurial Prof. B. Venketeshwaran, M.A. (HRM) instinct and achieve success Pondicherry University

9. HR Analytics – Spot Analysis Ms. Sandhiya T, Talent M.A. (HRM) Analytics Lead, TCS

10. The phenomenon of audio Dr. B. Nithya, Asst. Professor, BSW visual culture and mass culture, Department of Visual Commu- concepts of global village nication,Loyola College

11. Legislations related to women Ms. Karpagam, Assoc. Advocate, BSW Bar Council of Tamilnadu& Puducherry

12. Mechanism for securing Social Ms. Karpagam, Assoc. Advocate, BSW justice Bar Council of Tamilnadu& Puducherry

13. Research Methodology Mrs. Samarpana, Research BSW Scholar

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 42 S.No. Title of Workshop Resource Persons Department 14. Stress Management Techniques Dr. Sumathi Chandrasekar, BSW And Therapy Psychologist

15. Intelligence Ms. Vasanthi, Kids Coach, BSW Crystal Garden Academy

16. Social Work Practice And Ethics Ms. Niveditha Krishnan, Clinical BSW In Canada Therapist For Child And Youth Nova Scotia Health Authority, Canada

17. Current Trends In The Applica- Prof. Jolly Roy, Sports BSc (Psychology) tion Of Psychological Interven- Psychologist tions In An Athlete

18. Substance Abuse Mr. Elayaraja, Kavithalaya BSc (Psychology)

19. Clinical Diagnosis Of Disorders Ms. Samanvitha, Clinical BSc (Psychology) Psychologist

20. Human Resource Management Ms. Monika, Human Resource BSc (Psychology) Expert

21. Counselling Skills Ms. Malathi Karthiban, BSc (Psychology) Counsellor

22. Consumer Behaviour Ms. Kavya Rajendran, Infosys BSc (Psychology)

23. Personality Psychology Dr. Vijaya Banu, Psychologist BSc (Psychology)

24. Sexual assaults Dr.Latha Girish, Clinical BSc (Psychology) Psychologist

25. Understanding Gender Ms. Delﬁna, Nirangal M.A. (DM) Mr. Siva, Nirangal Ms. Brindaalakshmi, Writer and Researcher

26. Orientation on Human Mr. Balaji Ranganathan, Head M.A. (HR &OD) Resource HR, TTK Healthcare

27. Orientation on Organisational Mr. Avinash, HR Executive, M.A. (HR &OD) development Infosys

28. Learning & Development Mr. John, HR Executive Sam- M.A. (HR &OD) sung

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 43 S.No. Topic of the Lecture Resource Persons Department 29. Organisational Development Mr. Craig, HR Executive, OD & M.A. (HR &OD) Excellence Team, L&T

30. Psychotherapy for handling Ms. Sushma Ramachandran, M.A. (HR &OD) relationships & Interpersonal Psychotherapist Skills

31. HR & Psychometry Ms. Gayathri, Psychometric M.A. (HR &OD) Specialist

32. Presentation Nuisances Mr. Shyam Palani, L&D Manager M.A. (HR &OD) Athena Health

33. Organisational Development Mr. Gregory, Director, Saga M.A. (HR &OD) interventions Consultancy

34. Collective Bargaining Mr. Kulandaivel, Founder, MSW (Aided) Nurturing Potential

35. Workforce Management & OB Mr. Dhilip Kumar, Workforce MSW (Aided) implication Management, Mobility & Com- pliance head for Asia-Paciﬁc

36. Performance Management Mr. Swaminathan, Manager- HR MSW (Aided) Pﬁzer India

37. Handling Stress Mr. Tibine Mathew, HR Manag- MSW (Aided) er, Qatar

38. Recruitment Mr. Shaji Swarnesh, VP, MSW (Aided) Promantis

39. International HRM Mr. Regis Michael, Human MSW (Aided) Resources- Apple Inc., USA

40. Automation and Training Mr. Chris Paul, HR Lead, MSW (Aided) VueData Technologies 41.     

42. Theatre for Social Change Dr. A. Mangai, Associate Profes- English sor of English (Retd.), Stella Maris College; Translator and theatre person

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 44 S.No. Title of Workshop Resource Persons Department 43. Types of Research Design Dr. Vijaya Banu, Professor, Dept M.Sc. (Counselling of Counselling Psychology Psychology)

44. Intercultural Interaction Ms. Vaishnavi, Entrepreneur MSW (SF) between India and Australia

45. Challenges Dalits face at Mr. Karupusamy, READ MSW (SF) Workplace Organization

46. Awareness on Cyber Bullying Ms. Lalitha, Advocate, High MSW (SF) Court

47. Workplace Learning Mr. John, HR - Samsung India MSW (SF)

48. Code on Wages Mr. M.Praveen Mariyappan, Head HR, News7 Tamil/VV MSW (SF) Minerals

49. The Role of State Planning Dr. Archana Kalyani, IFS MSW (SF) Commission in Development

50. Mental Health Promotion and Mr. Elango, SNEHA Suicide MSW (SF) Suicide Prevention Prevention

51. Prevention of Human Mr. S. Padmanaban, Project MSW (SF) Trafﬁcking director – Women in Develop- ment (WID), MCCSS

52. Union Budget 2020 Prof. Venkatesh B. Athreya, Library Adjunct Faculty, Asian College of Journalism, Chennai

53. Draft National Education Policy Prof. Vasanthi Devi, Former Library 2019 Vice-Chancellor of Manonma- niam Sundaranar University & Mr. Prince Gajendra Babu, State Platform for Common School System

54. Career Guidance - Your Next Ms. Shobana, AVP- Human Alumni Association Step Resources, Accenture Solutions of MSSW

55. People Productivity Mr. N. Mahesh, AVP-Human Alumni Association Resources, TAFE of MSSW

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 45 S.No. Topic of the Lecture Resource Persons Department 56. Road user’s safety awareness Mr. Krishnamoorthy, Former NSS Joint Director, Institute of Road Transport, Chennai & Founder of R-SAFE NGO

57. Opportunities and Challenges Mr. S. Ram Kumar, IAS MA Social in the ﬁeld of Civil Service and Entrepreneurship Social work

58. Impact of Humans Mr. Murthy Sudakhar, Founder MA Social of Vishwakarma Trust Entrepreneurship

59. Social Stock Exchange Mr. Valliappan Nagappan, MA Social Independent Director at TNPL Entrepreneurship and Director at Inter-connected Stock Exchange of India

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 46 S.No. Name of Certiﬁcate Course Duration Resource Persons Department 1. Human Rights 30 Hours Mr. Solomon, MSW Aided International Justice Mission

2. Development Communication 30 Hours Mr. Jayachandran, MSW Aided Media Person & Development Com- munication Expert

3. Corporate Social Responsibility 30 Hours Mr. Hemanth, CSIM MSW Aided & Social Audit

4. Advanced Counseling Skills and 30 Hours Dr. Ganesh Kumar, MSW Aided Psycho-Social Management for Psychiatrist and Social Workers Private consultant

5. Workplace Counselling 30 Hours Dr. Thaddeus, Psychi- MSW SF atric Social Worker

6. Psychosocial Rehabilitation 30 Hours Dr Padma and Dr. MSW SF Lakshmi, SCARF

7. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 30 Hours Dr. Veerapandian, MA HRM BALM

