MYTHILI HAZARIKA

Dr. Mythili Hazarika. MA; M-Phil; Ph.D; Post-Doc

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME: Hazarika, M.
eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login): MHAZARIKA
POSITION TITLE: Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH)
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATIONDEGREE
(if applicable)
Completion Date
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FIELD OF STUDY


Ferguson College, University of Poona, India

University of Poona, India



National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), India


University of Guwahati, India
B.A.


M.A.



M.PHIL.



Ph.D.03/1995
(with distinction)
03/1998
(1st class 2nd with distinction)
08/2004
(1st class)


03/2012Psychology


Clinical psychology


Clinical psychology


Psychology

University of Florida, USA
Postdoctoral research training

01/30/16Neuropsychology
and substance abuse


B.Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment

2000- Present Senior Lecturer in Clinical psychology, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India.
2011- Present Guest lecturer in Guwahati University Psychology Department in the counseling certificate course
C.Reviewing and Editorial Experience
Deputy-Editor-, Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (OJPAS), formerly Dysphrenia: a peer-reviewed biannual academic journal of psychiatry with ISSN (Also visit http://dysphrenia.hpage.co.in/about-us_32167550.html)
Reviewer of Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Asian journal of psychiatry
Reviewer, National Tobacco Control Program, Government of Assam.
Examiner in the North East for WISC –IV Indian standardization – A project undertaken by Pearson clinical and talent assessment, Bangalore for NCS Pearson India Private Limited. (Past)
Mental health expert consultant in Ashadeep- an NGO for mental retardation and illness, in Don-Bosco institutes of Assam and National institute of public co-operation and child development (NIPCCD), Assam
D.Professional Memberships

2010-Present Member of the State Mental Health Authority, Government of Assam.
2008- PresentMember of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Assam state branch.
2012-Present Member of Assam State Legal Services Authority, Government of Assam
2012-Present Steering committee member of the National Tobacco Control Program, Government of Assam.
2013-Present State level monitoring committee member of Cable television network under Information and Public relations department, Government of Assam.
2009-Present Guest lecturer in National Rural Health Mission projects, Government of Assam.
2011-2012 Representative of UNICEF, Assam branch
2011- PresentCore member of the prevention and intervention of burnt victims society
2013 PresentGeneral Secretary, Pathan Hazarika Charitable Trust (PHCT)
2014- PresentMember of the American Public Health Association (APHA)
2011- PresentMember of the International Society of Addiction Medicine
E.International and national fellowship, training and observer ship

1.Fogarty fellowship for non-communicable diseases in the University of Florida, USA from 2014 - 2016.
2.Training on administration and scoring of SOCRATIS- Social cognition rating tools in Indian setting in NIMHANS, Bangalore from 18th April to 24th April, 2014.
3.Completed a clinical attachment supervised by Dr Partha Choudhury at the Carleton Clinic, Cumwhinton Drive, Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom, from 13th – 21st September, 2012 .
4.One day orientation in a Forensic Psychiatry Centre in Melbourne, Australia on February 22nd, 2012.
5.Attended and represented as a delegate of UNICEF in the Indian Council for Child Welfare, Tamil Nadu, from 16th -18th September, 2010 in the National Conference on Child Abuse for Multidisciplinary professional.
F. Attended and Scientific papers presented in international conferences and CME in international forums (both oral and poster presentation)


1.Participated and presented a paper on Attachment styles, self -esteem and quality of marital life: A study among distressed and non-distressed couples. International Congress, Crete, Athens. “Acceptance, Rejection and Resilience within family, school and social –emotional contexts”, University of Crete, Athens, July 5th ,2008.
2.Participated in the 23rd ECNP Congress from 28th -1st September,2010 in Amsterdam, Netherlands organized by the European College of Neuro-psycho-pharmocology. CME with credits.
3.Participated in the American Public Health Association (APHA) 142nd Annual Meeting and Expo, held in New-Orleans, LA from 11/15/2014 - 11/19/2014
4.Presented an oral presentation in the 4th CDMH Meeting on Developing the International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health “Traditional and Alternative Medicine on Child Psychosocial Rehabilitation” May 26 – 27, 2016.Thailand
G.Scientific papers presented in national conferences (both oral and poster presentation)

1.Presented a study on Attachment styles and Quality of marital life- A study among distressed and non-distressed couples in the National Conference on Couple and Family Systems at NIMHANS, Bangalore from 4th to 6th December, 2003.

2.Presented a paper on Attachment Styles, Self-Esteem and Quality of Marital Life- A Study Among Distressed And Non-Distressed Couples” in the XVI the Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Assam State Branch held at Guwahati on 22nd and 23rd September , 2006.

