The Faculty Profile
The department has a team of well-experienced, professionally qualified faculty. There are at present four members in the team specialized in different areas of social work.


Simon P Mathew
The coordinator of the department, has his Masters in Public Administration from USA besides his Masters in Social Work in India. He has more than twenty two years of experience in different areas of Social Work. Occupied the positions of Educational Officer-Training Teachers for Creative Education in Action Aid International. Worked as Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Child Welfare and Hospital settings in USA . Held Social Work coordinator Position in the Social Work Department of a Large Hospital in USA.

Jaison Stephen
Qualified Masters Degree in Social Work from Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Cochin, India. Worked in the field of Community Development. Pursuing combined Program of MPhil/ Ph.D.

Prakash Pillai R
Qualified Masters Program in Social Work from Loyola College, Thiruvananthapuram, India. Completed doctoral research on Human Resource Development in the University of Kerala. Teaching experience at the masters level for three years. Experienced in the field of social research for five years. Authored several articles on displacement, resettlement and rehabilitation. Offers training programmes workshops on research methodology Participated in many national and international seminars. Core areas of concern comprise Research Methodology and Human Resource Development

Sarah George
Certified Professional Social Worker with a pre-doctoral degree (M.Phil) from NIMHANS. Currently pursuing research leading to Ph.D. in Mahatma Gandhi University. Holds MSW with specialization in Medical and Psychiatry. Several years of teaching experience at Post Graduate and Graduate levels. Professional interests lies in the areas of child and adolescent mental health and rehabilitation in various settings. Participated in national and international seminars and presented papers on psycho-social rehabilitation.