Psychiatric Social Work
Staffing Pattern Authorised Posted
Professor 1 Nil
Associate Professor 3 1
Assistant Professor 3 1
Research Officer 4 4
Psychiatric Social Workers 14 10
The department of Psychiatric Social work in this institute was opened in the year 1997. The department got recognition as teaching department affiliated to Ranchi University w.e.f. 1st April 1998. Presently the department is running postgraduate M.Phil and Ph.D courses in Psychiatric Social Work. Apart from the teaching and training programme, the department is actively involved in clinical, research, rehabilitation, community mental health, extension services and outreach programmes etc.
Some of the major clinical responsibilities of the department include
(a) Some of the major therapeutic services include Social Work intervention i.e. practice of Social Case Work, Social Group Work/Group Therapy, Community Organization in community mental health programmes and extension services, counselling services, family intervention and family therapy, home visits, social skills training etc. The department also organizes socio-cultural, religious, sports and recreational prgrammes for indoor patients.
(b) Attending patients in Out and In-patient department for intake interview, case work up, Social history taking for assessing family dynamics & other socio-cultural environmental factors etc.
(c) Organizing and supervising group meetings in the wards as a form of social group work, one of the primary methods of social work.
(d) Motivating and encouraging patients to attend O.P.D. for diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative purposes so that they may feel themselves productive and they may not become liabilities to the family once discharged from the hospital and as such they are well accepted in family, community and society as well.
Teaching and training activities / assignments include imparting instruction in formal class through lectures, group discussions, individual and group conferences, field supervision and demonstration, topic discussion and supervising M.Phil trainees and PhD. scholars to present and discuss papers on assigned topics and present cases during academic programmes of the institute. The department also imparts advance training in psychiatric social work to the MSW students placed here from other professional institutions / universities from time to time for their block field work training. The department has also organized professional workshops on orientation programme for prospective professional social workers.
The department takes active part in various research activities independently and also in liaison with other departments of this institute. Some of the faculty members of the department were invited as visiting/guest faculty and external examiner in different institutions/organizations and universities and also member of “Expert Committee” for some of the schools of social work for curriculum development.Some of the faculty members are in the editorial board of various journals
The psychiatric social workers posted in various wards screen the patients and send them to occupational therapy unit to regain their impaired and lost capacities so that when they go back to the community they are no more considered as a burden for others. One psychiatric social worker is posted in the occupational therapy unit to monitor and supervise the activities carried out by the patients. Efforts are made to guide them suitably according to their capabilities to develop their optimum level of skills and capacities to lead a productive life in the community after discharge from the hospital.
- Home visits are now being generaly undertaken by NGOs.
Ph.D. Thesis (Submitted):
- Socio-demographic variables as prognostic indicators for schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder: A prospective study.
- Burden, coping strategies and social support in caregivers of dementia.
- Magico-religious belief and attitude of primary caregivers towards mental illness as determinants of pathway to psychiatric care.
- A comparative study of perceived social support and level of dysfunction among schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder (Manic) cases.
Ph.D. Thesis (Under Progress):
- Coping pattern of care giving family members of sub-chronic and chronic patient of schizophrenia.
- Impact of psychosocial intervention in the therapeutic compliance of chronic schizophrenia.
- A prevalence study of risk factor of alcohol and drug use: The role of psychological variables in predicting the frequency of substance use among school going children of Ranchi city.
- A study of social support, coping strategies and family interaction pattern among spouses and individuals with alcohol abuse.
- Impact of illness on life satisfaction, social well being and sexuality in person with epilepsy: A comparative study.
- Severity of Violence and quality of life of women with psychiatric illness as compared to normal controls.
- Behavioral couple therapy for spouses and expressed emotion and Relapse in patients with alcohal dependence syndrome.
- Family determinants and Quality of life in patients with schizophrenia and depressive disorder.
- A comparative study of family functioning, family environment and nature of family burden among substance and normal control.
