Ms. Babalu Sara Koshy

Designation: Welfare officer

babalu.sara@saintgits.org

Babalu holds Masters in Social Work from Bharathidasan University and Masters in Psychology from Dr. B R Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad. She holds more than 15 years of experience in psychosocial wellbeing of adult and children. Her area of interest includes working with children and adolescents. She is now part of Saintgits Group of Institutions as Welfare Officer and Student Counselor. 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

• Master of Social Work from Bharathidasan University in the year 2005
• M SC Psychology from Dr B R Ambedkar Open University in the year 2014
• PG Diploma in Guidance and Counseling from DDE, Annamalai University in 2005
• PG Diploma in Child Adolescent and Family counseling from IDEKU, Kerala University in 2016
• PG Diploma in Clinical Psychology from Mother Teresa University in 2017
• Pursuing PG Diploma in Counseling and Addiction therapies under CMAI

WORK EXPERIENCE 

• • Welfare Officer at Saintgits Group of Institutions, Pathamuttom, Kottayam Since July, 2013
  • Rehabilitation consultant at L V Prasad Eye Institute , Banjara Hills, Hyderabad from July, 2010 to 2013
  • Project officer at Dr.Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College, Karakonam, Trivandrum till May 2010
  • Medical Social Worker at MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna in 2006

• Public Relations officer at Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala in 2005

AREA OF INTEREST 

• Counselling, social work and rehabilitation of differentially abled

JOURNAL PUBLICATION

• Presented a paper on Assistive devices for Visually Impaired at IERG-ARVO-IC, Hyderabad during July, 2012

WORKSHOPS / TRAINING ATTENDED

• Acquired a score of 6.5 in IELTS during the year 2002
• Block placement Training at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore
• Training in Tsunami Relief camp, Nagapattinam
• Participant in restoration works of Kumbakonam and Sri Rangam fire accidents, Trichy
• Attended Project Cycle Management Training at Dr.S. M. C.S.I Medical College Hospital, Karakonam by Cbm Germany from 13th -15th June, 2008 
• Attended 2 days training programme on Fund Raising conducted by Karl Kubel, Kovai
• Summer Camps for Children with disabilities in LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad and training for children with VI under Voice and Vision
• Training in Life skills from ENABLE INDIA, Bangalore
• Training on Psychosocial wellbeing of adolescents from Christ, Bangalore during April, 2014
• Attended National Conference on Empowerment of Persons with Multiple disabilities organized by NIPMED and held at M G university, Kottayam in the year October, 2015
• National workshop on Research Methodology held at St. JBCS, Karukachal during the year 2016
• One-day conference on newer trends in substance abuse and management at Harisree De-addiction centre, Kollam in the year 2016
• Attended International conference on Contemporary trends in Clinical Psychology – ICCTCP-2016 held at NIMHANS, Bangalore in the year 2016

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certificate course in NLP from Excelsior Academy, Trivandrum
• Certificate curse in Transactional Analysis form ICT Academy, Kalamassery

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• • Registered under Rehabilitation Council of India : A27897
  • Life time member of Christian Medical Association of India : 23295
  • Life time member of Kerala Association of Professional Association of Social workers
  • Life time member of Indian Association of Life Skills Education

• Associate member of YWCA, Kottayam

ADDITIONAL ROLES

• Associate Programme Officer, NSS Technical Cell, Unit 560