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1 DEBOTOSH SINHA Designation: Professor Contact Address: Office: Department of Social Work, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan , Dist-Birbhum, West Bengal. Residence: Andrews Palli (West); Santiniketan , Dist-Birbhum, West Bengal. Phone Numbers and (M) (L) (L) Fax Academic Qualifications: 1. MATRIC in 1980 from HARE SCHOOL, Kolkata, under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education securing FIRST DIVISION (65%) with subjects (Arts, Sciences and Social Sciences.). 2. HIGHER SECONDARY in 1982 from HARE SCHOOL, Kolkata, under the West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education securing SECOND DIVISION (56%) with subjects (Arts and Sciences). 3. B. S. W. (HONS) [Bachelor of Social Work] in 1987 from VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY, SANTINIKETAN securing FIRST CLASS and ranking FIRST,(64%) with subjects ( Social Work and Social Sciences ). 4. M. S. W. (Master of Social Work) with specialization FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE, from TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, Mumbai in 1989 securing Grade-B 1

2 5. M-Phil (Master of Philosophy) in Social Work from DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, in 1991securing FIRST DIVISION (61.4%) with subjects (Advanced Research Methodology and Statistics, Social Action and Social Movement, Personnel Management and Industrial Relations along with thesis). 6. Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations in 1991 from BHARTYA VIDYA BHAVAN (DELHI) securing SECOND DIVISION (53.1%). 7. Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Social Work from VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY in TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1. Lecturer in National Institute of Social Work and Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar, affiliated to Utkal University ( ) in the UGC pay scale. 2. Lecturer in the Department of Social Work ( ), University of Delhi, in the UGC pay scale. 3. Teaching in the Department of Social Work, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan since 1994 till to date. ADMINTRATIVE EXPERIENCE 1. Acting Head, Department of Social Work, Visva-Bharati University on several occasions. 2. Associate Dean, School of Social Sciences from ( ). RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: 1. The thesis on Impact of Female Work Participation: A Study of Agricultural Labourer Households in the Villages of Birbhum District of West Bengal was submitted for the degree of Master of Social Work. 2. The thesis on A Study on the Managements Perception regarding the role of Social Worker in Industry was submitted fir the degree of Master of Philosophy in Social Work, The thesis on A Study on the Training and Management Development Practices in Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)" was submitted for the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Work, Coordinated two field action projects on (1) Use of Renewable Energy and (2) Functioning of Working Women Hostel sponsored by the Orissa State Social Welfare Board in Completed the project on Evaluation and Monitoring of Home for the Elderly People sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India in

3 6. 6. Completed the project on Evaluation of Family Counselling Centres in Eastern India sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India in Coordinated the project on Evaluation and Monitoring of Working and Street Children in Eastern India sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India in A joint project on Perception of managers towards the role of social workers in South African industries ; University of Natal (Department of Social Work), Durban, South Africa and Department of Social Work, Visva-Bharati, A project entitled Current Trends in Child Labour: A Study of Beedi Industry in Bharatpur- 11 Block, Murshidabad District, West Bengal, sponsored by National Human Rights Commission, A project entitled Women Empowerment through Self Help Group approach in Bolpur- Sriniketan Block, Birbhum District, West Bengal sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Women and Child Development. 11. A project entitled Role of Leaders in the Promotion of Rural Community sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi (on going). 12. A project entitled Restoration of Children from Marginalized Families through Innovative Interventional Course of Action sponsored by Child Relief and You (CRY); a national level NGO (Non Governmental Organization) working in the field of Child Right (on-going; the project is for five years duration, ). 13. The project on Access to Credit by Women in Agribusiness Trade: Empirical Evidence on the Use of Formal and Informal Credit Sources in Rural West Bengal sponsored by National Commission for Women in India; The project on Integration of Urban Informal Sector in the Public Policy Process: A Case Study of Urban Street Vendors in Birbhum District of West Bengal sponsored by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India,2006. AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS: 1. Received National Merit Scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. 2. Awarded M.M. Desai Scholarship from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai for good dissertation work. 3. Received National Research Foundation Scholarship granted by the Ministry of Education, Government of South Africa for collaborative research work (Centre for Social Work, University of Natal; May-June, 2002). 3