3.Presented a paper on “Psychological Effects of Noise Pollution” in the National Seminar on Conservation of the Environment- An Interdisciplinary Approach on May 6th and 7th, 2005 at Guwahati, Assam.

4.Presented a paper on “Traditional healing methods among psychiatric patients in Assam on 8th January, 2008 in the XXXIV National Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, in Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata.

5.Presented a paper on “Prevalence study of Attention Deficit Hyperkinetic disorder, Conduct disorder and Oppositional defiant disorder in classrooms, on 9th January, 2008 in the XXXIV National Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, in Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata.

6.Presented a case report: home-based intervention of a child with disruptive disorder in the Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Assam State Branch held at Nagaon on 4 and 5 October 2013.

7.Presented a paper on “The effect of psycho-social and vocational training of mentally retarded in a day care centre” in the Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Assam State Branch held at Nagaon on 4 and 5 October 2013.
H.Resource person in workshops

1.Conducted a workshop for 2 days on stress reduction and how to relax in Kalakshetra, Guwahati on July 24th and 25th,2006.
2.Conducted a workshop for Training of Grief Counselors, from 24th to 28th March, 2008 in the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology in GMCH, in collaboration with NPCB.
3.Guest speaker in the Psychology workshop conducted by the Department of Psychiatry, Dibrugarh on 24th and 25thApril,2009 organized by the Indian Psychiatric Society, Assam State Branch. Credit earned -12 hours.
4.A workshop on “Cognitive Behavior and Rational Emotive Behavior therapy” held on 5-6th March,2011 in the Department of Psychology, Jamia- Millia Islamia University, New-Delhi.
5.Conducted workshop in Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi institute of mental health (LGBIMH on 23/03/13 and 24/03/13 for the students in Neuropsychological assessment and management.
6.Conducted a workshop in trauma and counseling in NIPCCD for mental health professionals in rural Assam, March 30th, 2014
7.Resource person in a workshop on 01/03/15 on Stress and how to manage? NPS International school, Guwahati (Assam)
8.Resource person in a seminar on 12th February,2015 on “Workplace Diversity and IMPACT” in Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Range Hills Road, Khadki. Pune (Maharashtra)
9.Resource person in workshop on 1st March,2015 on Stress management at NPS International school, Guwahati (Assam)

10.Resource person in workshop on 16th March 2015, on Positive Mental Health in Assam Jatiya Vidyalaya, Noonmati, Guwahati (Assam)
11.Resource person in a workshop on 27th April, 2015 on Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Shishu –Sarothi –a centre for multiple disabilities.
12.Resource person in a community mental health program organized by Sarba Siksha Abhijan (SSA) at Rani, Guwahati rural on 6th June, 2015.
13.Resource person for a workshop for parents of IV, V and VI standards in St Mary’s school in Maligaon on 6th June, 2015.
14.Resource person in a Sensitization program for School Principals/ vice principals of Greater Guwahati on Child Mental Health. The topic is “ Concept of Mental Health and Mental Health Needs of School Children” on 18th May, 2015 in National Institute of public co-operation and child development (NIPCCD), Guwahati (Assam)
15.Resource person in a workshop in St Mary’s School in Maligaon on 6th June 2015 for the parents of primary schools
16.Resource person in a workshop titled “ “Adolescence issues and management” in Sarla Birla Gyanjyoti School on 17th June, 2015
17.Resource person for stress and coping organised by an NGO called “SPACE” for the undergraduates of Handique Girl’s College, Guwahati on 30th June,2015
18. Resource person in the Indian Medical Association regional workshop on “Child sexual abuse: prevention and response” on 31st May 2015 in Guwahati, Assam
19.Resource person in a community mental health programme organised by Sarba Siksha Abhijan (SSA) at Rani, Guwahati Rural on 6th June 2015
20.Resource person in a community mental health program on “ Mental health concerns in today’s world” organized by a trust namely “Mohan Chandra Roy Trust” in North Lakhimpur on 14th February, 2016.
21.Resource person in Gauhati High Court titled “Psycho-Social Implications of Disability" on 27th February, 2016 organized by Shishu Sarathi with Rehabilitation Council of India, a statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, for implementing the Central Scheme of In-services Training and Sensitization of Key Functionaries of State Government, Local Bodies and other Service Providers.
22.Resource person for a full day workshop “On Healthy Development” in Axel Public School on 29th April, 2016.
23.Resource person in NIPCCD, Guwahati on “Need for Counseling services in the school for primary children and role of a school counselor” on 12th May, 2016.
24.Resource person in NIPCCD, Guwahati on Specific Technique of Counseling (Anger Management) for the Counselors and Case Workers of Child Care Institutions from Eastern states on 10th June, 2016.
25.Resource person for the parents of special children on “Stress management” on 1st July, 2016.