De Paul Institute of Science & Technology (DiST), Angamaly is an ISO certified professional college run by De Paul Education Trust, owned by Mary Matha Province of Vincentian Congregation. The department of Social Work was started in the year of 2004. DiST organizes many academic and co-curricular activities like conferences, Seminars, Fests (Social Work, Management and IT), outreach activities and many other novel academic initiatives.
De Novo was started in 2009 and it has progressed from a South Indian Social Work students’ Meet to an International Social Work students’ Meet. School of Social Work organised an international conference and Social Work students’ meeting in 2011. The purpose of conducting such an event is to proclaim the motto "A BETTER WORLD TO LIVE IN". Networking and Collaborating with social work agencies around the globe would provide us with the boundless setting of social work practice.
De Paul Institute of Science & Technology (DiST) has built an impressive reputation as one of the fast growing professional institutions in the educational landscape of South India over the years. The comprehensive range of our academic portfolio, the expertise of the faculty, success of the graduates and a committed management are the primary reasons for the institution’s acclaim. Since its inception in 2002, De Paul Institute of Science & Technology has passionately pursued educational excellence. The past decade has been one of the committed efforts towards concretizing its vision of nurturing a research oriented learning platform, in this lush green campus at a prime location, equipped with state of the art infrastructure, experienced faculty and international tie-ups with prestigious universities. The Institute has responded promptly to the rapidly changing demands of the society, economy and industry by offering innovative educational programs and courses.
Professor Basseer Jeeawody developed the vision and guiding principles of the Institute. His career spans 35 years in multinational operational and strategic leadership, driving innovation. He was Founding President of EWBI (Geneva); Founding Dean for international programs in Health; Founding Regional Health Director for Professional Development (UK); Founding President of Multicultural Council in regional Australia; Founding National Director of the Djirruwang Program addressing social and emotional well-being of Indigenous Australians; Co-Director AusAid funded strategic Distance Education Program in PNG. Dr Jeeawody has served on various Boards: Community Relations Commission Board for Regional Australia; National Co-morbidity Taskforce on drugs use and abuse; a member of 12 experts on the use of focussed national strategy for better outcomes in mental health for medical practitioners; State Government Consultative Committee on Ageing and Disability; Member of Faculty of Health Studies Board; Member of University International Advisory Board; Vice Chancellor Teaching Excellence Award; and a nominee for the Australia Day Citizenship Award. He is cited as one of ‘Geneva’s International Do-Good Citizen’.
Dr. Sundram Sivamalai is Citizen of the Year 2021 – City of Ballarat and Foundation Chair of Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council in Victoria, Australia. He currently serves as Director of Ethnic Communities Council, Victoria. Previously, he was Community Representative Commissioner of the Victorian Multicultural Commission, a community observer on the NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council), Adjunct Professor at University of Manipal (India), and Associate Professor in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University (Australia). Dr. Sivamalai was born in Malaysia and is actively involved in international consultancies in cross-cultural education for health professionals and organisations in Japan, Indonesia, China and Malaysia. He has published widely on multiculturalism in Australia, and was awarded the Commonwealth Government Centenary Medal for his work with migrants.
Dr. Raju Adhikari has 30 years of R&D experience at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) with over 100 research publications in peer-reviewed journals and owns 26 patents (H index 39, citation > 9500). His expertise is in the design and application of materials for Medical, Agriculture, OLED, Conducting and Food applications, product development, and technology commercialization. He has received several awards including the CSIRO Medal and Nepal Academy of Science and Technology Diaspora S&T Excellence in 2023.
He is one of the co-inventors of Elast-Eon and NovoSorb and Synthetic Heart Valve biomedical platform technologies and an inventor of sprayable biodegradable polymer technology (TranspiratiOnal). He is an Adjunct Associate professor, at STEM Hub, RMIT University, and is a Deputy Chair and Global Research director of the Emotional Well-being Institute (EWBI), Geneva.Dr. Adhikari was the Founder of the Nepali Community Association of Victoria (NAV) Federation of Nepal Associations of Australia (FeNCAA), Nepal Science Foundation Trust (NSFT), and Skill Knowledge and Innovation (SKI) Committee, Non-Resident Nepali Association NRNA. He serves on the board of the Eastern Volunteer and Advisory Board of Victoria Multicultural Commission (VMC), Eastern Region and New and Emerging Community, and Ethnic Community Council of Victoria (EECV). He has been working in Empowering culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) migrant communities' social and mental well-being through developing community research projects and programs, advocating networking and collaboration amongst CALD community organizations, and supporting Government agencies on CALD community matters.
Abraham Francis is an Associate Professor in Social Work and Human Services at James Cook University in Australia. He has worked with many NGOs and in the Corporate Sector as a social worker. Dr Francis has initiated and established many international research projects, supported several international field placements, and has been instrumental in establishing international partnerships and research collaborations with Universities and organisations in South Asia. He taught Social Work at the Delhi University in India and also worked as a senior mental health Social Worker with Country Health South Australia, before moving to Townsville to join James Cook University. Dr Francis is associated with many voluntary organisations, associations, professional bodies, and developmental projects both in Australia and India.Read More
Teresia Mutavi is a Psychiatric Social Worker, a researcher and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi. She holds a PhD in Psychiatric Social Work and has published widely in the area of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Her role in the department has been to conduct research, train and mentor students in research and clinical care to patients at Kenyatta National Hospital and Mathari Teaching and Referral hospitals. She has over 15 years working in hospitals as a social worker and dealing with many children Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs). Her specific area of interest in mental health is on interventions for Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) and extends to brief interventions for adolescent and youth living with HIV. Specifically, her research has been on promoting child and adolescent mental health through Multiple Family groups therapy conducted by lay providers. In addition, she has been involved in research as a co-Investigator in a WHO supported Multi-country project that aimed to test a platform for training and supervision of mental health and psychosocial support to helpers (particularly non-specialist providers). Her currently NIH-funded research program where she is a consultant focuses on adolescents and youth in HIV Care. She has experience of training health care workers on trauma focused behavioral interventions. She has also interests in Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and virtual exchanges.
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Rev. Dr. John Mangalath VC (Principal)
Rev. Dr. Norby Vithayathil VC (Vice Principal)
Rev. Fr. Mathew Malieckal VC (Vice Principal)
Rev. Fr. Lindo Puthuparambil VC (Director, Finance)
Fr. Geejo Pattath VC (Director, Hostel)
Asst. Prof. Sherin Paul (HoD), Asst. Prof Lijo Abraham (Fr. John K)
VC
Asst. Prof. Meena Maria K.S
Asst. Prof. Jeby Chackochan
Asst.
Prof. Ashwin Mathew
Asst. Prof Dr. Anju Kunjoonju
Asst. Prof Dr. Jestin T Varghese
Asst. Prof. Anitta Jaison
Asst. Prof. Naviya Antnoy K.
Asst. Prof. Akhitha K Raghu
Asst. Prof. Joshin Samuel
Lijo Abraham (DiST) (Faculty)
lijoak@depaul.edu.in
Dr. Abraham Francis (HOD, JCU)
abraham.francis@jcu.edu.au
Dr Teresia Mutavi, (UON, Kenya)
+254722391236
Dr Simiyu Violet (CUEA, Kenya)
+254724675697