DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT AT A GLANCE

1 ACADEMIC  Post Graduate Programme-Master of Social Work(MSW)  PhD Programme

2 WELFARE & OUTREACH Department of MSW is involved in various welfare activities focusing on the health and well being of the community. These activities include:

 Social rehabilitation of patients in the community  Health Outreach -Medical, Eye screening, Blood donation and School children health screening camps, Health education  Health care extension to NGOs and Care homes  Coordinating Rural Health Extension Centers

3 TRAINING  Field work training of Social Work Degree students posted from external Social Work Education Institutions  Training in Personality Development and Communication

4 RESEARCH Department of MSW involved in research in Medical Social Work, NGO Management, Tribal Health, De-addiction, Women Empowerment and Social Science themes. It collaborates with other Academic Departments of the University in doing research in interdisciplinary themes.

5 NETWORKING Networking with NGOs, Corporate Organizations, Rural and Urban Governance Institutions for student field work training and Internship programme

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAMME

 DURATION: Two years with four semesters.  ELIGIBILTY: Graduate in any discipline from a recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate.

 SPECIALIZATION OFFERED

1. Medical and Psychiatric Social Work 2. Human Resource Management

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE COURSE  Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)  Participatory Teaching–Learning methodology  Theory is blended with practical training  Qualified and experienced faculty  Optimum number of students to ensure high quality education  Excellent library with E-learning facility  Affordable fee structure and scholarships for deserving students  Separate hostel facility for boys and girls

REGULAR ACTIVITIES

 Pre-course Orientation  Exposure Visits to various settings  Open elective courses of multidisciplinary nature  Minor Project Work  Guest Lectures & Workshops  Seminar  Observation of important days  Intensive field-based training programmes  Regular Fieldwork Conference  Internship/Externship Students Externship during the period 2015 - 2020

Students Outbound 2014-2016 College to which the SL. Name of the Date UG/PG Department Students undergone for an No. Student internship From To 1. Jasir K M PG Social Work Yenepoya Speciality 10/08/16 15/09/16 Hospital, 2. Mousina D PG Psychiatric K S Hegde Medical 22/08/16 28/09/16 Social Work Academy, 3. Muneera PG Psychiatric K S Hegde Medical 22/08/16 28/09/16 Social Work Academy, Deralakatte 4. Mainaz PG Social Work K S Hegde Medical 22/08/16 28/09/16 Academy, Deralakatte 5. Rameeza A R PG Psychiatric Fr. Muller Medical College 16/08/16 16/09/16 Social Work and Hospital, Kankanady 6. Isamma PG Psychiatric Fr. Muller Medical College 16/08/16 16/09/16 Social Work and Hospital, Kankanady 7. Mahitha N M PG Psychiatric Fr. Muller Medical College 16/08/16 16/09/16 Social Work and Hospital, Kankanady 8. Fathimath PG Social Work Manasadhara Trust Shahanaz N PSR Centre for the Mentally 12/08/16 15/09/16 ill, Shimoga 9. Samsheera PG Social Work Manasadhara Trust PSR Centre for the Mentally 12/08/16 15/09/16 ill, Shimoga 2015-2017 10. Geetha P PG Social Work Manasa Educational 26/04/17 25/05/17 Foundation for Mental Health, Shimoga 11. Nazrana PG Social Work Manasa Educational 26/04/17 25/05/17 Foundation for Mental Health, Shimoga 12. Gracy D’Souza P PG Social Work St. John’s Medical College 02/05/17 31/05/17 Hospital 13. Nidhiya Anna PG Social Work St. John’s Medical College 02/05/17 31/05/17 Mathew Hospital 14. Nikilakshi A PG Social Work St. John’s Medical College 02/05/17 31/05/17 Hospital 15. Emily C Jose PG Psychiatric NIMHANS, 02/05/17 30/05/17 Social Work 2016-2018 16. Srikripa PG Social Work Institute of Mental Health 01/09/18 05/10/18 Padmanabhan and Neuroscience (IMHANS) Kozhikode 2017-2019 17. Akshatha K PG HR SAKRA World Hospital, 13/08/19 11/09/19 Bangalore 18. Swathi S PG HR SAKRA World Hospital, 13/08/19 11/09/19 Bangalore 19. Kuzhothito Ringa PG HR SAKRA World Hospital, 13/08/19 11/09/19 Bangalore 20. Kavyashree PG Social Work Odanadi Seva Samsthe 05/08/19 03/09/19 (Regd.) 21. Namitha PG Social Work Odanadi Seva Samsthe 05/08/19 03/09/19 (Regd.) Mysore 22. Preethi Rosa PG Social Work Louise Mount Hospital, 10/08/19 10/09/19 23. Leeshma K A PG Social Work Louise Mount Hospital, 10/08/19 10/09/19 Kerala 24. Sajina V V PG Social Work Louise Mount Hospital, 10/08/19 10/09/19 Kerala

