Designation: Assistant Professor
Education: M.Sc Psychology
Professional Experience:
Post-Graduation: M.Sc Psychology, Kristujyoti college of Management and Technology
Under Graduation: B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY, Kristujyothi college of Management and Technology
Research Interest:
Paper Presentation/Publications/Online Courses (if any):
Certificate Courses
Successfully completed the NPTEL course Brief Introduction to Psychology, 4 week course july-august 2024 from IIT Khanpur with a score of 82%
Successfully completed the course on Research Ethics Online Training from WHO
Successfully completed the course on Tuberculosis and Mental Health from WHO
Successfully completed the course on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support: Clinical management of Rape and Intimate partner violence from WHO
Internship Experience
Trained in administering and interpreting a range of psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions. My training includes Sentence Completion Test (SCT), screening tools like ADHD screening, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Hamilton Depression Scale (HDS), and Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ)and practical experience with therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), along with skill-based interventions like thought diaries, anger management techniques, and assertiveness training from Tiruvalla Medical Mission(TMM).
Trained in aspects of Psychiatry like case- history taking, mental status examination, case study, group study and practice of counselling in Joannes-Psychomedical Center, Kothamangalam
Served as a mentor in an intensive group therapy workshop for academically challenged children, providing guidance, support, and behavioral interventions to promote academic improvement and emotional well-being at department of clinical psychology, MarSleeva Medicity Pala.
Completed 86 hours in clinical psychiatry and was exposed to various therapeutic interventions at department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, Mandiram Hospital, Kottayam
Completed internship at Leela Hospital, Pariyaram which is a 50 bedded psychiatry hospital and addiction rehabilitation center catering to both genders.
Completed Service Learning Program at Blossom Valley School of Angels, an early intervention and child development centre, Pampady, Kottayam.
Paper Presentations:
Conducted research on mental health topic self efficacy and fear of negative evaluation in college students, resulting in presentation and publication in the International journal of Engineering, Technology and Management Sciences Conducted research on mental health topic Parental Nurturance and Emotional Expressivity among young adults resulting in publication in International journal.
Conducted research on Parental Nurturance, Gratitude, Personal Feelings among young adults, resulting in presentation and publication in an International journal
Presented a research paper on mindfulness and self-esteem in emerging adults in Third International Conference in Modern Computing Trends and Technology 2023.
Conducted research on Psychological well-being and Belief in Personal Control among first-born and second-borns.
Conferences Attended:
Participated as a delegate in the International Conference on Psychological Skills Acquisition organized PG-department of psychology, KE college Mannanam .
Participated in the workshop on “Case History and Mental Status Examination”conducted by the department of psychology at St.Berchman’s College, Changanassery.
Participated in 2 day workshop of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) by Mr. Sony Thomas Olickan, Clinical Psychologist.
Participated as a delegate in the “Dementia Prevention and
Rehabilitation: From Awareness to Action” organized by department of Community Medicine, Believers Church Medical
College Hospital, Thiruvalla.
Participated in the 3 days workshop-psynapse: Theory to Practice organized by Department of Clinical Psychology, Mar Sleeva Medicity, Pala.
Participated as a delegate in the 2-day International Conference on Psychotherapeutics and Psychological Well-being organized by K.E college Maananam in collaboration with Coventry University, U.K and Kerala State Higher Education Council.
Licensure and Credentials:
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION membership
for the year 2025, Member
Number: C2505229772
Achievements:
Contact Details:
Phone: 7558013213
EmailID: maria.sebastian@saintgits.org