INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY Prospectus M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology

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1 INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY Prospectus M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology

2 PROSPECTUS M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY Centre of Excellence under NMHP 7, D.L. Khan Road, Kolkata Phone No. : / instituteofpsychiatryoffice@gmail.com Web site:

3 Introduction Institute of Psychiatry, the third oldest surviving mental hospital of the country, which started its existence 200 years back, has a colorful history in Mental Health of India. In 1817 this was started as a private asylum by an ex-army man- Mr. I. Beardsmore as European Lunatic Asylum, Bhowanipore with an arrangement for European patients who were properly looked after. In 1856 during the regime of Lord Dalhousie, this hospital was taken over by the British East India Company administration and in 1922 by the British Bengal Government. In 1924 the name was changed to Mental Observation Ward, Bhowanipore. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the then Chief Minister of the State of West Bengal, upgraded this Observation Ward to the status of a regular full-scale mental hospital with 30 beds including 10 observation beds in Prof. Ajita Chakraborty started the first OPD service in the middle of 1963 in the afternoon- thrice a week and in 1989 it was incorporated as the teaching, training and research wing of the Department of Psychiatry of the Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research. In the same year it was identified as the United Nations International Drug Control Programme s Nodal Centre by the Ministry of Health, Govt. of India and in 1991, the name was changed to Institute of Psychiatry. Presently the Institute of Psychiatry is functioning as full-fledged Postgraduate Psychiatric Educational and Service. Recently this Institute has been identified as Center of Excellence for manpower development in Mental Health under National Mental Health Programme by Govt. of India. Throughout the world a team approach essentially involving a Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatric Social Worker, Psychiatric Nursing has been recommended while working with people with mental disorders. World Health Organization has also advocated the same at several occasions. However, organizations offering such multi-disciplinary services/training are very few in our country. IOP Kolkata is one such pioneer in offering training in the related fields in the eastern part of the country. The Infrastructure As a part of a General Public Hospital and regarded as a centre of excellence, IOP has sufficient infrastructure to run training courses in relevant disciplines. Moreover, there is a constant and massive inflow of different types of patients from all over the state and neighboring states/nation, from varied socio-cultural backgrounds, seeking treatment in this premier institution. Currently, OPD facilities available are General Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Alcohol and Drug De-addiction Clinic in collaboration with Clinical Psychology, Psychiatric Social Work and Psychiatric Nursing Services. OCD Clinic, Parent Counselling Group, MR Skill Training Group, Mood Disorder Group are run by the Psychiatric Social Work Department. IOP has its own In- Patient wards and also work in liaison with other departments of IPGME&R. Facility for trainee posting in these varied enterprises gives the holistic and comprehensive opportunity to learn.

4 COURSES: 1. M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology (8 seats) DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Beyond its implication in the field of Mental Illness, the field of Mental Health is currently seen as an integral part of the entire health system. Clinical psychology is one of the core disciplines in the area of mental health/illness. Department of Clinical Psychology of IOP was started in March 2011; formed under National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) under Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal. The department has trained, experienced and qualified faculties and has been running the M. Phil in Clinical Psychology course since November 2011 with the approval of the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). A. Services: Clinical work in the department is through Outpatient clinics and Inpatient services with provision for community services. The general outpatient department runs 6 days a week with the provision for evaluation, management and regular follow through. Thus, services offered are: IQ assessment, Psychological Assessment for Diagnostic Clarification Personality Assessment Forensic Psychological Assessment Neuropsychological assessment and cognitive retraining, Psychotherapy and counselling (Individual, Family & Group) B. Training: As mentioned already, Department of Clinical Psychology has been conducting M.Phil in Clinical Psychology training programme as a full time 2 year long course since The Core-Faculty of Department of Clinical Psychology: 1. Dr. Bidita Bhattacharya, Associate Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology. Area of Interest: Neuropsychology, Child Psychology, Specific Learning Disability, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Hypnotherapy 2. Mr. Prasanta Kumar Roy, Assistant Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology. Area of Interest: Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behaviour Medicine, Mindfulness, Behaviour Therapy, Disaster and Trauma Management, Interpersonal Therapy, Hypnosis, Rorschach Test 3. Ms. Anwesha Mondal, Assistant Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology Area of Interest: Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Behaviour Medicine 4. Ms. Amrita Mitra, Assistant Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology Area of Interest: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Behaviour Medicine, Neuropsychology 5. Ms. Pourabi Chaudhury, Assistant Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology Area of Interest: Behaviour Modification, Behavioural Medicine, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