8. Labour Legislations 30 Hours Mr. Manikam and MA HRM Mrs. Kalaivani, EFSI Mr. Shankar and Mr. Shekhar, EPFO

9. Six Sigma 30 Hours Mr. Suresh & Mr. MA HROD Dasarathy, Sigma Analytics

10. HR Analytics 30 Hours Mr. Dasarathy, Com- MA HROD mune Services

11. Social Security 30 Hours Mr. Venkataraman MA DM Narasimhan

12. Data Analytics with R 30 Hours Ms. Smrithi R. MA DM S.No. Name of Certiﬁcate Course Duration Resource Persons Department 13. Childhood Disorders, 30 Hours Ms. Kanamma, MSc Counselling Assessment And Counselling Psychologist, Railway Psychology Hospital

14. Transactional Analysis 30 Hours Ms. Rosemary Kurian, MSc Counselling Trainer Psychology

15. Social Innovation & Design 30 Hours Dr. K. Prabhakar, MA SE Thinking Marie Banu, CSIM

16. Quantitative Technique 30 Hours Dr. Shantaram, PGDHRM Director, Kelsa Solutions

17. HR Analytics 30 Hours Dr. Shantaram, PGDHRM Director, Kelsa Solutions

PMIR The 39th batch of PMIR was inaugurated by Mr. Lionel Paul David, Head-HR, OLM GBS, on 5th July 2019. The total strength of the course is 26 students, combining both ﬁrst and second year classes. As part of their curriculum, the students visited the Modine Thermal Plant system, Sriperumbudur, Chennai. Mr. Arun, Head-HR and his team gave an orientation followed by a tour of the plant. A special session was arranged for the students to interact with the trade union and non-trade union members, after which Mr. Arun answered all the HR-related questions of the students.

PGDHRM The 3rd Batch of PGDHRM commenced in the month of August 2019 with 12 professionals enrolled for the course, including one foreign student. 6 faculty members of MSSW also participated and completed the certificate courses offered as part of the programme. The 2nd Graduation of PGDHRM was held on 1st February 2020, where 10 students received their diplomas from Mr. N. Prasad, Chief Human Resource Officer, Matrimony Ltd. Mr. K. Sridhar, Managing Director, Kelsa Management Solutions also graced the occasion. ASSAM-BIHAR FLOOD RELIEF FUND The PG department of Social Work (Aided) raised funds for relief work as floods continued to wreak havoc in Bihar and Assam. On 29.07.2019, a flash mob was organised on the campus and a sum of Rs. 17,005/- collected in donor boxes was handed over to the NGO GOONJ.

STREET PLAYS ON SOCIAL ISSUES International Justice Mission conducted the event “Paalaivanappookkal” for the beneﬁt of more than 300 rescued bonded laborers who were gathered at the event. In order to create awareness among the labourers to prevent their being entrapped again, a street play was enacted by 12 AHTC members of MSSW. Many foreign delegates participated in the event.

On 10.12.2019, students of BSW performed a street play in YWCA Madras, as part of the global campaign to end violence against women, with the theme "No Means No: Stop Violence against Women." They also performed a mime show on the theme “Need for Water Conservation” on 19th July 2019 at an event organised by the Centre of Excellence for Change (CEC), Chennai, before international delegates.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 49 MARINA BEACH CLEANUP A collaboration of MSSW Eco-Club with Greenpeace India, the CLEAN AIR – CLEAN BEACH drive on January 12, 2020 in Marina Beach began with an agenda to include Chennai in the National Clean Air Programme (N-CAP) of the Central Government, India. While half the participants moved to get the petitions signed by the public, the other half of the participants began cleaning the beach with nitrile gloves and gunny bags. With 5 full sacks and signatures, the event came to an end with a discussion and feedback session.

AWARENESS WALKS AND RALLIES On 24.10.2019 marking the occasion of World Polio Day, Rotary Club of Chennai - Kodambakkam and MSSW conducted an Awareness Rally on Polio at the Meenakshi College signal. The Chief Guest for the event was Rtn. G. Chandramohan (District Governor, 3232) and the Guest of Honour Rtn. C. Muthuswamy (District Chairman, 3232). Around 50 Rotaracters participated in this rally, which made a strong impact on the public. On October 18th 2019, nearly 100 students of MSSW participated in “Walk for Freedom,” a Walkathon event against Human Trafﬁcking. Around 30 students and three staff members also participated in the Chennai Rainbow Pride March on 30 June 2019 in support of the rights of LGBTQIA+ community.

“WALK FOR PLASTIC” INITIATIVE In collaboration with NSS, the ECO CLUB conducted a “walk for plastic” event. B. Gowtham, a Chennai-based artist, gave an orientation to students on how to contrib- ute to the environment just through such simple walks, following which batches of students went on a walk in and around Egmore and managed to collect around 100 kg of recyclable waste. The money earned from recycling the collected waste was utilized in buying colour-coded dust bins for the campus.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 50 PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS On 04th October 2019, the MSW Aided department conducted an awareness session at the GOS Study Centre, Mangalapuram, Chetpet. Mrs. Poonguzhali, the resource person from Domestic Workers Association spoke about various schemes available for students, mothers and domestic workers and also mentioned the beneﬁts of registering oneself in the Domestic Workers Association.

PUPPETRY PERFORMANCE FOR AWARENESS MSSW Extension Centre organised a puppetry show on prevention of child sexual abuse for students of 7th and 8th classes at Mary Clubwala Girls Higher secondary School on 09.10.2019. Ms. Razia, student of MSW (Aided) spoke to them about the importance of menstrual hygiene. In association with Myrtle Social Welfare Network, 20 NSS volunteers also conducted puppetry programme and street play to raise awareness on Childline (1098) and the Swachh Bharath mission at Villivakkam Railway Station on 07.03.2020.

BONDING WITH THE ELDERLY A one-day sensitization programme on Inter-generational bonding was conducted in ﬁve schools in Chennai by Madras School of Social Work, Heritage Foundation and National Insti- tute of Social Defence. The programme organised by the BSW department was designed to be interactive, to drive home the importance of the younger generation’s bonding with elders. 375 students from Infant Jesus Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mary Clubwala Jadhav Girls’ Higher Secondary School, MCC Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Government Higher Secondary School, West Mambalam, and Government Higher Secondary School, Villivakkam beneﬁted from the programme.

MEDICAL CAMPS MSSW Extension Centre conducted a medical camp at GOS Study centre, Mangalapuram, Chetpet on 01.02.2020. About 250 people availed of the services such as General check-up, dental and eye checkup and gynaecology care. Dental kit and medi- cines were also distributed to the patients. The Rotaract Club of MSSW and Rotary club of Chennai Kodambakkam organized a medical camp in Allikuzhi, Thiruvallur District on 29th August, 2019. 50 students of Allikuzhi Primary school and 160 villagers beneﬁted from the camp.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 51 IGNITING MINDS ‘Igniting Minds’ is the extension programme coordinated by MSSW Library since 2017. This programme is for ‘Reading and Sharing’ by the volunteers of MSSW for the beneﬁt of the students of MCJ School to inculcate interest in reading. 22 women student volunteers from different departments of MSSW who enrolled under this programme this year were given an orientation and half-a-day training on ‘Story Telling’ by Ms. Srividhya Veeraraghavan, Founder, Story Train. The volunteers chose the classes from 6th to 9th standard as per the timetable provided by the school and continued their volunteering sessions as teams from September 2019 till February 2020.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 52 Consultancy/Projects Undertaken

Commissioned/ Staff In-Charge Project Budget/Grant Funded by Mr. V. Moses Selvakumar & Four baseline studies projects IOCL Rs. 50,000/- Dr. Sarah Karunakaran for providing advanced life support ambulances

Mr. V. Moses Selvakumar & Dengue awareness program IOCL – Pipeline Rs. 62,000/- Dr. Sarah Karunakaran project in Thiruvallur district southern region

Dr. Raja Samuel, Mr. K.B. Project Impact Study NGOs for Madras Rs. 40,000/- Inian, Mr. Jesuin John Bose, Chamber of Com- Mr. Joseph Eric Dunston, Dr. merce Sangeetha Poonen