4 SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP ATTENDED: National Workshop on Helping the spastic children organized by the Spastic Society of India, held at the Department of Social Work, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan in January Seminar on The Role, Scope and Limitations of Social Work Profession in Industry, organized by the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF), Bombay in March Presented a paper on the Role of Youth for Promotion of Peace at the International Peace Conference organized by United Nations Peace Organization, India; Calcutta in December Seminar on Child Abuse and its Prevention, organized by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay, April Attended a workshop on Participatory Research, organized by the Participatory Research in Asia, held in Chennai, November Attended National Consultation Meet on the Juvenile Justice System and the Rights of the Child, in Delhi, January 1999, organized by the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development. Organized a training programme on Counsellors and Social Workers of Family Counselling Centre, held at the Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, April Organized a workshop on AIDS/HIV/STD held at the Department of Social Work, Visva Bharati in collaboration with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, June Organized two workshops on Pre- marital Counselling, in August and November 2000, at the Department of Social Work; Visva Bharati, sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. Presented a paper on Sex-determination and Sex-Pre-selection test-abuse of genetic diagnostic technology in the seminar on GENDER-INEQUALITY organized by Indian Association of Professional Social Workers at Calcutta in March Regional Workshop on Social and Institutional Framework for Female Participation in Agriculture, held in Bhubaneswar, Orissa from February 2005, organized by National Institute of Public Co-operation and Child Development, New Delhi. Paper presented in the National Conference on Social Work and Women held in New Delhi (20-23, October, 2006) PROTECTION OF WOMEN S RIGHTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ; organized By Indira Gandhi National Open University. Paper presented in the National Conference on Social Work Response to HIV/AIDS in Guwahati (November 16-19, 2007) entitled A Study on the Reproductive Health of Women: with special reference to Santal Community organized by Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi. 4

5 Attended a colloquium on ENVIRONMENT AND TRIBAL COMMUNITY in Delhi from December 1-2, 2007 organized by Environment Equity and Justice Partnership sponsored by Ford Foundation. Master Trainer in the project Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (going through various workshops and refresher courses). The project is on and will continue for five years or more (2009 onwards). International Presented a paper on Child Health and Social Work Intervention in the 21 st Century Indian Perspective in the 3 rd International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental health held in the University of Tampere; Finland from July (1-5), Impact of Female Work Participation: A Study of Agricultural Labourer Households in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, Conference of the International Association of Schools of Social Work-Montpellier (France), July 15-18,2002. Paper presented entitled Towards Defining Women Empowerment: An Agent in Development and Implications for Feminist Social Work Practice in the International Conference on Impact of Global Issues on Women and Children, Bangkok, Thailand: February 16-20, Paper presented entitled Social Sector Development in India in the New Millennium with special reference to Poverty Alleviation in the International Conference in Bali, Indonesia organized by the International Institute for Development Studies from 16-19th December Paper presented entitled A Study on Perception of Parents towards Physically Disabled Children and Rehabilitation: Indian Perspective in the World Rehabilitation Congress, 2004, from June OSLO, NORWAY. Paper presented entitled Social Work in India in a colloquium organized by the College of Royal Hollway, University of London, LONDON on June 24 th, Paper presented entitled Combating the Problem of Elder Abuse- Implications for Social Work Practice ; 18 th Asia- Pacific Social Work Conference September 2005; Seoul, Korea. Paper presented entitled CURRENT TRENDS IN CHILD LABOUR [A STUDY OF BEEDI (TOBACCO) INDUSTRY IN MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL] in Dhaka (Bangladesh) from th February, 2006 on Impact of Global Issues on Women and Children. Paper presented entitled Infertility, Adoption, and Reproductive Technologies-Challenges Before the social Work Profession in 5 th International Conference on Social Work in Heath and Mental Health; Hong Kong from October 10-14, Paper presented entitled Primary Education and School Drop Out in India: Concern and Challenges for Social Work Profession in the International Conference on Social Work Social Change and Social Profession; Italy (Parma), March 15-17,