5 Lecturers in Clinical Psychology Ms. Rudrani Chatterjee Area of Interest: Psychotherapy processes, Early identification and redressal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health problem, Community Mental Health Ms. Tapasri Das Area of Interest: Psychotherapeutic Approaches, Child and Adolescent Assessment and Intervention Ms. Sreetama Chatterjee Area of Interest: Mindfulness, Anxiety Disorders, Substance Dependence Ms. Doyel Ghosh Area of Interest: Neuropsychology, Research Methods, Third wave psychotherapies Ms.Ankita Biswas Area of Interest: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Positive Psychology, Behaviour Modification, Mindfulness, Third wave psychotherapies Ms. Chhavi Tewary Area of Interest: Suicide Prevention, Crisis Intervention, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Clinical Psychologist Ms. Zainab Ahmed Area of Interest: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Adolescent and Couple Therapy, Statistics The Course of M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology To fulfill the requirement of trained Clinical Psychologists to address the myriad and rapidly growing mental health issues as awareness for the same is showing a healthy rise, Government of India has sanctioned the Institute to undertake the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) and to start a course on M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology. The Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, as already mentioned, is a centre of excellence and is affiliated to West-Bengal University of Health Sciences under Govt. of West Bengal. The syllabus and guidelines provided by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) are followed in this Institute. Eligibility of the candidate The applicants for the course of M. Phil. in Clinical Psychology require to have attained a M.A. /M.Sc. degree in Psychology or equivalent from a University recognized by the UGC with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate as per current RCI norms. For SC/ST/OBC category, minimum of 50% marks in aggregate is essential. Syllabus of the entrance examination The Syllabus of the entrance examination will be of master degree level including general psychology, developmental psychology, biological psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology, psychiatry, psychological assessment, psychotherapy, personality theories, research method and statistics and aptitude in clinical psychology.

6 Selection Procedure The eligible applicants require appearing for a written examination of 90 marks, which would consist of Objective (Multiple Choice) questions. Based on the written examination score, candidates would be called to appear for next level of selection procedure. Candidates called for interview are approximately twice the number of seats available. Final merit list would be prepared considering the applicants past academic record as well as his/her performance in the written examination and interview. Hostel Facility: At present hostel facility is a not available and trainees have to make their own arrangement for accommodation. The Admission Procedure for M.Phil. Courses The candidates in Final Merit list could seek admission for the course after deposition of the course fee within the stipulated time. A waiting list would be published in case of vacancies. The candidate would have to sign and submit a bond (details below) at the time of admission. The Course-fee 1. Application fee Rs (Rs 350 for SC/ST/OBC) 2. Admission fee Rs Registration fee As per university guideline 4. Tuition fee (p.a.) Rs Laboratory fee (p.a.) Rs Library fee (p.a.) Rs Caution money (Library + Laboratory) Rs Examination fee (for each year) As per university guideline 10. Recreation fee Rs Department Development fee Rs The other Faculty Members As a part of the Institute of Psychiatry, the Department of Clinical Psychology would be enriched by the presence and contributions of Prof.(Dr.) Pradip Kumar Saha, Director & HOD Dept. of Psychiatry Prof. (Dr.) Amit Kumar Bhattacharyya, Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Shikha Mukhopadhyay, Associate Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Indranil Saha, Associate Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Anirban Roy, Associate Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Paramita Roy, Associate Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Prathama Guha, Associate Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Sujit Sarkhel, Associate Prof.,Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Nikhiles Mandal, Assistant Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Parthasarathi Kundu, Assistant Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Suparth Barua, Assistant Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Manish Kumar, Assistant Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry Dr. Subir Hajra Choudhury, RMO cum Clinical Tutor, Dept. of Psychiatry Ms. Gita Purkait, Associate Professor & HOD of Psychiatric M.Sc. Nursing, Dept. of Psychiatric Nursing. Mrs. Payel Saha, Assistant Professor of Psychiatric M.Sc. Nursing, Dept. of Psychiatric Nursing.

7 Mrs. Ilora Barik Sil, Assistant Professor and HOD, Department of Psychiatric Social Work Mrs. Soma Saha, Asst Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work Ms Rupa Chakraborty, Psychiatic Social Worker, Department of Psychiatric Social Work Ms Oindrila Ganguly, Psychiatic Social Worker, Department of Psychiatric Social Work Ms Rituparna Jash, Psychiatic Social Worker, Department of Psychiatric Social Work In addition, IPGME&R has several departments in the hospital campus, including Neuromedicine, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Endocrinology, PMR, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Plastic Surgery, Hepatology, Gastroenterology and the like, exchange with the faculty members of which are particularly enriching. Invited Guest faculties from other institutions take classes and various academic program are organized on a regular basis e.g. seminars, case conferences, journal clubs, movie clubs, workshops. Provision for community posting like in NGOs working in mental health field is present. IMPORTANT DATES Complete application form (along with the DD) to be submitted from to Written entrance examination: 12 th December, 2018 Time: 12 noon. Merit list for interview: 13 th December, 2018; at 11a.m. 2nd level of selection procedure & interview 14 th December at 11 am th Final Merit list: 17 December, 2018 Last date of taking admission: 29 th December, 2018 by noon Commencement of the course: 31 st December, 2018 Ban on Ragging Ragging is a criminal offence as per Honorable Supreme Court of India. IOP, Kolkata ensures strict compliance on the prevention of Ragging in any form.