Mr. M. Antony Stephen National Adolescent Health Mamtha Maternal Rs. 1,20,000/- Program and its implementa- and Child Health, tion in Tamil Nadu (RKSK New Delhi study)

Mr. M. Antony Stephen & Study on Living Wages of Firmenich, Rs. 7,01,729/- Mr. Jesuin John Bose Jasmine Growing Farmers in Switzerland Coimbatore District

Dr. R. Subashini & Dr. The impact of SIP abacus on SIP ACADEMY RRs. 6,45,000/- Subasree cognitive functions, psychosocial skills and academic performance in children

Dr. R. Subashini, Dr. Reducing Adolescent Depres- World Vision India Rs. 12,34,280/- Vyjayanthi Mala and Dr. sion in India: Cultivating Ado- Hannah John lescent Life Skills (RADICALS) - Dr. Francis and Ms. Damen covering 15 Corporation Queen Schools in Chennai Zone

Dr. J. S. Gunavathy & Correctional Administration State Child Protec- Rs. 7,50,000/- Dr. S. Rachel Issues and Remedies in Reha- tion Society, TN bilitation of Inmates

Dr. J. S. Gunavathy Socio-Behavioral Issues and Indian Council for Rs. 22,28,600/- Structural Factors Regarding Medical Research, Health of Under-5 Children in New Delhi Urban Slum Population of (ICMR-ICSSR Joint Chennai, Tamil Nadu Research)

Dr. K. Sathyamurthi Care for Cops - Project for FICCI FLO, Chennai Rs. 10,06,316/- Women Police Wellbeing

Dr. A. Enoch Study on Status of Women UGC Rs. 1,70,000/- Victims in Indian Judiciary

Dr. Francis & Ms. Damen Effective Implementation of State Child Rs. 20,26,000/- Queen Sponsorship and Foster Care of Protection Society, ICPS in Tamil Nadu TN

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 53 ACTIVITIES OF THE LIBRARY

MSSW Library has added 400 new books worth about Rs. 4 lakhs to the existing collection of about 17,000 books. MSSW has also been ranked one among the All India Top 10 users of the e-resources of INFLIBNET for the third consecutive year.

Library Week was celebrated during 3rd to 7th Dec. 2019 with various competitions for the students along with a book fair and series of workshops. On the last day of the celebration, a special lecture organized for the students of MSSW as well as MCJ Girls Higher Secondary School, was delivered by Ms. Maanasi, a young avid reader who spoke on her reading and her experiences.

‘Reﬂection’, the Reader’s Forum of MSSW Library organised a book reﬂection on 7 Habits of Highly Effec- tive People by Stephen R. Covey on 02nd August 2019, where students presented their thoughts on each habit. The forum also observed the following special days: • ‘Madras Week Celebration’ on 6th Sep.2019 where students presented articles on Madras from different magazines. The ensuing discussion was moderated by Mr. Gajendran, Assistant Professor, M.A. Development Management, MSSW. • UN’s International Day of Democracy was marked on 17th Sep. 2019 with a special address by Dr. Kennedy Stephensan Vaseekaran, Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, University of Madras. • 150th Birth Anniversary of Gandhi was celebrated with the theme “Gandhiyai Pessuvom” on 04th October 2019 at MSSW Library. The Guest Speaker was Mr. K. Saravanan, State Secretary, People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Students reviewed an article ‘If Bapu lived in our times’ by Yogendra Yadhav and a book ‘Endrum Gandhi’ by Aasai, published by Hindu Tamil Thisai.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 54 Student Development Council

The Student Development Council (SDC) Election 2019 was held on 30th July 2019 at MSSW, during which Akalya S. (President), Madhanaguru A. (Treasurer), Surya Prabha (Cultural Secretary), and Mahendra Bharathi (Sports Secretary) were duly elected as ofﬁce bearers of SDC. The Investiture ceremony on 16.09.2019 was presided over by Dr. David Ambrose, Head of the Department, Legal studies, University of Madras.

This year, apart from coordinating sports and cultural activities, the SDC also took up educational initiatives such as a peer learning session on effective resume making, successfully petitioned to have a zebra crossing installed on Casa Major Road and engaged with issues of social interest by conducting debates and discussions on the One Nation, One Ration Card scheme, CAA, and Hindi Imposition.

Community Day

On the occasion of Pongal each year, the SDC observes Community Day in which they celebrate Pongal festival with a specific marginalized community. This year the rag picker community of Kodungaiyur, Chennai, were the beneficiaries. As part of the cultural programme, students performed paraiyattam, oyilattam, villupattu, and other folk dances, along with rap. They also conducted several games and activities for the students and beneficiaries. Annual Athletic Sports Meet The annual sports day 2019-2020 was conducted on 23rd and 24th January 2020 at the Sports Devel- opment Authority of Tamilnadu grounds, Nehru Park, Chennai. The indoor events were conducted in the college premises on 14th and 15th September 2019. Mr. Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, former Indian cricketer, was the chief guest for the valedictory function. The Overall championship was won by the BSW department, for the fourth consecutive year. The Runner up overall championship was won by the Department of Psychology. Nidhin Babu, MSW Aided, won the Individual Championship for Men and Nithya from BSW Department won the individual championship for Women.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 55 Déjà Vu

Déjà vu, the intra-collegiate cultural programme, is conducted annually since 2006 to encourage healthy competition among the various departments at MSSW. Déjà vu provides an opportunity for the students to discover and to showcase their talents. Déjà vu '20 centred on the theme "VOYAGE D’ EMO- TIONS" (The Journey of Emotions), allowing every form of artistic expression to be celebrated under this umbrella. The Inauguration on 29th February 2020 took place in the presence of the chief guests Mr. Lenin Bharati (screenwriter) and Ms. Lakshmi Priya (Tamil ﬁlm and television actor), also a proud alumna of MSSW. The students were also enthralled to have Mr. Ashok Selvan (Actor), Ken Karunas (singer/actor) and various other celebrities across the ﬁlm and TV industry as walk-in guests for the day. The Overall Winner trophy was won by MA HR & OD Department and the second place was secured by MSW (SF) Department.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 56 ACTIVITIES OF THE CELLS/CLUBS/CENTRES

Entrepreneurship Development Cell The Entrepreneurship Development Cell of MSSW organized a special lecture on the topic ENTREPRE- NEURSHIP – A WAY FORWARD on 12th March 2020. The Chief Guest Tmt. D.K. Sheila Grieta, Under Secretary, MS & ME Department, Secretariat, Government of Tamilnadu addressed the gathering. She highlighted the role of the government in increasing GDP through entrepreneurship and dwelt upon the opportunities open to entrepreneurs and the struggles they face.

Anti Human Trafficking Club Three orientation sessions were conducted by MSSW-Anti Human Trafficking Club on 2nd August 2019, facilitated by Mr. Solomon and Mr. Devasitham from International Justice Mission to enlight- en the students on what human trafficking is and how the student force should fight against it. The members of MSSW-AHTC also took part in the Inauguration of the Anti Human Trafficking Club in DRBCC Hindu College at Avadi, where they performed a street play that highlighted the prevalence of bonded labour among the local community in Pattabiram. On 9th February 2020, they also participated in a commemoration ceremony of the enactment of Bonded Labor System (Abolition) Act held at Ramada Hotel, Chennai.