6 Paper presented entitled Self-Help Group- A vehicle for women empowerment in the Department of Social Work; National University of Singapore, Singapore (April, 16-19, 2007). Paper presented entitled Voluntarism, Human Rights and Globalization- A Synergy and Implications for Social Work Practice under the Session on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Common People s Rights as a part of the 16 th Congress of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) on the overall theme HUNANITY, DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY held in Kunming City of Republic of China during the period from July 27 to 31, ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT ABROAD: Visited as teaching faculty in the Department of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh in Visited as teaching faculty in the Department of Social Work, University of Dhaka; Bangladesh in Visited as teaching faculty in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Tampere; Finland in Visited as teaching faculty in the International School of Social Sciences, Finland in Visited as teaching faculty in the Department of Social Work and Department of Medical Social Work in the University Hospital, University of Stockholm, Sweden in Visited as a teaching and an international research fellow in the Centre for Social Work, University of Natal, South Africa on National Research Foundation Scholarship granted by the Government of South Africa in May-June, Visiting faculty at the School of Social Work, University of Glasgow, Scotland in December, 2009 Visited Department of Social Work, University of Rajshai, Bangladesh to deliver a series of lectures in July,2010. Academic visit to the Department of Social Work, University of Manchester, UK during the period from 11 th June to 6 th July, MISCELLANEOUS ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT IN INDIA Attended Refresher Course (3 weeks) on Ecology and Development sponsored by University Grant Commission held in Tata Institute o Social Sciences, Bombay; May Attended Orientation Course on Child Mental Health Services in November 1999 organized by National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development; New Delhi India. Qualified the examination TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language). 6

7 Invited as Resource Person for three days workshop on Family Counselling organized by the Mizoram State Social Welfare Board sponsored by Central Social Welfare Board, government of India in1996. Invited as Trainer by West Bengal State Social Welfare Board for imparting training to integrated child development workers working in villages in Attended Refresher Course (3 weeks) on Research Methodology in Social Work, sponsored by the University Grants Commission held in the Department of Social Work, Sriniketan, Visva- Bharati in November Attended Refreshers Course (3weeks) on Rural Development and Administration sponsored by the University Grants Commission held in the Institute of Population, Agriculture and Social Change, University of kalyani, January Evaluator of CAPART (Council for Advancement of People s Action and Rural Technology, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India) projects from 2006 onwards. Visited as a visiting faculty for a period of one month in the Department of Social Work, Jain Visha- Bharati University (Deemed University), Ladnun, Rajasthan, PUBLICATIONS: JOURNALS: Corporate Social Responsibility ; Journal of Workers Education, September Social Work in Business and Industry- challenges for the 21 st century ; Perspectives in Social Work, vol. XIII, No.1. January- April Combating the problems of older workers in industries- implications for social workers ; Contemporary Social Work, March Employee Counselling- changing perspective ; Journal of Personnel Today, April Problems and Prospects of Genetic Counselling in Medical Profession, Journal of Family Welfare, December Conflict Management ; Journal of Workers Education, December Future Dimensions of Social Work in Industry, in Social Work in the Third Millennium- some Concerns and Challenges, edited by Sherry Joseph published by the Department of Social Work, Visva Bharati University, July Strategies for Combating the Problem of Child Trafficking for Prostitution, Contemporary Social Work, April Juvenile Justice System to Ensure Protection for Children - Indian Perspective ; Vol. 52, October-2001, No.150. Social Defence 7

8 Genetic Counselling- Answer to Thallasaemia and other genetic disorders in the next millennium, Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol.63, Issue 1, January,2002. Strategies for combating absenteeism, Journal of Workers Education, June Social Work Intervention in Combating the Problem of Alcoholism: A Perspective in the New Millennium ; Social Defence, Vol.50., No.147., January,2001 Developing Employee Assistance Programme in Industry: Challenging Priority in the 21 st Century ; Perspectives in Social Work; Vol XVI, No.3; Sep-Dec, Impact of Female Work Participation: A study of Agricultural Labourer Households in Birbhum District of West Bengal (abstract publication in the Conference of the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Montpellier, France, July 15-18, 2002) Sex-Determination and Sex-Preselection Test-Abuse of genetic diagnostic technology, Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol. 63, Issue 4, October, Child Health and Social Work Intervention in the 21 st Century Indian Perspective (abstract publication in the International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, held in Tampere, Finland, 2001.) Government and Non-Government Organizations Collaboration for Socio-Economic Emancipation of Disadvantaged People: Bangladesh Experience, Indian Journal of Social Development, vol.2, no.2, December Family Planning Perspectives in Swedish Community, Vol.49, No.2, December, The Journal of Family Welfare. Women s Empowerment in India: Some Noteworthy Dimensions and Implications for Social Work Practice, Contemporary Social Work, Vol.XXI October Genetics and Social Work: An Emerging Area of Practice ; Perspectives in Social Work; Vol.XX, No.2, May-September, Combating the Problem of Ageing with Dignity- Some Reflections Journal of Workers Education; June Small Farmers Credit Programmes in Bangladesh -Success of NGO Approach Indian Journal of Development Research and Social Action; Vol. 1; No.2; July- December Problem of Elderly Abuse- Some Reflections and Implications for Social Work Practice Perspectives in Social Work, Vol.XXI, No.3, December-March, Infertility, Adoption, and Reproductive Technologies: Challenges before the Social Work Profession ; Perspectives in Social Work, Vol.XXI, No.2, August A Study on the Reproductive Health of Women: with special reference to Santhal Community ; Contemporary Social Work, Vol.XXII, October;

