Department of Psychiatric Social Work

| Name :: | Mrs. Banasri Chakraborty |
| Qualification:: | MPhil in Psychiatric Social Work |
| Designation:: | Psychiatric Social Work |
| Email ID:: | Banasrib7@gmail.com |
| Area of Interest:: | Working with clients with DD, ADS. Interested in conducting Family Therapy, Couple Therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy. |
Experience :
- Worked as a Project Assistant in National Mental Health Survey-Mega City Survey in collaboration with NIMHANS and RG Kar Medical college and Hospital.
- Conducted targeted intervention with topics of Suicide Prevention, Work Place Stress Management to gate keepers and other allied professionals
- Presented topics of Suicide Prevention and Drug Abuse to several Colleges and High Schools
- Worked as a Psychiatric Social Worker in National Mental Health Program at Pavlov Hospital
- Provided Psycho-social therapy to both out-patient and in- patient departments
- Working as a Psychiatric Social Worker in Institute of Psychiatry-COE, Kolkata under National Mental Health Program
- Psychosocial assessment and intervention to the persons with mental illness in the community through outreach camp and OPD services.
- Looking after the welfare of the admitted mentally ill patients in the IPD.
- Psychosocial assessment including disability assessment (through administration of IDEAS).
- Conduct training programmes to the community leaders and other stakeholders.
- Individual Psychotherapy as well as Family & Group psychotherapy to persons with mental illness and their family members
- Conducting awareness program on common mental health disorders
- Conducting Drug Abuse Prevention awareness program in collaboration with Narcotics Control Bureau in schools and colleges of Kolkata.
- Academic duties – Providing academic classes, supervising case work and group work to the trainees of M.Phil in Psychiatric Social Work
- Guiding the trainees of M.Phil in Psychiatric Social Work for Dissertation along with family therapy and group therapy submission as per course.
- Information- Communication- Education (IEC) Activities.
- Additionally, the administrative & office work and any other activities assigned by respective authorities.
- Participated in a one day Psychiatric Clinical camp for school students in Kanthi, West Bengal Organised by the Department of Psychiatric Social Work and the Department of Psychiatric Epidemiology on 8th March, 2025.
- Worked as project associate for five one day Sensitisation programs on Common mental and physical health issues of elderly in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatric Social Work and National Institute of Social Defence ( NISD) on 09/04/2015,16/04/2025, 21/04/2025, 13/05/2025, 15/06/2025.
- Worked as project associated for 1 two days Sensitisation program on Common mental and physical health issues of elderly in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatric Social Work and National Institute of Social Defence ( NISD) on 21 & 22/06/2025.
- Attended three Sensitisation programs on transgender in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatric Social Work and National Institute of Social Defence ( NISD) on 24th, 25th & 26th June 2025.
- Take part in 4 Community outreach program for screening basic mental health issues and provide awareness on mental wellbeing for older persons Organised by Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Io-COE and Help Age India on 25&26/07/2025, 28&29/07/2025, 09/08/2025, 11/08/2025 named ‘Saarthak’
- Participated in one day Informative Seminar on Alzheimer’s Day on 22th September 2025, Organised by Department of Psychiatric Social Work and ARDSI Calcutta.
Research Experience :
- A Study on Composite Abuse, Codependency, and Marital adjustment In Spouses Of Persons with Alcohol Dependence
- Worked as guide on topic of “Perceived Stigma and Discrimination, Quality of Life and Perceived social support: A Study among LGBTQIA persons in Kolkata, West Bengal”
- Worked as guide on topic of “loneliness, Autonomy, Death Anxiety and Mental Well-Being: A study among Elderly Persons Living in Old-aged Home in Kolkata
- Worked as guide on topic of “A Study on Academic Stress, Social Support and Mental Well Being JEE Aspirants of Kolkata”
- Worked as co-guide on a topic of “Identity Formation, Interpersonal Struggle and Resilience and Help Seeking Barriers: A Psycho-social Understanding Among Young Men Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse”
- Worked as co-guide on a topic of “A Study on Peer Pressure, Loneliness and Substance, Misuse in Adolescent Orphans in West Bengal”
- Worked as co-guide on a topic of “Understanding the Impact of Domestic Violence on Men: A Psychosocial Investigation of Expressed Emotion, Mental Health and Suicidal Ideation”
