ALKA KRISHNA - St Thomas College (Autonomous)

ALKA KRISHNA, M.SC., NET ,SET

Kalathil House
Udayanagar First
Wadakanchery P. O
Thrissur – 680582

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EDUCATION

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Qualitative
Quantitative
Areas : Social Psychology, Community Psychology, Education Psychology, Mental Health

THESIS

Quality of life, burden and spirituality among caregivers of psychiatric and non-psychiatric patients.
Relationship between parental attachment and degree of responsibility among teenagers.

POSITION HELD

Assistant Professor [on contract] Department of Integrated M.Sc. Psychology at Sacred Heart College, Chalakudy, Thrissur from June 1 2023 to March 31 2024.
Assistant Professor [on contract] and Counselor of Department of Integrated M. Sc. Psychology at M. E. S Kalladi College Mannarkkad from June 1 2022 to March 31 2023.
Student Counselor at Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Tavanur Kuttipuram from 1 February 2022 to 31 May 2022.
Assistant Professor of PG Dept. of Psychology at Ansar Women’s College Perimpilavu, Kunamkulam Thrissur from 15 February 2021 to January 31 2022

PUBLICATIONS

Paper entitled “PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, SLEEP DISRUPTION AND BODY IMAGE AMONG WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME” published in IJCRT UGC approved [Journal no 49023 [18] & 7.97 Impact Factor Volume 10 Issue 10, 2022
Paper entitled “RESILIENCE AND DEATH DEPRESSIONAMONG COVID 19 AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS” published in IJRAR UGC approved (journal no : 43602) & 5.75 Impact Factor Factor Volume 8 Issue 3, 2021

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Paper entitled ‘A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON BURN OUT AND RESILIENCE AMONG GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND BUSINESS MEN DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC’ at International Webinar ‘TOWARDS WELL BEING IN NEW NORMAL –SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL ‘ organized by PG Dept. of Psychology Ansar Women’s College Perumpilavu in collaboration with Dept. of Education, Kerala University
Paper entitled ‘ACHIEVEMENT ANXIETY, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SUICIDE IDEATION; STUDENTS IN NEW NORMAL’ at International Webinar ‘TOWARDS WELL BEING IN NEW NORMAL –SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL’ organized by PG Dept. of Psychology Ansar Women’s College Perumpilavu in collaboration with Dept. of Education, Kerala University
Paper entitled ‘TEACHER SUBJECTIVE WELL BEI G AND COPING AMONG COVID EXPERIENCED AND NON EXPERIENCED TEACHERS’ in the Two Day International Webinar and Paper Presentation on UNDERPININGS OF TEACHING LEARNING MODALITIES IN DIFFICULT TIMES’ organized by Dept. of Psychology, Markaz Arts and Science College Athavanad in collaboration with Dept. of Education, Kerala University.

COURSES AND TRAININGS ATTENDED

Competed tele-counseling for covid patients under Stepone project on behalf of Pudhucherry state government.
Basic counselling skills conducted by Inter University Centre for Disability Studies (IUCDS).
Internship programme in Clinical psychology conducted by the department of mental health and behavioural sciences, Fortis Healthcare and Sukoon Health.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation organized by Recovery Facilitation Unit, IMHANS, Kozhikode
Art Therapy conducted by Live Out Life (LOL) & Fortis Health Care.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy And Mindfulness Based Therapies organized by department of psychology St. Francis College, Koramangala, Bengalaru .
Post traumatic growth; Theory and Practice organized by the research and postgraduate department of psychology, Union Christain College, Aluva.

PROGRAMME CONDUCTED

Training on Soft Skill ; Emotional Intelligence at Ansar Women’s College Perumpilavu on March 7 2022
ICDS classes for the children at Anganvadis under Mannarkkad Panchayath, Palakkad on September 6 2022
MINDFULLNESS as a part of NSS 7 day camp at Al Ameen English School Karikkad on September 7 2022
Conducted career guidance and mental health awareness classes regarding directorate of general education higher secondary wing career guidance and adolescent counseling cell , at Sreekrishnapuram HSS Palakkad, on December 5 2022.