B.A. (Honours) Psychology (University of Delhi)
M.A. Psychology (University of Delhi)
M.Phil. Clinical Psychology (IHBAS, Delhi)
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology (NIMHANS, Bengaluru)
Associate Professor & Associate Dean of Research & Exchange
akaur@jgu.edu.in | |
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ORCID ID | 0000-0002-8049-1385 |
Key Expertise | Mindfulness & Self-Compassion, Grief & Secondary Trauma, Palliative Care, Mental Health related Stigma and Discrimination, Workplace Stress & Compassion Fatigue, Psychotherapy Supervision, Social Media, Capacity Building |
B.A. (Honours) Psychology (University of Delhi)
M.A. Psychology (University of Delhi)
M.Phil. Clinical Psychology (IHBAS, Delhi)
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology (NIMHANS, Bengaluru)
Dr Amanpreet Kaur is currently working as an Associate Professor and Dean of research in Jindal School of Psychology & Counselling at O.P. Jindal Global University since January 2022. She is a registered and practicing Clinical Psychologist with 12 years of clinical experience. She has been serving the role of an Associate Editor for a peer-reviewed open access journal Acta Psychologica since 2022. She did her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore and her M.Phil. in Clinical psychology from the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi. Her doctoral work has been the first and an innovative attempt with implications for field of mindfulness and palliative care in India. Her work for about four years post her doctorate focused on stigma related to mental health, better mental health care, awareness, development, and implementation of psychosocial interventions.
She has always been drawn towards healing, providing better mental health care and building healthier societies. She has had extensive training, clinical and supervisory experience in the field of clinical psychology. She is trained in various forms of mindfulness meditation and has an experience in conducting and organizing workshops on mindfulness meditation and other stress related disorders with both clinical and nonclinical populations. She regularly gets invitation as guest faculty within and outside India to conduct workshops on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion. Her expertise involves individual (adults, adolescents, and elderly) and group psychotherapy.
Her teaching approach is interactive, collaborative classroom teaching using innovative teaching methods and life examples. She is also a trained Hindustani Classical Music Vocalist and holds a degree in the same. She wants to continue working and developing the field of mental health in India by contributing in research, regular clinical practice and teaching.
PCCU-02-BAP-CLPY2021
PCCU-02-BAP-RMQN2014
PCCU-01-BAP-SMPR1015
PCCU-01-BAP-SMPR1025
Best Oral Presentation award at 28th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care IAPCON 2021
Best oral presentation award at 24th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care IAPCON 2017
Travel Grant Award by International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC), 2017
UGC-NET/JRF (National Eligibility Test/ Junior Research Fellowship), 2013 and 2014
ICMR-JRF (Indian Council of Medical Research-Junior Research Fellowship), 2014
MentAl Health Risk Factors among Older AdolesceNts living in Urban SluMs: An InTervention to Improve ResIlience (ANUMATI), ICMR, 2019
International Study of Discrimination & Stigma Outcomes (INDIGO) Partnership Research Programme, UKRI/MRC, 2019-21
Development and Preliminary Evaluation of Mindfulness Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for Professional Care Providers at Cancer Palliative Care Centres, UGC, 2014-18
akaur@jgu.edu.in | |
ORCID ID | 0000-0002-8049-1385 |
Key Expertise | Mindfulness & Self-Compassion, Grief & Secondary Trauma, Palliative Care, Mental Health related Stigma and Discrimination, Workplace Stress & Compassion Fatigue, Psychotherapy Supervision, Social Media, Capacity Building |