PATRICIAN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

Department of Social Work

2017-2018 SOWERS

Working with Individuals Working with groups Working with Communities

SOWERS Action Plan 2017 – 2018

Sl. Date Programme Event Type Resource Person No 1. 19.06.2017 GUEST LECTURE ON Guest Lecture Mr. Shankar Narayanan SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH 2. 26.06.2017 CAMPAIGN AGAINST DRUG Signature Mr. Karthikeyan ABUSE Campaign 3. 11.08.2017 SOWERS ASSOCIATION Inauguration Mrs. Hydwick Rosy INAUGURATION

4. 09.10.2017 LECTURE ON CSR Guest Lecture Mr. Hari Haran PROJECTS AND RECRUITMENT 5. 12.10.2017 ‘BLIND-WALK’- EYE Awareness Mr. Soy Joseph DONATION CAMPAIGN Campaign 6. 13.10.2017 LECTURE ON DEMOCRACY Guest Lecture Dr. Siva Kumar AND THE RIGHTS

7. 26.11.2017 LECTURE ON ‘PEOPLE Guest Lecture Ms. Cynthia MANAGEMENT’ 8. 30.11.2017 ‘WORLD AIDS DAY’ Guest Lecture Mr. S.K Sathish Kumar and Awareness Programme

9. 15.12.2017 TRAINING PROGRAM ON Workshop 1. Tmt. M Sathyapriya “HUMAN RIGHTS” IPS, 2. M.L Joseph 3. Dr. Prince Solomon. B 4. Mr. M. Andrew Sesuraj 5. Mr. Solomon Antony 6. Justus Wallis C J 7. Ms B.S Ajeetha 10. 18.12.2017 Paper Bag Mystery Charity Work Marginalized People 11. 20.01.2018 LECTURE ON Guest Lecture Dr. Magaveera Nagappa PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILL 12. 23.01.2018 LECTURE ON THE FIELDS Guest Lecture Mr. Patrick Jude OF PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORK

13. 05.02.2018 ANGADI 14. 05.02.2018 CANCER AWARENESS Awareness Dr. Satish Srinivas, MD COMPETITION Programme

15. 17.02.2018 INSTITUTIONAL Dr. Shanmuga INDUSTRIAL INTERFACE Velayutham 16. 25.02.2018 CANCERATHON – RUN FOR Marathon Mr. V Krishnamoorthy A CAUSE

Program GUEST LECTURE ON SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH Resource Person Mr. Shankar Narayanan, Assistant Professor Department of Social Work, Madras Christian College Date 19.06.2017

To enhance knowledge on conducting research, Mr. Shankar Narayanan, Asst. Prof., Dept of Social Work, Madras Christian College, gave a guest lecture on Social Work Research. The resource person clearly focused on Research Proposal and Research Topic Selection. The interactive session enabled the students to better understand the research process.

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Program CAMPAIGN AGAINST DRUG ABUSE Resource Person Mr.Karthikeyan, Founder - Spirit of Freedom Date 26.06.2017 A combination of grit, determination, dedication and the selfless efforts of Mr. Karthikeyan, the Founder saw the birth of Spirit of Freedom, a therapeutic healing centre, at Chennai in the year of 2008. Mr. Karthikeyan is on the urge to share his happiness and freedom from the addiction that had taken away his life for almost a period of two decades. The session on addiction was organised by the Sowers Association on the 26th of June, The International Day against drug abuse in order to enlighten the students. Mr. Karthikeyan gavea testimony and also an awareness talk to the students. This session was followed by a signing campaign against drug abuse in Patrician College of Arts and Science.

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Program Sowers Association Inauguration Resource Person Mrs. Hydwick Rosy, Chief Community Development Officer, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board.

Date 11.08.2017

The Sowers Association was inaugurated on the 11th of August 2017. The occasion was graced by Mrs. Hydwick Rosy, Chief Community Development Officer, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board. On that special day the torch bearers of the association were introduced and the day marked a beautiful beginning for the academic year.

Sowers Inauguration

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Program Lecture on CSR Projects and Recruitment Resource Person Mr. Hari Haran, Team Lead - HR, Enoah i solutions Date 09.10.2017

A session on CSR projects and recruitment was organised by the sowers association. This session was organised for the budding HR professionals of the department. Mr. Hari Haran, Team Lead - HR, enoah i solutions was chief guest of the day. He shared his experience on his field and gave more information about the HR profession, which includes pay roll, recruitment, learning development, and the work nature.