Placement Cell Placement season for the academic year 2019-20 started by July 2019 and the placement brochure was released on October 23, 2019. This academic year, 50 organizations were contacted for placements and internships; 24 of them visited MSSW through on-campus, off-campus, and online processes, and selected 53 students for ﬁnal placements. The average pay package was Rs. 5 lakhs per annum. Three students have also been selected for internships in two organizations with an average stipend of Rs. 15000 per month.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 57 Women’s Cell

The Women’s Cell of MSSW, in collaboration with Inner Wheel Club, organised an awareness program for the women students and faculty of the college on 6th August 2019 to mark the World Breast Feed- ing Week. The session which dwelt on the importance and beneﬁts of breast feeding was conducted by a team of renowned pediatricians from Govt. Kasturba Gandhi Hospital, Chennai. The cell also marked the International Women’s Day with a series of educational and fun activities for the women students and staff.

Staff Welfare Association

A session on “Financial Planning for Professionals” was conducted for all the faculty members on 29th January 2020. The resource person Mr. Nagappan, investor and ﬁnancial expert, spoke about the importance of investments and the ways to invest, besides outlining tax and insurance planning.

Equal Opportunity Center

This academic year the Equal Opportunity Center was instrumental in providing guidance to students in academic, financial, social and other matters in order to enhance the diversity within the campus and in extending assistance to deserving students in need. 32 students benefited from the SSER Man- agement Scholarship with a scholarship amount of Rs. 4,74,756. Two students were granted an amount of Rs. 20,000 by the Swaminathan Padmavathi Trust, while 11 students were given a sum of Rs. 6,60,000 through the Cognizant Foundation Scholarship. 10 more students availed themselves of the MSSW Alumni Scholarship amounting to Rs.1,65,000. In total, 55 were extended financial assistance through a scholarship amount of Rs. 13,19,756.

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English Debating / Theatre Clubs

As a part of the theatre and debating club activities, all UG students are made to participate in both drama and debates within their classrooms. To provide a greater platform for students to showcase their talents, the inauguration of the activities of Proscenium, Theatre Society of MSSW, was held on 30th August 2019. The chief guest Dr. K. Ganesh, former Associate Professor and Head of the English Department, Madras Christian College, delivered an enlightening address on “Shakespeare in Asia.” He also witnessed a production of the prize-winning play “Exit Godot Unseen” performed by the student drama team, who had staged the same play and won special appreciation at a national level theatre fest in Jyoti Nivas College, Bengaluru, earlier that week. In the course of the year, interested students were also taken to play productions such as Marapachi’s “Avvai” and the annual book fair. A two-day workshop on Playback Theatre was organised in January 2020 for students from MSSW and other colleges.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 59 Belight Student Consumer Club

The inaugural ceremony of Belight Student Consumer Club of MSSW for the year took place on November 27th 2019 and the seleted students assumed their roles as ofﬁce bearers. On 15th December 2019, advocate Ms. N. Lalitha was invited as the guest speaker for a discussion on recent amendments in RTI act 2005 and its implications for the government’s transparency, democracy and impact on whistle blowers. The interactive session also discussed the role of consumers and civil societies in making government institutions more accountable to the public. UGC-Network Resource Center

The college website (www.mssw.in) was revamped at a cost of Rs. 2,30,000/- and launched on 1st April 2020, the date on which online applications for PG courses were opened. The events of the college, departments, cells and centres are published regularly on the college Facebook page, besides videos posted periodical- ly on the Youtube channel of the college. G-Suite access and usage was enabled for all the staff and students. ICT facilities, smart class and digital infrastructure were enhanced qualitatively and expand- ed to accommodate more users.

Red Ribbon Club

RRC of MSSW in association with International Alliance for Prevention of Aids (IAPA) organised a training of trainers programme on 20th and 21st February 2020. The program, conducted by Mr. Arulraj Louis and Ms. Sheema, was meant to train students to become trainers for HIV/AIDS prevention and spread awareness among school children. RRC Volun- teers also participated and donated blood in the Mega blood donation camp on 21st Aug 2019, organized by Indian Red Cross Society in association with the University of Madras.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 60 Alumni Association of MSSW

The association was officially registered as “Alumni Association of Madras School of Social Work” under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 on 24th January 2020 and new office bearers were elected for 2019-20. Two knowledge development sessions and colloquiums on employability were also conducted for the benefit of the PG students. The Association actively raised funds and awarded scholarship to 10 students to the tune of Rs. 1,65,000/-

ECO Club

As part of the government’s Swachhta Pakhwada campaign, the Eco club in collaboration with the NSS unit conducted a seminar on 6th August 2019 on the issues of cleanliness and proper disposal of waste. Ms. Devika Dharmaraj and Ms. Janani from Namma Ooru foundation handled the session and gave insights on the upkeep of a litter-free campus. The session concluded with an oath taking by the students and faculty on proper disposal of waste within the campus and outside.

NSS

The 50th Year celebration of NSS was held at MSSW on 26.09.2019 and Dr. Ravanan, Regional Joint Director, Department of Higher Edu- cation, Directorate of Collegiate Education was the chief guest. The students mobilized materials like white cloth, bed sheets and station- ary and donated it to organizations such as Jeevodaya, Uravugal Trust, and Guild of Service. On 2nd October 2019, 50 NSS volunteers took part in a rally to create awateness of the ill effects of Plastics. The programme included cleaning, washing, mopping the platforms and wall painting near Egmore Railway Station. In the course of the year, NSS volunteers also engaged in activities dedicated to juve- nile cancer care, an awareness programme on leprosy (in association with SPARSH), a street theatre performance on creating awareness of waste disposal within the campus, a performance of puppetry and street play in Villivakkam Railway Station to spread the message of the SWACCH BHARAT MIS- SION and other such initiatives.

NSS-ETI

Identified as one of the Empanelled Training Institutes, MSSW has had the honor of training the new and untrained officers of five major directorates in TN, Pondichery and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. NSS-ETI of MSSW has conducted 16 NSS Orientation Training Programmes this year, and trained 472 programmme officers from the leading universities in the region.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 61 MCJ Counseling Centre

In the academic year June 2019- April 2020, 251 counselling sessions were offered to students by the college counselors. Further, when WHO declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, MCJ counselling centre opened a helpline on 23rd March 2020 with a panel of four faculty members available for counselling on call. There were around 230 calls received and the telephonic counselling helped clients deal with anxiety, stress and addiction-related issues.

Anti-Narcotics Club

The inauguration event of the Anti-Narcotics club, titled ‘Invisible Wounds of Drug Addiction,’ was organized on 18 December 2019. The Chief Guest, Mr. K.N. Vasanth, Retired Senior Vice- President of DCW, spoke about the psycho-physiological changes associated with drug use, while Mrs. Vanjula Vasanth, Social Entrepreneur, shared her personal story. The student ofﬁce bearers for the year were then awarded their badges.

Rotaract Club of MSSW

The installation ceremony of Rotaract club of Madras School of Social Work was held on 3rd Septem- ber 2019 in the presence of Rtn. G. Chandramohan (District Governor RID 3232) and Rtn. DEV. N. Devendran (District Rotaract Committee Chairman). The new ofﬁce bearers received their badges from the honourable chief guest and other dignitaries and took a solemn rotaract oath. The club conducted an awareness program on 10th December 2019 about the “Kavalan-SOS” app launched by the Tamil Nadu Police Department for public safety. As ofﬁcers of the Egmore Police station, Inspector Mr.Settu oriented the students about the app, followed by the Sub Inspector Ms. Rutra Sudha who gave instructions and demonstration on installing and using the app. The program was attended by 150 UG and PG students. The rotaractors of MSSW took part in RYLA, a three-day camp at Okra resort from 11th to 13th October 2019, which aimed at imparting leadership skills through various games and activities. Around the year, the members also actively participated in several activities such as awareness walks, blood donation and medical camps, and debates and discussions on social issues.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 62 INFRASTRUCTURE ADDITIONS/NEW INITIATIVES AT MSSW

Centre of Excellence in Health Psychology

As a new initiative at MSSW, the Centre of Excellence in Health Psychology was formed this year and works under the guidance of Dr. R. Subashini, Dean, MSSW. Under the activities of the Centre of Excellence in Health Psychology and in collaboration with G5 police station at Ottery, awareness programmes were conducted on 8th March 2020 among women from a marginalised community, marking the occasion of the International Women’s Day. It was an outreach event intended to engage positively with the members of the area and create awareness about women’s rights and the problems they face. As part of the program, I BSW students conducted a puppetry show in Ottery Sathyavani Muthu Nagar.