- Psychosocial interventions in patients with first episode of psychosis.
Project Works:
- Efficacy of psycho-education with the patients of Schizophernia.
- Quality of life in Schizophrenia and its relationship with positive and negative symptoms.
- Efficacy of group therapy on coping resource in patients with Schizophrenia.
- A Prevalence study of Depression in substance dependence psychiatric in-patients and community camp attending patients of Jharkhand.
- A prevalence study of Behavioral problems in primary school children of Kanke.
- Efficacy of psycho-social intervention in behavioral problems in primary school children of Kanke.
- Perceived social support and Burden in the primary caregivers of male and female schizophrenia patients: A comparative study.
- Comparison of quality of life between family caregivers of patients has schizophrenia and epilepsy.
Paper presentations:
- A prevalence study of Behavioral problems in primary school children of Kanke.
- Quality of family function in adolescent patients with Bipolar affective disorder.
- Relationship between family functioning and emotional intelligence among adolescents.
- Marital adjustment among patients with substance dependence, schizophrenia and Bipolar affective disorder.
- A prevalence study of Depression in substance dependence in patients and community camp attending patients.
- Perceived social support and burden in the primary care givers of male and female schizophrenic patients.
- Psychosocial factors affecting the burden of care givers of patients with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia.
- The role of personal beliefs and culture in substance dependence in Jharkhand.
- Attitude towards mental illness among college students of Ranchi University.
- “Conduct disorder” at 84th foundation day of RINPAS on 4th Sept. 2009.
- Felt stigma and self-esteem: A comparative study among hospital out door and community camp attending patients.
- Channels to seek psychiatric facility.
- Prevalence and pattern of disability in rural community of Jharkhand;
- Community attitudes towards mental illness in rural areas of state of Jharkhand
- A correlation study of psychiatric disability and family burden in schizophrenia.
- Subjective burden in spouses of schizophrenia patients.
Paper Publications:
- An experience of community mental health programme in rural areas of Jharkhand; Industrial Psychiatric Journal 2009,18(1),1-4.
- Parent Child relationship in children of alcoholic and non-alcoholic parents, Industrial Psychiatric Journal 2009,
- Efficacy of psycho-education with the patients of schizophrenia in Eastern Journal Psychiatry (2009).
- Prevalence and pattern of disability in rural community of Jharkhand; National journal of professional Social work Vol-10,N-1-2, Jan-dec 2009.
- Socio-demographic correlates of mental illness among tribal population attending OPD of RINPAS: A retrospective study. Jharkhand Journal of Social Development, 8; 2009.
- Life and need satisfaction among patients with first episode psychosis. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, Sept, 2009.
- Perceived insight and attitude towards antipsychotic medication among patient with schizophrenia. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2009.
M.Phil Dissertation under progress Session( 2008-2010)
- Marital adjustment and co-dependency among the patients with depression.
- Job satisfaction and burnout among mental health professional comparison with General health professional.
- Stress and quality of life among school going adolescents.
- Socio-demographic characteristics and family interaction pattern of the patients of BAD –mania with poor outcomes.
- Martial adjustment & life satisfaction among patient with BAD-mania and schizophrenia.
- Family burden and adjustment problem among BAD-mania and schizophrenia.
Advanced professional training programmes for visiting students
- 1st October to 30th Nov. 2009
Students from Vishwa Bharti, Sriniketan,Birbhum,W.B.
- 1st Dec. to 31st December,2009
Students from Y. C. School of Social Work , Satara, Maharastra
- Lecture programme to the students undergoing GNM and B.SC.Nursing training from different institute of Nursing.
Others activities of faculties:
- Chaired the session” Team building in psychiatry “ on 7th and 8th Feb.09 at Raipur.
- Award paper session at 8th Annual conference of IPS- Jharkhand state branch on 12th sept,09.
- Extended service as an expert in the interview board for various posts at IMH &H, Agra on 11th jan,2010.
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