Dr. Silvy Mathew
M.S.W (Medical & Psychiatric Social Work)Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery. M.Phil (Psychiatric Social Work)National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, NIMHANS Deemed University, Bangalore. Ph.D. (Social Work)M.G.University,
STUDENTS WELFARE OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC SCIENCE & HUMANITIES

Dr. Silvy Mathew secured her masters in Social Work with specialization in Medical & Psychiatric Social Work from the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery.

 Subsequently, she completed the prestigious 2 year M.Phil program in Psychiatric Social Work from the National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS Deemed University), Bangalore. She has been trained in Adult Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Family Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry, Neuro- Psychiatric Rehabilitation, De-addiction and various Psychotherapies.

 She qualified for UGC-NET & Junior Research Fellowship in 2000 and was awarded PhD in Psychiatric Social Work by the Mahatma Gandhi University for her study on “The High Risk Behaviours of the Medical, Engineering and Non-Professional Undergraduate Students in Bangalore” in the year 2005.  After her PhD she got involved in training post-graduate students of social work in the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery on a part time basis. She joined Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology in 2008 and has been functioning in the capacity of the Student Welfare Officer ever since.

She has 25 years of experience as a counselor which comprises of her roles as a de-addiction counselor at the center for Treatment & Rehabilitation of the Alcoholics & Drug Addicts (TRADA), Kalamassery; a Family Counselor in the Family Counseling Centre at Edakkunnu, Karukutty and that of being the coordinator of the Child Guidance Clinic associated with Peejays Neurocenter, Ernakulam. She has conducted several in-house as well as external training sessions for teachers and parents on issues related to children and adolescents like parenting, adolescent emotional and behavioural problems, academic issues etc. 

RSET Unique Id:	31468
Area of Interest:	Mental Health Issues of Adolescents and Young Adults
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