Social Entrepreneurship Incubation Centre (SEIC)

Social Entrepreneurship Incubation Centre (SEIC) has been designated as one of the Centres for Excel- lence in Madras School of Social Workand has been given a seed grant of Rs. 5 Lakhs for the year 2019-20. There are already two promising social entrepreneurship ventures, namely CAP (Child Aid Project) and NAKURAS (a social enterprise initiative involving the Narikurava tribal community) being facilitated by the SEIC. The Centre was also involved in conducting a Disaster Risk Management Hack- athon at the National Level in collaboration with Anna University, IIT-Mumbai, Climate Smart Tech- nologies (CST), and DERBI foundation. Centre of Excellence in Ageing

As a much-needed initiative at this time, MSSW is in the process of establishing a Centre of Excellence in Ageing. As a preliminary step, a stakeholders’ discussion was conducted on 28.02.2020 to engage with professionals, academic institutions and stakeholders in creating beneﬁcial resources in the community for elderly people and to discuss the scope of such a Centre to better understand the needs of the elderly. The discussion, which followed a Cafe model, was facilitated by Dr. Shantha Balaswamy, Professor of Social Work, Ohio State University, US, with 23 stakeholders from SCARF, ARUWE, Probus club, Dignity Foundation, YWCA – Egmore, Special Citizen Forum, FOSCATAN, Senior Citizen Bureau, Tata trusts and ALIVE participating. The outcome of the discussion was the decision to build a resource centre focusing on research and training to assist practitioners, academicians, students, and stakeholders to improve the quality of care for the elderly.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 63 New Auditorium and Lecture Halls at MSSW

In an attempt to create more common space on the campus, large auditoria and several new rooms are being constructed above the existing main building. The new space would house fully equipped com- puterised labs, operational spaces for the new centres of excellence and extendable lecture halls. The rooms are provided with ample lighting and ventilation, besides equipment such as projection and air-conditioning facilities.

Namma Green Campus Project Execution

With a view to making MSSW a zero-waste campus, the college has partnered with Namma Ooru Foundation which specializes in effective solid waste management. Having already entered into an MOU with NOF in a project called the Namma Green Campus in the previous academic year, the college has taken efforts to ensure segregation and recycling of the solid waste generated on the campus. As part of the project execution, colour-coded bins were placed within the campus for throw- ing different kinds of waste separately. Two leaf composters have been installed on campus and com- post was harvested two times this year. Orientation was given to the housekeeping staff on collecting and segregating waste from the campus.

HR & OD Department Library

The department of HR and OD has set up a small department library for the beneﬁt of I and II M.A. students. Alumni of the department contributed various HR, OD and General Management books. These books were lent to the students for reference and many of them beneﬁted from this initiative.

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 64 Staff Achievements

During the academic year 2019-20, two of MSSW faculty members were awarded their doctorates. Dr. Mohana from HRM department and Dr. Hannah John from Counselling Psychology department successfully defended their doctoral theses. Dr. Mohana also received the Award for Young Faculty Excellence from the GMRAF Awards 2019 in Chennai on 29th December 2019. Dr. Subasree received the Best Performance Award from InSPA-P.K.Subbaraj Trust for the year 2019 for her services to the teaching community. Dr. C.R. Manjula won the ‘’ Award in WIN TV’s ‘  – 2019’, on 31.08.2019. She also received various other awards such as the ‘ ’ from    for her poetry, ‘ 2020’ award from  for her oratory, and ‘   ’ for her services to the Tamil language. Dr. Shakeela Basheer acted as an External Member in ICC (Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013) in Public Sector Organizations and at the Commercial Tax Depart- ment. Other staff achievements include paper presentations in academic conferences and publications in peer-reviewed journals and books as listed in the table.

List of Presentations

S.No. Name of The Faculty Paper Title Presented At

1. Dr. J.S. Gunavathy Up Skilling – A strategy to National Conference on (Co-authored) leverage human capital in a ‘Business Management and knowledge economy Social Innovations’ at Alpha Arts and Science College

2. Dr. J.S. Gunavathy Leadership Development Sixth Biennial Conference of through Out-Bound Train- the Indian Academy of Man- ing – Reﬂections of agement’ held at the Indian Student-Participants Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli

3. Dr. J.S. Gunavathy A meta-analytical study of International Conference on (Co-authored) organisational commitment Innovation Integration in from engagement and Commerce, Management and justice perspectives Information Technology

4. Dr. J.S. Gunavathy Career Satisfaction of Eclectic HR’19 International (Co-authored) Married Women IT Profes- Commerce Confab held at sionals in the Global Busi- B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent ness Context Institute of Science & Tech- nology, Chennai

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 65 S.No. Name of The Faculty Paper Title Presented At

5. Dr. J.S. Gunavathy Subjective experiences of National Seminar on ‘Impact (Co-authored) career satisfaction among of Technology and Innovation married women IT profes- in Contemporary Business sionals Practices in Digital Era’ organised by St.Joseph’s College, Hassan

6. Mr.Gajendran, Dr.Raja Livelihood Challenges and Conference on Livelihoods of Samuel, Mr.Enoch, Opportunities for Sustaina- Vulnerable Groups: Mr.Sudharson, ble Livelihood in Jawadhu Empirical and Theoretical Dr.Francis Hills, Tamil Nadu – A Rapid Dimensions and Published by Rural Appraisal Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad

7. Dr. S. Rachel Life skills- A contributing Asia Paciﬁc Social Work factor for Positive Health Conference, NIMHANS, among the Indian Youth Bangalore

8. Mr. Jesuin John Bose Self Care among Social Asia Paciﬁc Social Work Con- Work Professionals ference, NIMHANS, Bangalore

9. Ms. J. Damen Queen Quality of Life and Depres- Asia Paciﬁc Conference on sion among Elderly Women Social Work Partnerships in the Institutional Care towards an Equal Society NIM- HANS, Bengaluru.

10. Dr. Vyjayanthi Mala Prevalence of tobacco use 4th International Conference second hand smoke among on ‘Ecological Well-Being: A IT professionals in Chennai Psycho-Social Perspective’ at Anugraha Institute of Social Sciences, Dindugal

11. Dr. Vyjayanthi Mala Sensation seeking and PSG College Coimbatore coping self-efﬁcacy among college students

12. Dr. Kalyani Kenneth A study on climate change 4th International Conference perception on Ecological Well-Being – A psycho-social perspective

13. Dr. Kalyani Kenneth Impact of gadget addiction International Conference on on marital quality among School Psychology: Mental couples Health and Well-being among Children, NIE, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia Paciﬁc School Psychology Association

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 66 S.No. Name of The Faculty Paper Title Presented At

14. Dr. Mohana A Study on Organizational Global Women Summit support provided to 2020-Quintessence of Women employees post Women. career break

15. Ms. Sivaranjani Women Street Vendors – A Global Women Summit case study in Korattur, 2020-Global learners acade- Chennai my of development

