DR. SHANKAR DAS
Asscoiate Professor

Centre for Health and Social Sciences
SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS STUDIES

E-mail: dshankar@tiss.edu, sada_40008@yahoo.com

Qualifications

• M.A. (Social Work, with specialisation in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work), TISS
• M.Phil. (Psychiatric Social Work), National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
• Ph.D. (Applied Psychology), University of Mumbai
• Diploma in Yoga Education, Yoga Vidya Niketan, Mumbai
• Diploma in Yogic Therapy, Yoga Vidya Niketan, Mumbai

Areas of Interest

• Health Research and Training (Includes Reproductive Health, Sexual Health, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, Adolescent/ Youth Health, Yoga and Spirituality)
• Capacity Building and Soft Skill Development for NGOs and GOs
• Participatory Training Technology
• Medical and Psychiatric Social Work Teaching, Research and Practice
• Holistic Counselling
• Spirituality and Yoga/Meditation
• Policies and Programmes
• Development of Curriculum

Teaching

• Have been teaching various subject of interest such as Mental health, Psychiatric Social Work, Substance Abuse, Psychosocial and Behavioural aspects of HIV/AIDS, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, Community Mental, Child and Adolescent mental health, Counseling, Sexual and Reproductive Health. The major Courses taught at TISS include:
• Social Case Work
• Social Aspect of Illness, Care and Rehabilitation,
• Psychiatric Information for Social Workers
• Advance Psychiatric Seminar
• Therapeutic Work with Individuals, families and Groups,
• Social Service in Hospital
• Communication Skills for Effective Social Work Practice
• Education and Training of Social Work Personnel
• Work with Individuals and Families
• Holistic Counselling

Research

• ‘Knowledge, Attitude, Belief and Practices in Relation to AIDS in Maharastra’. Sponsored by WHO and Directorate of Health Services, Government of Maharashtra (1991).
• ‘Impact Study of Kuwait Evacuees’. Sponsored by Board of Research Studies, TISS (1990).
• ‘Annotated Bibliography on HIV/AIDS in India’. Sponsored by Ford Foundation.
• ‘Evaluation of Three NGOs in West Bengal. Sponsored by National AIDS Control Organisation, Government of India.
• ‘Situational Analysis of Orderlies: Hospital Based Study’. Sponsored by BYL Nair Hospital and T N Medical College, Bombay Municipal Corporation, Mumbai.
• ‘Household Survey of Polio Affected Children in Banaskantha District, Gujarat’. Sponsores by Polio Foundation and Bansali Trust, Ahmedabad.
• ‘Sexuality in India’. Sponsores by Centre for Health Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India.
• ‘Cultural and Psychosocial Factors Affecting Induced Abortion in Urban and Rural Maharashtra’. Sponsored by Board of Research Studies (TISS), and University Grant Commission.

Training

• Offered about fifty Local, National and International level training programmes to various senior health care providers and helping professionals in the areas of Health Research, behavioural aspects of HIV/AIDS, Pre-test, Post-test and Supportive Counseling, Holistic Counseling, Sexuality, Reproductive Health, Yoga, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, Mental Health, Communication, Leadership, Stress Management, Training Technology etc. Designed and developed a Course in Holistic Counseling, TISS, March 2002.

  The most recent training programmes and manuals include:

  • Communication Skills for Paramedical Staff, BARC, Ministry of Atomic Energy, 2004.
  • Stress and You: Guide to Mind and Body Healing, NOCIL, 2004.
  • Training Curriculum for Medical Social Worker in Myanmar, WHO, 2004.
  • Field Work Manual for Certificate in Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 2004-2005
  • Therapeutic Life Skills for Nurses, BARC, Ministry of Atomic Energy, Government of India, 2005.
  • Holistic Wellbeing for Efficiency and Performance, Heavy Water Board, Government of India, 2005.

• Holistic Counselling for Health and Well-being. In H.L. Kaila and K.B. Kushal (Eds), Towards Development with Young People, Mumbai: Himalayan Publishing House, 2003.

In 2004, Dr. Das was invited by WHO and the Ministry of Health, Union of Myanmar, as a Consultant to advise on national capacity building and technical expertise for improving Medical and Psychiatric Social Work in Myanmar.

He has over 12 years academic, field practice and research experience and has been a consultant to government, non-governmental organisations and industrial houses. He has actively participated and presented papers in many national/international conferences and seminars.

Dr. Das has designed and initiated a twelve-week Annual Training Programme in Holistic Counselling in TISS for senior-level helping professionals of NGOs and GOs. The Course strives to inculcate professional knowledge, attitude and skills in caring professionals.