Dr. Suja M K

Ph.D. in Social Work
TUV SUD Certified PoSH Trainer
Area of Expertise: Mental Health, PoSH, CSR, SDG aligned Social Development, Research, Counselling and Content Creation
Visiting Faculty

A highly accomplished and seasoned faculty, practitioner, consultant and advisor in the area of Wellness and SDG aligned Social Development, with more than 25+ years of extensive experience in teaching, training and counselling practice. Seasoned trainer for corporate, educational institutions, healthcare and wellness organizations, touching close to 50K lives. Thought Leadership in Mental Health, Social Work and SDG aligned Social Development space, including knowledge sharing programs. PoSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace) External Member for IC and lead trainer for key corporates. Leading Diversity Equity & Inclusion initiatives and programs at corporate level. 70+ trainings conducted. Senior Consultant and Advisor for Learning Links Foundation, New Delhi, in their Road to School (RTS) project funded by CSR of Ashok Leyland Foundation, overseeing SDG aligned Social Development, training module development, ToT workshops, Skill development, Leadership and Emotional Wellness trainings, SDW -Safe Space: for women in Social Development. Leading content creation initiative in Mental Health & Social Work for e-PG Pathshala –a online platform with TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai) for UGC under the aegis of NME-ICT and MHRD (GoI). Partnering with leading International & National bodies such as UNICEF, NCW, NCPCR, TNSCPCR, DST, ICCW & NISD, for various funded projects, programs and events. Published 40+ papers in leading National & International journals including Scopus indexed and Chapters in various books. Participated and presented in 45+ National and International conferences on various disciplines in Social Work.

Former Co-director for UBARI – University at Buffalo Amrita Social Behavioural Sciences Research Institute, Buffalo, USA. Advisor-ACCP (Amrita Centre for Child Protection) in association with UNICEF. Involved with various centers at Amrita like ACIP, ASeRVe and Amrita CREATE in education and community initiatives like Live-in-Labs.

Key Corporate Clientele: Ashok Leyland, Saint Gobain, ITC, Eaton Souriau, Jubilant Motor Works, Ingersoll Rand Royal Enfield, Zacco Cyber Security, Cognizant, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy & more.