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Program ‘Blind-Walk’- Eye Donation Campaign Resource Person Mr. Soy Joseph Date 12.10.2017

The largest eye donation campaign in the world was conducted on October 12, World Sight Day through a novel program called ‘Blind-Walk’ organised by Project Vision. The Blind Walk was conducted in 250 locations on the same day spread across five countries, in which 100,000 sighted persons walked blindfolded, led by the visually challenged persons. In Chennai this great event was organised in Patrician College of Arts and Science, the Sowers Association have joined hands for this great cause.

BLIND WALK TO PROMOTE EYE DONATION

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Program Lecture on Democracy and The Rights Resource Person Dr. Siva Kumar, Professor, Dept of Political Science, Presidency College Date 13.10.2017

To instil awareness and understanding on the concept of Democracy and the rights and duties, a guest lecture was organised for the members of Sowers Association on the 13th of October. Dr. Siva Kumar, Professor, Dept of Political Science, Presidency College was the guest for the session. The interactive session helped the students to understand various concepts involved in the word democracy and also the salient features of a democratic nation.

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Program Lecture on ‘People Management’ Resource Person Ms. Cynthia, senior HR executive, TATA groups Date 26.11.2017

On the 26th of November a guest lecture was conducted on ‘People Management in Corporate’ by Ms. Cynthia, senior HR executive, TATA groups. The session mainly focused on the role of an HR in a corporate, a brief overview on Cost to Company (CTC), Provident Fund (PF) and Employee Sake Insurance Contribution (ESIC), some essential and important shortcuts in Excel that can be used in work and some basic information about interview and its process.

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Program ‘World AIDS Day’ Resource Person Mr. S.K Satish Kumar, Training Manager, YRG Care Date 30.11.2017

In commemoration of the ‘World AIDS day’ (December 1st), the Sowers Association conducted a seminar on the 30th of November 2017.The speaker for the day was Mr. S.K. Satish Kumar, training manager, YRG CARE. The session focused on HIV/AIDS and young people, statistical data, basic facts of HIV/AIDS, modes of transmission, methods of prevention, treatments and medications and status of HIV/AIDS in Denmark. Ms.Sanja Rohd, Ms.Tinne Laursen and Ms.Jette Kaae, Social Workers from Denmark also shared their experiences and the status of HI/AIDS in their country. Overall the session moulded the budding professionals to be better social workers by creating awareness about HIV/AIDS.

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Program Training Program on “Human Rights” Resource Persons Tmt. M Sathyapriya IPS, Superintendent of Police, State Human Rights Commission, Chennai Mr. M.L. Joseph. Advocate – Madras High Court Chennai Dr. Prince Solomon. B Assistant Professor Department of Social Work Madras Christian College Chennai Mr. M. Andrew Sesuraj Assistant Professor Department of Social Work Loyola College Chennai Mr. Solomon Antony Aftercare Manager International Justice Mission Chennai Justus Wallis C J Assistant Professor Department of Social Work

Patrician College of Arts & Science Chennai Ms. B S Ajeetha Advocate - Madras High Court, Human Rights Activist Chennai Date 15.12.2017

A one-day training program on “Human Rights” was organized by the Sowers Association on the 15th of December 2017. This program was sponsored by the National Human Rights Commission. Notable speakers from various institutions and organizations graced the occasion by sharing their views on different topics related to human rights. Students and faculties from over seven colleges participated in this one-day training program. Tmt. M Sathyapriya IPS, Superintendent of Police, State Human Rights Commission, Chennai was the chief guest for inaugural function. Mr. M.L. Joseph, Dr. Prince Solomon. B, Mr. M. Andrew Sesuraj, Mr. Solomon Antony, Justus Wallis C J were resource persons for the day who excelled in this field. The valediction was graced by Ms B.S Ajeetha Advocate, Madras High Court, Human Rights Activist, Chennai.

Workshop on Human Rights

Workshop on Human Rights

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Program Paper bag Mystery Resource Person Marginalized People Date 18.12.2017

Paper bag Mystery was organized by the students of Social Work department on 18th December 2017. The event’s main objective is to spread and share the Joy and Happiness of Christmas to the Needy people. The students were divided into groups to prepare the small refreshment packed in the paper bags. Those Refreshments were distributed to the needy people (Securities, watch men, masons, etc).

PAPER BAG MINISTRY

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Program Lecture on Psychological Skill

Resource Person Dr. Magaveera Nagappa Head, Department of Psychology Patrician College of Arts & Science Chennai

Date 20.01.2018

On 20th of January 2018, a guest lecture on psychological skill was conducted for the 2nd MSW students of Social Work Department. The lecture was given by Dr.Magaveera Nagappa Head, Department of Psychology,. Dr.Nagappa explained on every instrument that are used to assess various learning attitudes. Instruments such as maze process in assessing a person’s learning process which consists of two paths i.e. random path and systematic path. The other board instruments include colour preference board- used for analysing the personality of a person, habit interference board- interference of habit during a process, Muller Layer Illusion- for assessing person’s illusional capacity, concept formation board –for assessing a person’s capacity of forming concepts. Scales such as religious attitude scale, teacher rating scale, emotional intelligence scale was also tutored.

