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Ph.D. Clinical Psychology (NIMHANS, Bengaluru)

Dr. Amanpreet Kaur

Associate Professor & Associate Dean of Research & Exchange

Email 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)


Biography

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.

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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

Maulik, P. K., Daniel, M., Devarapalli, S., Kallakuri, S., Kaur, A., Ghosh, A., ... & Peiris, D. (2024). Mental Health Care Support in Rural India: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry.

Kaur, A., Kallakuri, S., Mulatu, T., Ketema, B., & Thornicroft, G. (2024). Stigma and discrimination against people with psychosocial disabilities in low-and middle-income countries. In The Routledge International Handbook of Disability and Global Health (pp. 268-281). Routledge.

Invited speaker for the session on ‘Understanding Grief and Loss’ on 28/02/2024 organized by Kangaroo Minds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgT_--YS-XU

Kaur, A., Kallakuri, S., Mukherjee, A., Wahid, S. S., Kohrt, B. A., Thornicroft, G., & Maulik, P. K. (2023). Mental health related stigma, service provision and utilization in Northern India: situational analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 17(1), 1-12.

Daniel, M.*, Kaur, A.*, Mukherjee, A., Bhattacharya, A., Tewari, A., Sagar, R., ... & Maulik, P. K. (2023). The systematic medical appraisal, referral and treatment (SMART) mental health programme: Formative research informing a cluster randomized controlled trial. SSM-Mental Health, 3, 100223.

Panelist 23/03/2023 trauma of grief and loss- bharat Panchal dialogues- panelist

Workshop Faculty on the topic Mindfulness and its application in cancer care organized by Queens University Belfast for MSc psycho-oncology students on 08/03/2023.

Kaur, A., Sharma, M. P., & Chaturvedi, S. K. (2022). Psychological Well-Being amongst Cancer Palliative Care Professionals working in Bengaluru, India. Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 1-6.

Mukherjee, A., Daniel, M., Kaur, A., Devarapalli, S., Kallakuri, S., Essue, B., ... & Maulik, P. K. (2022). Operational challenges in the pre-intervention phase of a mental health trial in rural India: reflections from SMART Mental Health. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 16(1), 1-15.

Daniel, M., Prashad, L., Kaur, A., Kallakuri, S., Devarapalli, S., Sagar, R., & Maulik, P. K. (2022). COVID-19, adversities and depression among older adolescents in urban slums of India. Asian journal of psychiatry, 74, 103194.

Mukherjee, A., Daniel, M., Kallakuri, S., Kaur, A., Devarapalli, S., Raman, U., ... & Maulik, P. K. (2022). Protocol for process evaluation of SMART Mental Health cluster randomised control trial: an intervention for management of common mental disorders in India. BMJ open, 12(6), e058669.

Henderson, C., Ouali, U., Bakolis, I., Berbeche, N., Bhattarai, K., Brohan, E.,Kaur, A. ... & Thornicroft, G. (2022). Training for mental health professionals in responding to experienced and anticipated mental health-related discrimination (READ-MH): protocol for an international multisite feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1), 1-11.

Kaur, A. (2022, February 8). Death Anxiety & COVID-19 [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://therapheal.in/elementor-3860/

Invited speaker for the session on ‘Accessing Mental Health Support’ on 17/08/2022 organized by Kangaroo Minds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-ob_YgTJqg&t=1005s

Invited speaker for the session on ‘Helping an Elderly Parent Cope with the Loss of a Spouse’ on 26/03/2022 on zoom organized by Silver Talkies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v_keKHXE1g&t=470s

Presented poster on the topic ‘Therapists’ Theoretical Orientations, Perceived Challenges and Beliefs about Psychotherapy’ on 03/08/2022 at 22nd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry.

Workshop faculty and organizer for a half day hands-on workshop on ‘Mindful way of life’ organized for undergraduate students at Jindal Global University, Sonipat on 27/03/2022.

Presented symposium on ‘Tele-mental health care as the new normal’ at 26th International Conference of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology on 29/01/2022.

Workshop Faculty for two days workshop on mindfulness and its applications for mental health professionals organized by AIIMS Jodhpur on 7/10/2022- 8/10/2022.

Workshop Faculty for a workshop on Mindfulness and compassion organized by Mata Sundari College for Women, University of Delhi on 26/09/2022.