9 Self-Help Group-Vehicle for Women Empowerment- A Study in the Bolpur-Sriniketan Community Development Block of Birbhum District ; Indian Journal of Social Development; Vol. 8, No.1, June Alzheimer s Disease-A Mental Health Problem of Old age and its Implications for Social Work Practice ; Indian Journal of Social Work; Vol.64; No.3, October Globalization and social work as a profession: A synergy and implications Perspectives in Social Work, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, December, Current Trends in Child Labour (A Study of Beedi Industry in Bharatpur-II Block of Murshidabad District of West Bengal) ; Journal of Workers Education (in press). Tagore and Rural Reconstruction-A Synergy and Implications for Modern Social Work Practice ; Muse India the literary ejournal; Best practices of the Organization towards building an enlightened community through education the experiment of Ramakrishna Mission ; Journal of Workers Education (in press). Adult Oncology: Implications for Social Work practice with Cancer Patient ; Journal of Social Work and Social Development (ISSN ); Vol. 01, No 02, December, 2010 BOOKS : Aspects of Industry and Occupational Social Work; Abhijit Publishers, New Delhi, Child Welfare and Rights- Problems and Prospects; El Alma Publications, Kolkata,2010 Social Welfare & Social Work-Selected Essays; Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, BOOK CHAPTERS Chapter on Faculty Development Strategies for Social Work Teachers: Challenging Priority before the Profession, in the edited book by Surendra Singh and S.P. Srivastav, Social Work Education in India ; Challenges and Opportunities, New Royal Book Co. Lucknow,2003 Chapter on Empowering Women: A Catalyst in Social Development in the edited book by Dr.Vijay Kumar, S, Narayana Reddy, V, Nalini,B. Indian Women-After Decades of Development, Serial Publications, New Delhi, March,2004. Chapter on Social Sector Development in India in the New Millennium; Special reference to Poverty Alleviation in Readings in World Development: Growth and Development in the Asia Pacific. Edited by Srikanta Chatterjee and Kartik Roy, Nova Publishers, New York,

10 Chapter on Child Health Care Services and NGOs in the context of Globalization in NGOs and Globalization-Developmental and Organizational Facets edited by Asok Sarkar, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, Chapter on Voluntarism, Human Rights and Globalization- A Synergy and Implications for Social Work Practice in Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Common People s Rights edited by Prof D. Das Gupta; AGROBIOS, Jodhpur, Chapter on Self-Help Group Vehicle for Women Empowerment( A Study in the Bolpur- Sriniketan Community Development Block of Birbhum District) in Economics, Growth and Social Development edited by Md. Reyazuddin; Serials Publications, New Delhi, 2009 CONTACT WITH PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Life member of Delhi School of Social Work Society, Delhi. Life member of Bombay Association of Trained Social Workers, Bombay. Advisor to Socio Environmental Task Universal Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Life member of the Association of Schools of Social Work in India. Life member of the Indian Academy of Social Sciences. Life member of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay; University of Delhi and Visva Bharati Alumni Association. Life member of the National Institute of Personnel Management, India. Member of Executive Committee of the Visva Bharati Teachers Association. President (Honorary) of the voluntary organization named March of Youth for Health, Education and Action for Rural Trust (MY- HEART). Member (Honorary) of the voluntary organization named Surul Centre for Services in Rural Areas. Member of the University Central Admission Committee. Member and active worker in advocacy and campaigning for West Bengal Education Network, Indian Chapter. RESEARCH SCHOLAR SUPERVISED: M. S. W. M. PHIL PH.D. Completed 20-3 Continued [DEBOTOSH SINHA] Place: Santiniketan 10