PARTNERS IN STUDENT FIELD WORK TRAINING PROGRAMME

1. Disha Trust, , Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, , . 2. Olavinahalli Rehabiltation Centre, Kinya, Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 3. De-addiction Centre, Bajal,Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 4. Paschim Rehabilitation Centre, , Mangaluru Taluk, . D.K, Karnataka, India. 5. Ave Maria Palliative Care, , Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 6. Snehalaya, Bachalike, Manjeshwar, Kerala, india. 7. White Doves, Bendore, Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 8. Kanara Workshop, Maroli, Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 9. Valored, Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 10. Kripa Foundation,Pumpwel, Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 11. Morarji Desai Girls Residential School Deralakatte, Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 12. Razia Hospital , Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 13. Thalapady Panchayath and school, Kerala, India. 14. Al Madeena Centre ,Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 15. Kollara Kodi, , Manjanady,Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 16. Balepuni School and Panchayath, Bantwal Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 17. School and Panchayath, Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 18. Belma School and Panchayath, Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 19. Rural Health Centre, Jokatte,Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India. 20. Yenepoya Medical College and Hospital, Mangaluru Taluk, D.K, Karnataka, India.

CARRIER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL WORK GRADUATES

 HR Executive/HR Assistant/HR Executive Trainees  Student Counsellors/Welfare Officers  HR Managers  Counsellors in De-Addiction Center, Counselling Center,  HR Administrative Officers Rehabilitation Center, Care Homes, ICTC, ART Center  HRAsst.Administrative officers  Medical Social Worker , Psychiatric Social Worker in Hospitals  HR.Officer/Managers  Health Educators  Personnel Officers  Teaching professionals in Academic sector  HR Consultants  Research Assistants  HR Trainers-T&D  Social Workers, Community Organizer and Project Coordinators  Labour Welfare Officers in NGOs  Public Relation Officers  Positions in international organizations like UNICEF, WHO etc  Career Counsellors  Development Consultants  NGO Management

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Sl. Name of the Faculty Designation Total No. of Five best papers Impact Factor of No. Publications in the 5 best papers Institution Dept. of MSW 1. Dr. Mohammed Assistant 05 1. Mohammad Guthigar,Dr.Vina 3.994 Guthigar Professor Vaswani.Availability and accessibility of the basic facilities including health care by a Primitive Tribal Group of South India-An exploratory study.Research Journal of Social Science and Management (RJSSM), 2013; 3(1): 169-175. 2. Mohammad Guthigar, Vina Vaswani. Health Seeking Behaviour& Health Needs among Nil Koraga Tribe. lnternational Journal of Rural Develop Management, 2012; 6(2): 289- 302. 3. Sunita Saldanha, Ghulam JeelaniQadiri, Mohammed Guthigar, IrineVeigas. 3.1218 Awareness of Health Insurance among Rural Population. Global Journal for Research Analysis, 2015; 4 (6):20-22. 4. Mohammed Guthigar, Irene Veigas. Study to assess the level of knowledge, practice and Nil barriers in protection of patients’ rights among nurses in a tertiary care hospital. Book of Abstracts published during International Conference on ‘Integration of Human Rights Based Approaches in Health Care Practices’ held on 2-4th March 2017 at School of Social Work, Roshni NilayaMangaluru.

