Qualifications & background
All India Higher Secondary Examination from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Baroda.
Grauate studies from DAV College, Ambala, India.
Post graduation from the Madras School of Social work, India.
Ph.D. in Social work from Bharathidasan University, India.
Teaching interests
Mental Health, Working with individuals & families, Social Problems, Social Research
Research interests
My research background so far has been largely quantitative and I would like to grow in the area of qualitative & multi method design. I am interested primarily in areas of mental health such as psychosocial interventions with mental illness. I am now involved in a qualitative study in India which tries to look at temple based indigenous treatment. I would also like to see myself develop in the areas of marital life research & to understand interpersonal dynamics such as cohesion, adjustment, violence etc. My involvement in this area so far has been looking mostly at alcohol complicated families-an area in which I have done substantial work-in terms of understanding violence, conflict resolution, personality profiles of the spouse & areas of marital adjustment. I am also keen to be involved in understanding Quality of life issues in different populations. I am interested in developing my methodological skills to develop quantitative instruments in areas like social integration, xenophobia, communal bonding etc.
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
4 Ph.D's awarded under individual supervision
4 students currently under guidance
Publications
Stanley. S. (Editor) (2011). Social work education in counties of the East-issues and challenges. USA: Nova publishers.
_______., Selwyn Stanley & Sathia, S. (2011). The Five Year Plans In India: Overview of Public Health Policies, Prime University Journal of Multidisciplinary Quest, 5 (1) 41-54.
______and Stanley, S. (2011) "Symptomatology of Patients with Schizophrenia and Quality of Life of Their Caregivers - An Experimental Study" pp. 110-124, in Sebastine, A.G. (Ed.) Health and Social Work Practices : New Frontiers and Challenges, Authors Press, New Delhi.
______.,______., Stanley, S. and Revathi, P. (2010) “HIV infected widows – A study”, pp. 333-339. In K.Sathiamurthi (ed) Contemporary Social Work Research, Allied Publishers, New Delhi.
______., Stanley, S., and Sathia, S. (2010) “Quality of Life of HIV Infected Women – A Study Form India”, pp.263-69, in Sekar, K., Rajaram, P., Sekar, R. and Mubarak,A.R. (Eds.) Women and Mental Health, Pubs: National Institute of Mental Health, Bangalore; School of Social Work, Mangalore and Flinders University, Australia.
______., Stanley, S., Sathia, S. (2010) Psychological Correlates and Life Satisfaction in HIV Infected Persons in Tiruchirappalli. ACUMEN - Marian Journal of Social Work, Volume 3, pp. 6 – 13.
Stanley , S. (2008). Interpersonal Violence in Alcohol Complicated Marital Relationships (A Study from India). Journal of Family Violence, 23 (8), 767-776. DOI. 10.1007/s10896-008-9202-7.
Stanley, S. & Vanitha, C. (2008). Psychosocial Correlates in Adolescent Children of Alcoholics-Implications for Intervention. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. 12 (2), 67-80.
Stanley, S. & Ramakrishnan, K. (2007), Family Interaction Patterns and Dysfunction Analysis in Suicide Attempters. The Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol 68, Issue No. 2, 219-229.
Stanley, S. & Sheeba, S. (2007), Social Work Intervention in End of Life Care. The Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol 68, Issue No. 3, 321-338.
Stanley, S. (2007), Spousal conflict and adjustment in alcohol complicated marital relationships. In, Perspectives on Family Empowerment, V.T. Samuel (Ed) pub div. Mariann College Kuttikanam.
Stanley, S. & Vanitha, C. (2006),Adolescent children of alcoholics:Self esteem and Adjustment-Implications for therapy. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 22 (3-4),129-137.
Stanley, S. (2006), Marital adjustment & quality of life in couples with and without an alcoholic husband. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol. 28, No. 2, 39-45.
Stanley, S. (2006), School social work: an overview. Journal of School Social Work. 3, (2), 9-14.
Stanley, S. (2004), Clinical Social Work Research: quantitative versus qualitative methodology. The Indian Journal of Social Work, 65(3), 341-351.
Stanley, S. (2004), Co-dependency: personality correlates in spouses of alcoholics. The Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol 65, 2, 213-226.
Stanley, S. (2001), Neuroticism and marital adjustment in wives of alcoholics. The Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol, 17(1-4).
Stanley, S. (2001), Interpersonal dynamics in alcohol complicated marriages. The Indian Journal of Social Work, 62, (2),219-232.
Stanley, S. (2000), Marital conventionalisation in wives of alcoholics. National Journal of Professional Social Work, 1,(1),56-62.
Stanley, S. (1998), Marital dynamics in alcoholism: implications for gender aware de-addiction management. The Indian Journal of Social Work,59,4,1019-1033.
Reports & invited lectures
“DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN ALCOHOLIC AND NON-ALCOHOLIC FAMILIES- A COMPARATIVE STUDY” Minor Research Project report submitted to the University Grants Commission of India, July 2007.
“HIGH RISK BEHAVIOUR STUDY” UNDERTAKEN FOR THE NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL ORGANISATION, 1994.
“BASELINE SURVEY OF SLUMS IN TIRUCHY” FOR THE INDIA POPULATION PROJECT V (WORLD BANK AIDED) 1993.
Conferences organised
FIVE WEEKS TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR CRECHE WORKERS OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS ON ASPECTS SUCH AS CHILD CARE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY WELFARE etc. 1994.
THREE DAY PROGRAMME FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, SPONSORED BY THE TAMIL NADU SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD, ON CHILD CARE AND CRECHE MANAGEMENT, 1992.
STATE LEVEL SEMINAR ON “FAMILES IN DISTRESS :SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVES” SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, 1992.
ORGANISING SECRETARY FOR THE UGC SPONSORED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN INDIA: PERSPECTIVES FOR INTERVENTION, BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE, 25 - 27 DEC.2004.