16. Ms. Sivaranjani Employee retention in International conference in Dynamic Environment Lady Doak College, Madurai

17. Ms. Ruby Wesley George Signiﬁcance of Big Data International Conference on Analytics in HRM with ‘Emerging Socio-Economic reference to HR profession- Trends and Business Strate- als in IT & ITES Industry in gy’ at International School of Chennai. Business & Media, Kolkata (Best paper award)

18. Mr. V. Gajendran Primitive Accumulation YSI Asia Convening held at and its New Avatar: The VNU University of Economics Case of Greenﬁeld Airport and business, Hanoi, Vietnam Project in Peri-Urban Chennai, India

19. Dr. Muhammed Jabir Migration and changing National conference on family dynamics in Kerala “Migration and Social Inclu- sion” organized by Rajagiri School of Social Sciences

20. Mr. M. Antony Stephen Key note on Social Entre- National Conference on preneurship – An Academ- Educating youth for social ic Perspective Transformation – New Para- digms and Inspiring Praxis organised by Don Bosco Higher Education – India

21. Dr. N.A. Arivukkarasi Women in Various Fields in International Conference at 21st Century Bharathidasan University, Department of Women’s Studies and Tamil University

22. Dr. C.R. Manjula     

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 67 List of Publications S.No. Name of The Faculty Paper Title Published At

1. Dr. J.S. Gunavathy A Meta-Analytical Study Of International Journal of (Co-authored) Organisational Commit- Exclusive Management ment From Engagement Research (ISSN 2249-8672) and Justice Perspectives’

2. Dr. J.S. Gunavathy A Mixed Methods study on Social Science Researches (Co-authored) ‘Career Satisfaction of Today (ISBN Women IT Professionals’ 978-93-5351-852-3)

3. Dr. J.S. Gunavathy Subjective experiences of Seminar Compendium (Co-authored) Career Satisfaction Among ‘Impact of Technology and Married Women IT Profes- Innovation in Contemporary sionals Business Practices in Digital Era’ (ISBN 978-93-5351-313-9)

4. Dr. P. Amuthalakshmi Work life Balance and Role Think India Journal, Vol-22, (co-authored with T. Efﬁcacy among Nurses ISSN 0971-1260 Little Flower Kalaimani, Working in Private and Research Scholar, Government Hospitals in MSSW) Chennai City: A Cross-sec- tional study

5. Dr. P. Amuthalakshmi Reinforcing Inclusive Infokara Research, ISSN NO. (co-authored with Human Resource Practices 1021-9056 Arumai Samarpana, Towards Employer Brand Research Scholar, Among Workers in Leather MSSW) Industries

6. Dr. P. Amuthalakshmi Entrepreneurial Intention Infokara Research, ISSN NO. (co-authored with among the Skill Develop- 1021-9056 Thanmung Khariwo, ment Trainees in Ukhrul Research Scholar) District

7. Dr. Enoch ICT as a Tool for Education: Infokara Research Vol.8, Issue (co-authored with Multiple Intelligence 11 (2019) Angeline V., Research Approach Scholar, MSSW)

8. Dr. Enoch Effects of Social Media Infokara Research Vol.8, Issue (co-authored with Jincy Advertisement on Adoles- 11 (2019) T.C., Research Scholar, cent’s Lifestyle MSSW)

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 68 S.No. Name of The Faculty Paper Title Published At

9. Dr. Enoch Bonding towards Grand- Elderly Well- Being & Inter- (co-authored with Ange- parents among young generation Bonding (Ed. Dr. K. line V., Research Scholar, adults Sathyamurthi) ISBN: MSSW) 978-93-87882-24-9

10. Dr. Enoch Depression among Elders, Elderly Well- Being & Inter- (co-authored with Jincy Elderly wellbeing and generation Bonding (Ed. Dr. K. T.C., Research Scholar, Intergenerational Bonding Sathyamurthi) ISBN: MSSW) 978-93-87882-24-9

11. Dr. K. Sathyamurthi Edited Book: Elderly Well Conference Proceeding, ISBN Being and Intergeneration- No: 978-93-87882-24-9 al Bonding

12. Dr. J. Chandrasekar Designed a course Human MSW Programme of Alagappa Resource Management University, Karaikudi.

13. Dr. J. Lakshmi Mental Well-Being of the Elderly Well- Being & Inter- Elderly generation Bonding (Ed.Dr. K. Sathyamurthi) ISBN: 978-93-87882-24-9

14. Dr. J. Lakshmi Factors Contributing for Elderly Well- Being & Inter- Psychological Problems of generation Bonding (Ed.Dr. K. Older Adults Sathyamurthi) ISBN: 978-93-87882-24-9

15. Ms. Damen Queen Examining the Level of Think India Journal,Vol-22.10, Hope among the Survivors ISSN: 0971-1260 of Human Trafﬁcking in Chennai

16. Dr. Vyjayanthi Mala Body cathexis in relation to Future of Mental Health: personality and self-con- Importance of Integrated cept among college Approach students

17. Dr. Vyjayanthi Mala Relationship between Future of Mental Health: personality and social Importance of Integrated anxiety among college Approach students

18. Dr. Vyjayanthi Mala Development and valida- Journal of Social Sciences tion of the family connect- (SCOPUS Indexed) edness scale and testing the psychometric proper- ties of the psychological capital questionnaire among Indian adolescents MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 69 S.No. Name of The Faculty Paper Title Published At

19. Dr. Vyjayanthi Mala Parenting Styles and a Transitions, ISBN – 97893 Healthy Parent-Child 89080360 Relationship

20. Dr. Vyjayanthi Mala Recognizing Toxic Emo- Transitions, ISBN – 97893 tionally Abusive Friend- 89080360 ships

21. Dr. Subasree Interpersonal Communica- Transitions, ISBN – 97893 tion Skills 89080360

22. Dr. Mohana HR Analytics – Changing International Seminar on trends and transformations Recent and Changing Trends in Management, Economics, Commerce, Social Sciences and Humanities by GMRAF, Chennai

23. Dr. Mohana A Study on Organizational Studies in Indian Place support provided to Names (SIPN) ISSN Women employees post 2394-3114 career break

24. Mr. Hemakumar Impact of Rewards and Journal of Gujarat Society Recognition on Millennial’s (ISSN:0374-8588) UGC Care Turn over intention at List Journal (Group-D) Private IT industry

25. Ms. S.Sivaranjani Women Street Vendors – A Studies in Indian Place case study in Korattur, Names (SIPN) ISSN Chennai 2394-3114 (Best Paper award)

26. Ms. S.Sivaranjani Employee retention in International journal Dynamic Environment research, culture society

27. Ms. Sivaranjani, Mr. The possession of self Purakala, Vol. 31, ISSN:0971 Joseph Eric Dunston, Mr. restraint as a source of 2143 P. Venkatesh, Mr. control: Lessons from Narasimhan Thirukural

28. Mr. R. Narasimhan, Mr. The Power of Penance as a Purakala, Vol. 31, ISSN: 0971 Joseph Eric Dunston, Mr. motivational factor for 2143 P. Venkatesh & Mrs. Ruby human development Wesley George

29. Dr. C.R. Manjula  Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humani-  ties Vol. No.7, special edition - MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 70 1 P-ISSN:2321-788X S.No. Name of The Faculty Paper Title Published At

30. Dr. C.R. Manjula    ISSN: 2394-2428

 31. Dr. C.R. Manjula  ISBN:978-81-94131-4-5

32. Dr. C.R. Manjula   ISSN: 23342428

Student Achievements - Academics

S.No. Name of the Department Achievement Event Organized by Students

1. Harini. M II MSW Aided Presented a paper National level UGC on Inter- Genera- conference tional Bonding

2. Kirthiga.N and II MSW SF Presented a paper National Conference on Mohammed on Mental Health Internet addiction: challeng- Tharick Literacy among es & Therapeutic Interven- Nurses tions for Millennium 2020 organised by Department of Counselling Psychology, University of Madras