Lecture on Pschyological Skills

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Program Lecture on the Fields of Psychiatric Social Work Resource Person Dr. Patrick Jude, Ph.D. Research Scholar NIMHANS Banaglore Date 23.01.2018

On 23th of January 2018 a guest lecture on the fields of psychiatric social work was conducted for the 2nd MSW particularly Medical and Psychiatric Social Work students of Social Work Department. The lecture was delivered by Mr. Patrick Jude, a scholar in this area. The lecture started on a note where the students shared their expectations as a psychiatric social worker. Mr. Patrick beautifully explained the importance of the six methods of social work through some cases. The lecturer also spoke on the levels of prevention in psychiatry i.e. premorbid prevention, primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. He also touched upon the functions of the Department of Psychiatric Social Work (PSW), NIMHANS. Mr. Patrick also explained on how a team work together can achieve the set goals and the roles they play. The team comprises of psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist social worker and clinical nurse. Further, he spoke on PSW services in child and adolescent psychiatry and also explained on the cycle of addiction medicine.

These programs and events helped students to become better social work professionals and they have added to the skills needed for a social worker. The sowers association have lined up a number for events for the holistic development of its members in order to equip themselves with enough and more skills that are needed to face this competitive world.

Lecture on Fields in Psychological Social Work

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Program Angadi Resource Person Various NGOs Date 05.02.2018 “Angaadi” is the entrepreneur opportunity given to the NGOs to display their products in a Stall. Business Queens Association, Annai Velankanni, Karunai Trust and 15 other NGOs and Organizations have been a part of this Event. For each stall, the entry amount is Rs.100. The money earned more than this 100 rupees can be taken by the NGOs and Organizations.

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Program Cancer Awareness Competition Resource Person Dr. Satish Srinivas, MD Head, Department of Radiation Oncology Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute Porur, Chennai Date 05.02.2018 The Sowers Association of Department of Social Work, Patrician College of Arts and Science have organized the “Intercollegiate Cancer Awareness Competitions” on 5th Feb, 2018 (Monday) in order to promote Cancer Awareness Marathon- “Cancerathon”. Various colleges in and around Chennai have been invited for the event. The registration was made on the spot and the registration fee is Rs.100. There are 3on-stage events (Street play, mime, and singing) and 2 off-stage events (Face painting and collage). All competitions should be based on the theme “Cancer Awareness”. Overall winner of the competition is D.G. Vaishnav College and the runner up is Presidency College. The Cancer Awareness talk was given by Dr. K. SATISH SRINIVAS (MD), Head - Department of Radiation Oncology,Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute and Dr. C.V DIVYAMBIKA (MDS), Associate Professor – Department of Oral Medicine And Radiology,Faculty of Dental Science,Sri Ramachandra Medical College And Research Institute, Porur, Chennai.

Cancerathon

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Program Industry Institution Interface (I3) Resource Person Dr. ShanmugaVelyutham Director – For You Child Chennai Date 10.02.2018

The Department of Social Work, Patrician College of Arts and Science organized a field work interface titled “Industry Institution Interface (I3) on 10th Feb, 2018 to strengthen our ties and to enrich our field work experience with various industries and NGO’s. The program commenced at 3:00PM with registration of participants. The theme of the program was to bring about a synergized efficiency in the area of field work and in building partnerships in the coming days to serve the society at large. The total of 6 Organizations took part in the interface. The Guest for the day is Mr. Shanmuga Velayutham, Managing Trustee, Foundation for Rights of Young Child.

Participants of Industry Institutional Interface

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Program Cancerathon – Run For A Cause Resource Person Mr. V Krishnamoorthy Managing Director – Madha Trust Adyar, Chennai Date 25.02.2018

Cancerathon is the Marathon event organised by Sowers Association, Department of Social Work in collaboration with the team “PHANTANSIA” Patrician College of Arts and Science in order to create Cancer Awareness. The achieved number of participants was around 1800

which includes both outsiders and Patrician students. The marathon run was in four categories as 10km, 7km, 5km and 3 km respectively. The prize amount was Rs.10000, Rs.7000 and Rs.5000 for first three places (men & women separately) and Rs.1000 for the next five places.

Cancerathon Organizing Team