5. Mohammed Guthigar. Study on awareness and utilization of health insurance among inpatients in a tertiary care hospital in Mangaluru published during SAMPRATHI-2017, a two day National Seminar on ‘Inclusive Health Care and Wellbeing: A Challenge’ on 26th -27th September 2017, Organized by the PG Department of Social Work, St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru

Books and chapters in edited volumes / books published Mohammed Guthigar Horatada Hadige Hanate Hididavaru- Part II, 2015 Parisara Horata-Environment movement Published by: Dept.of and Culture and SVP Institute of Kannada Studies, University

2. Dr. Irene Veigas Assistant 08 1.Veigas I , Vaswani V. Socio- 0.3317 Professor cultural Practices and Attitudes Regarding Menstruation Among Mothers of Adolescent Daughters in Mangalore,South Karnataka, India. International Journal of scientific Research, 2014; 3(3):355-357. 2.Veigas I , Vaswani V.A study on 0.351 mother’s perception and practices of menstruation in Mangalore- Southern Karnataka .Research Journal of Social Science and Management, 2013.Vol 3, No 5:76-81. 3.Aras Radha Y, Veigas I, D’Souza 0.414 N.Gender Variables and Reproductive Behaviour of women from Rural Mangalore, South Karnataka, India. International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health. 2012; 4(3):167-179. 4.Dr. Radha Y Aras, Dr Neevan D Souza,Dr Irene Veigas, Dr. Sauda. The effects Health Education knowledge of Breast feeding; among young female college students from Mangalore, Nil Karnataka, India. Medical journal of Western India, July 2013; Vol. 41(2):46-50 5.Aras RadhaY, Narayan V ,D’souza V, Veigas I.Social Aspects of Geriatric Health: A Cross Sectional Study at Rural Mangalore, Karnataka India. International Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2012, vol 1.05 3, (2):69-73 6.Aras Radha Y, Narayan V,D’souzaNeevan ,Veigas Irene. Assessment of Accident Risk among Elderly in Domestic Environment: A Cross-sectional study in Rural South Karnataka, India. -Annals of Tropical Medicine 2012; 5:565-82 7. Saldanha S, Qadiri G J, Guthigar M, Veigas I. Awareness of Health Insurance among Rural Population. Global Journal for Research Analysis, 2015; 4 (6):20-22. 8.Mohammed Guthigar, Irene Veigas. Study to assess the level of knowledge, practice and barriers in protection of patients’ rights among nurses in a tertiary care hospital. Book of Abstracts published during International Conference on ‘Integration of Human Rights Based Approaches in Health Care Practices’ held on 2-4th March 2017 at School of Nil Social Work, Roshni NilayaMangaluru. 3. Dr. Gladys Rida Colaco Assistant 03 1. Gladys Rida Lobo, G.R.Krishna Nil Professor Murthy. Impact of Alcoholism: Problems and coping skills. International Journal of Research and Development in Medical Science, 2012;6:331- 338(International). 2. Gladys Rida Lobo, G.R. Krishna Murthy. Impact of Alcoholism on the families of Alcoholics. Nil International Journal of Research and Development in Medical Science, 2011,5:295- 303(International). 3. Gladys Colaco. Determinants of Inpatient Health Care Access by Senior Citizen in Tertiary Care Hospital at Mangaluru. Journal published during Nil SAMPRATHI-2017, a two day National Seminar on ‘Inclusive Health Care and Wellbeing: A Challenge’ on 26th -27th September 2017, Organized by the PG Department of Social Work, St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru 4. Published-A study to assess the psycho social problems among adolescent students of selected pre-university colleges”- Leeshma K A (IV Batch Students), Dr. Nil Gladys Colaco-Paper published in the book of PEARL multidisciplinary Journal-St. Philomena’s Exclusive Academic Research and Learning A Bi- Annual Multidisciplinary Peer Reviewed Research Journal on August 20.

TEACHING FACULTY Sl.No Name Designation Qualification 1. Dr. Mohammed Guthigar Associate PhD, MPhil, MSW, Professor and Diploma in Social HOD Development and Fellow in Environment Management

2. Dr. Irene Veigas Assistant PhD, MSW and Diploma in Professor Social Development

3. Dr. Gladys Colaco Assistant PhD, MPhil, MSW Professor