3. Kirthiga.N II MSW SF Presented a paper Seventh International & on Protection of Eleventh Biennial Confer- Rights of the ence of the Indian Society of Victims of Crime Victimology, Department of Criminology, University of Madras

4. Manthra Shree II MSW Aided Presented a paper National Study Conference and Nivetha S R on State of Vulnera- on Social Work Response To ble people during Disasters, Madras Christian disaster College, Chennai

5. Swathi C II M.Sc. Psychology Poster Presentation Department of Psychology, Stella Maris College

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 71 S.No. Name of the Department Achievement Event Organized by Students

6. Nithin Kumar M.A. Development Presented a paper International Conference on Management titled “Attitude and Sustainability education in perspectives of Indian Habitat Centre, New social work trainees Delhi and faculties towards climate change and sustainability”

7. Nithin Kumar N & M.A. Development Presented a paper Asia Paciﬁc Social Work Deblina Sha Management on Plastic Ban in Conference 2019 in NIM- Tamil Nadu- its HANS, Bengaluru effect and impact

8. Vidushi Yadav & III B.Sc. Presented a paper Fortis Third Annual Psychol- Sirisha G Psychology on Body Image and ogy Conference on ‘Explor- Competence among ing the Psychosocial Realm School Students in Psychology: A Multi-Facet- ed Approach’ at Fortis, Gurgaon

9. Reshika E II B.Sc. Psychology Presented a paper Undergraduate Research Shenbaga on Relationship Conference & Young Nithila R between Psycholog- Psychologist Competition Hana M ical Well-being and 2020 at CHRIST, Bengaluru Environmental Attitudes among College Students

10. Varshini S III B.Sc. Presented a paper 4th International Conference Psychology on Relationship on ‘Ecological Well-Being: A between Environ- Psycho-Social Perspective’ at mental Attitudes Anugraha Institute of Social and Mindfulness Sciences, Dindugal among College Students

11. Arista Garg III B.Sc. Presented a poster National Conference on Krishna Venkata- Psychology on Attitude towards Mental Health and Technolo- raman Call-Out Culture gy in a Changing World at among College Sampurna Montfort College, Students Bengaluru

12. Jannani M III B.Sc. Presented a poster National Conference on Kathleen Paul Psychology on Real Self vs. Ideal Mental Health and Technolo- Self Conﬂict on gy in a Changing World at Social Media among Sampurna Montfort College, College Students Bengaluru MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 72 S.No. Name of the Department Achievement Event Organized by Students

13. Hana M II B.Sc. Psychology Presented a poster National Conference on Deepika E K on Attitudes Mental Health and Technolo- Krithikase V towards Explicit gy in a Changing World at Content on TikTok Sampurna Montfort College, among College Bengaluru Students

14. Srividya Lakshmi II B.Sc. Psychology Presented a paper National Conference on Chandran on Attitudes Mental Health and Technolo- Shenbaga Nithila towards Dating gy in a Changing World at R Apps among LGBT- Sampurna Montfort College, Reshika E QIA+ Community Bengaluru

15. Adhira S II B.Sc. Psychology Presented a paper National Conference on Adhiaadavan S & on Attitudes of Mental Health and Technolo- I B.Sc. Psychology College Students gy in a Changing World at towards Read Sampurna Montfort College, Receipts Bengaluru 16. Srinidhi T C III B.Sc. Psychology Presented a poster National Conference on on Overgrazing on Mental Health and Technolo- Social Media gy in a Changing World at Sampurna Montfort College, Bengaluru

17. Vijaya Gowri M III B.Sc. Presented a paper National Conference on Barghavi S Psychology on Relationship Mental Health and Well-be- Simone Maria between Social ing at PSG College of Arts & Smith Inﬂuence and Science, Coimbatore Environmental Worldview among Younger Millennials

18. Harini M II MSW Aided Secured medal for Chennai Port Trust excellence in Field work

19. Vaishnavi I MSW SF Placed for Summer ITC Limited, Foods Division Narasimhan Intership as SPARC Intern

20. Gayathri V.V. I MA HR & OD Placed for paid Cognizant Technology Internship Solutions

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 73 S.No. Name of the Department Achievement Event Organized by Students

21. Athena Rose MA Development Represented MSSW National Action Plan for Joseph and Nithin Management at United Nations Business and Human Rights, Kumar N Development Chennai Program (UNDP) consultation meeting

22. Lokesh II M.Sc Psychology Qualiﬁed UGC NET University Grants 2019 Commission

23. Amal Jose II MSW Aided Qualiﬁed UGC NET University Grants Palackan 2019 Commission Poonkodi T Ashika V Nivetha S R

24. Mekala Umesh II MSW Aided Qualiﬁed UGC NET University Grants & JRF 2019 Commission

Extra-Curriculars

25. Keerthana M, I BSW 3rd prize in the MCC college culturals –Tam- Venkatesan S, Street Play baram Meganathan S, competition Jenifer S, Bharath Kumar S, Aswathi S, Kishore M and Ganesh Krishna

26. Venkatesan S, I BSW 3rd Prize in the Woodstock ’19, Madras Fazil M, Yogesh treasure hunt Christian College Kumar S

27. P. Hemalaa, B. II BSW 1st Prize in Collage Programme on Gender Amrutha, Keert- inclusiveness at Loyola hana Devi College

28. Mowleeshwaran II BSW Cash Prize for Programme on Stopping B, Krithik R, David Painting Competi- Violence Against Women, Pranith P., Estha tion YWCA, Chennai Emily Thomas, Moni Virginia and Hemalaa P.

29. Elsa & Revika II MSW Aided II Place in MIME in IFMR, Tad Greatest Showman

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 74 S.No. Name of the Department Achievement Event Organized by Students

30. Hema Kirthiga I M.Sc Psychology 3rd place in the Department of Counselling event Connections Psychology, University of Madras

31. Anjana I M.Sc Psychology 3rd place in Department of Psychology, Narayanan Acquizzed Ethiraj College

32. Megha & S.A. I B.Sc. Psychology II Prize in Pictionary LINGUA QUEST 19 Literary Akshayaa festival at AnnaiVelankanni Rajeswari College, Chennai

33. Vijaya Gowri M III B.Sc. BEST RYLARIAN District Rotary Council - Psychology (FEMALE) Leader- RYLA camp ship award 2019-20

34. Raghuram, Sanja- II MA-HRM 1st place with a cash National HR competition na and Hrishikesh award "Humanitas" conducted by Thiagarajar School of Man- agement, Madurai

35. Arjun Krishnan II MA-HRM III place with a cash National HR competition and Sandhiya award "Humanitas" conducted by Sundaram Thiagarajar School of Man- agement, Madurai

36. Raghuram, Sanja- II MA-HRM II place with a cash National HR Case study na, Arjun award competition at IIM Trichy. Krishnan and Hrishikesh

37. Abinaya II MA-HRM 1st place in Article Welingkar Business School Competition

38. Shruthi MA-HRM 1st place in face Rotary club of Loyola college Narayanan and painting Kavi Priya T

39. Keziah Evangeline I MA-HR&OD 3rd place in Block & Consumer Club, Ethiraj V Tackle college

40. Keerthana B and I MA-HR&OD 1st place in Quiz in Annual Level HR Conference, Keziah Evangeline HR Symphony MSSW V

41. Keziah Matthew I & II MA HROD 2nd place in Entre- Women’s Christian college and Aishwarya preneurship Hunt

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42. Deva Kumar, II & II MA Social Second Prize Nakuras Social Enterprise, Sravya & Yashna Entrepreneurship Social business start-up Third Prize competition organized by CK Prahalad Centre for Emerging India, Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA)

43. Deva Kumar, II & I MA Social Won ‘’Seed Conference of “The Tamil Sivaranjani and Entrepreneurship Funding” Rise Global Summit 2019” Sravya

44. Sivaranjani I MA Social Won cash award Tamil Nadu innovation grand Entrepreneurship and 7th place in top challenge (TNIGC), Entrepre- 10 entrepreneurs neurship Development pitch Institute

45. Jesril Bastina B. II B.Sc. Psychology III Prize in Tamil Department of Languages, Poetry Writing Hindustan College of Arts and Science

46. Abinaya Arumag- II MA HRM Consolation Prize in Siddar Ilakkiya Maiya am Essay writing Arakattalai & Chellammal college

47. M. Keerthana I BSW I prize in Folk song Panimalar College of competititon Engineering IRTT Alumni Association

48. M. Keerthana I BSW Best Orator award Thamizha Thamil Pesu Association, Tamilnadu

49. Srisha S and II B.S.W. III Prize in Shakthi MOP Vaishnav College for Shweatha G Quotient - Women’s Women Day Quiz

50. Krithik M I & II B.Sc. I prize in Rap and LINGUA QUEST 19 Literary Adhi Aadhavan Beatbox festival at Annai Velankanni Mawahirul College, Chennai Fawazima

51. Krithikase V, I B.Sc. II prize in Dumb Shreyas 2019 at SS Jain Anusree S, Charades College Sujanandhini L.J.

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52. Krithik M, I B.Sc. I Prize in Escape Carpe Diem at Anna Adarsh Sujanandhini L.J., Room College Hari Kumar, Shrutika Sanjay Pawar, Anandhi Subramanian Sports

53. Prem Jonathan III BSW Gold medal in Rotaract Club of DRBCC carrom competition Hindu college at M.C.T.M School, Purasaiwakkam

54. Thileepan M II MA HROD Awarded level 1 Tamilnadu National Field international coach- Archery Championship ing certiﬁcation program from International Field Archery Association

55. Thileepan.M II MA HROD Silver Medal state Ofﬁcers training academy, level air riﬂe Coimbatore tournament

56. Sanjey Kumar I MA-HR&OD Gold in team ﬁght SLI International Karate and Silver in Indi- Championship - 2019 held at vidual Srilanka

57. Joel Christy II B.Sc. Psychology State Republic Day Represented MSSW for Tamil Raphael Parade Nadu

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 76 Faculty Members of MSSW

S.No. Faculty Members of MSSW Designation Department

1 Dr. S.Raja Samuel Principal 2 Dr. R. Subashini Dean 3 Dr. J. S.Gunavathy Associate Professor & HOD MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK 4 Dr.Shakeela Basheer Assistant Professor (M.S.W) - SHIFT I (AIDED) 5 Dr. K.Sathyamurthi Assistant Professor 6 Dr. P.Amutha Lakshmi Assistant Professor 7 Dr. A.Enoch Assistant Professor 8 Dr.J.Chandra Sekar Assistant Professor 9 Dr.Lakshmi Assistant Professor 10 Mr. K. B.Inian Assistant Professor

11 Dr. C. Francis Assistant Professor & HOD 12 Ms.J. Damen Queen Assistant Professor 13 Dr. Rachel S Assistant Professor MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK 14 Mr. Jesuin John Bose Assistant Professor (M.S.W) - SHIFT II SELF 15 Dr. Dominic Savio Assistant Professor FINANCED 16 Ms. A. Priya Doris Assistant Professor 17 Dr. L. Janaki Assistant Professor

18 Mrs. P. K. Vathani Assistant Professor & HOD 19 Dr.A. Thirumagal Rajam Assistant Professor BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK 20 Mrs. S. Sudarmathy Gururajan Assistant Professor (B.S.W) SELF FINANCED 21 Mr. T.Rufus Singh Assistant Professor 22 Mr. S. Xavier Vivek Jerry Assistant Professor

23 Dr. Jayanthi Peter Assistant Professor & HOD M.A. HUMAN RESOURCE 24 Dr. P. Mohana Assistant Professor MANAGEMENT (HRM) SELF 25 Mr. M. Hema Kumar Assistant Professor FINANCED 26 Ms. Sanila Assistant Professor 27 Dr. P. Prabhakaran Assistant Professor

28 Ms. S. Sivaranjani Assistant Professor & HOD M.A. HUMAN RESOURCE And 29 Mr. Joseph Eric Dunston Assistant Professor ORGANIZATIONAL DEVEL- 30 Mr. P. Venkatesh Assistant Professor OPMENT (HR&OD) SELF 31 Ms. Ruby Wesley George Assistant Professor FINANCED 32 Mr. R. Narasimhan Assistant Professor

33 Dr. Sarah Karunakaran Assistant Professor & HOD 34 Mr. Moses Selvakumar Assistant Professor M.A. DEVELOPMENT 35 Mr. R. G. Sudharson Assistant Professor MANAGEMENT (DM) SELF 36 Dr. Sangeetha Susan Punnen Assistant Professor FINANCED 37 Mr. V.Gajendran Assistant Professor 38 Dr.M.M.Muhammed Jabir Assistant Professor

MSSW Annual Report 2019-2020 | 77 39 Dr. Vyjayanthi Mala Assistant Professor & HOD M.Sc. COUNSELLING 40 Dr. Subasree Assistant Professor PSYCHOLOGY SELF 41 Dr. Kalyani Kenneth Assistant Professor FINANCED 42 Dr. Hannah John Assistant Professor 43 Ms. Ezhil Meena P M Assistant Professor 44 Mr.Vivian Assistant Professor

45 Ms.Suchismita Goswami Assistant Professor & HOD M.A. SOCIAL 46 Mr. Antony Stephen Assistant Professor & HOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SE) 47 Mr.Pravin kumar Assistant Professor SELF FINANCED 48 Ms. T. Anitha Bai Assistant Professor 49 Dr. N.A. Arivukkarasi Assistant Professor

50 Ms. Priya Magesh Assistant Professor & HOD B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY 51 Mr. Sangeeth Gopinath Assistant Professor 52 Ms. Nikita Sunny Assistant Professor 53 Ms. S.Durga Devi Assistant Professor 54 Ms. Madhuri Assistant Professor 55 Ms.Ananyalakshmi Assistant Professor

56 Dr. C. R. Manjula Assistant Professor LANGUAGES 57 Ms. Iswarya Assistant Professor 58 Ms.Divya Guest Lecturer

59 Dr. V.Sakthi Regha Librarian (SG) LIBRARY

60 Ms. A. Sathya Assistant Professor NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME-EMPANELLED TRAINING INSTITUTION Non-Teaching Staff of MSSW 1 Mrs. Angel Rajam Assistant 2 Mr. V. Purushothaman Junior Assistant 3 Mr. R. Venkatasubramanian Junior Assistant 4 Mr. M. Suresh Babu Record Clerk 5 Mr. P. H. Gopalakrishnan Admin Ofﬁcer 6 Mr. S. Balaji System/Network Engineer 7 Ms. Usha Sriram Accountant 8 Mr. Mohan V Accountant 9 Mr. Delson Raja Clerk 10 Ms. N.Shanthi Admin Assistant 11 Mr. S. Thomson Gurupatham Assistant Librarian 12 Ms. Devaki Mahendran Assistant Librarian 13 Ms. M.Gayathri Lab.Assistant 14 Ms. Radhabai J Admin Assistant 15 Mr. Marimuthu S M Electrician 16 Mr. Hemakumar.K Civil Supervisor 17 Mr. Daniel Praveen Raj Project Coordinator

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