Kaur, A., Sharma, M. P., & Chaturvedi, S. K. (2021). Mindfulness Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Intervention: Effects on Palliative Cancer Care Professionals. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.

Kaur, A., Kallakuri, S., Daniel, M., Yatirajula, S. K., Devarapalli, S., & Maulik, P. K. (2021). Directly engaging with People with lived experiences of mental illness from the communities in India. SSM-Mental Health, 100024.

Kaur, A., Sharma, M. P., & Chaturvedi, S. K. (2021). Felt Needs of Cancer Palliative Care Professionals Working in India: A Qualitative Study. Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 1-8.

Kaur, A., Kallakuri, S., Kohrt, B. A., Heim, E., Gronholm, P. C., Thornicroft, G., & Maulik, P. K. (2021). Systematic review of interventions to reduce mental health stigma in India. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 55, 102466.

Kallakuri, S., Kaur, A., Hackett, M. L., & Maulik, P. K. (2021) Operational challenges in the implementation of an anti-stigma campaign in rural Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Public Health, 43(2), ii26–ii34,

Daniel, M., Maulik, P. K., Kallakuri, S., Kaur, A., Devarapalli, S., Mukherjee, A., … & Peiris, D. (2021). An integrated community and primary healthcare worker intervention to reduce stigma and improve management of common mental disorders in rural India: protocol for the SMART Mental Health programme. Trials, 22(1), 1-13.

Kaur, A. (2021, December 3). Effects of Mindfulness Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Intervention with Cancer Palliative Care Professionals. Blog for BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Retrieved from https://blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2021/12/03/effects-of-mindfulness-integrated-cognitive- behavioural-intervention-with-cancer-palliative-care-professionals/

Kaur, S., & Kaur, A. (2021, December 7). Be a Man- Dilemma of masculinity and emotional expression [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://therapheal.in/elementor- 3860/

Biswas, A., & Kaur, A. (2021, December 30). Shades of Grief during COVID-19 amongst children and adolescents [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://therapheal.in/elementor-3860/

Invited moderator and speaker for the session on ‘Peers for Community’ on 08/10/2021 at Facebook live organized by Life Surfers. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=472928223793833&id=10006 3860471344

Invited speaker for the session on ‘Importance of Self-Care’ on 09/10/2021 on Instagram Live organized by Positive Insight. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUzxFucq7Lj/?utm_medium=copy_link

Key speaker for podcast on ‘Living through crisis: the COVID-19 situation in India’ by Suno India, published on 25/05/2021. https://omny.fm/shows/the- scan/living-through-crisis-the-covid-19-situation-in-in

Invited speaker for the topic ‘Empathy and Compassion’ on 04/08/2021 held virtually on zoom organized by CanSupport Delhi.

Moderator for the special talk on ‘Coping with Grief’ on 28/05/2021 organized by The George Institute, India.

Talk on ‘Coping with Grief and Loss’ on 19/05/2021 and ‘Covid-19, Grief and Mental health support’ on 02/06/2021 for The George Institute India and Australia offices respectively.

Oral presentation (First prize) on ‘Effects of Mindfulness Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Intervention (MICBI) with Cancer Palliative Care Professionals- pilot intervention study from South India’ on 21/03/2021 at 28th IAPCON 2021 held virtually organized by AIIMS Patna (India).

Bhaumik, S., Kallakuri, S., Kaur, A., Devarapalli, S., & Daniel, M. (2020). Mental health conditions after snakebite: a scoping review. BMJ Global Health, 5(11):e004131.

Anand, N., Sharma, M. P., Kaur, A., & Anand, P. (2020). Mindfulness Meditation: Principles and Applications for Holistic Healing. In Holistic Treatment in Mental Health : A Handbook of Practitioner’s Perspectives. McFarland. pISBN: 978-1-4766- 6993-9.

Kaur, A. (2020, April 6). How to stay psychologically and physically strong during COVID-19 pandemic? Healthmedguru.com. Retrieved from https://healthmedguru.com/how-to-stay-psychologically-and-physically-strong- during-covid-19-pandemic/

Kaur, A. (2020, April 6). Covid-19 and Emotional Health [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://myemotionalhealthin.com/2020/04/17/covid-19-and-emotional-health-by-dr- amanpreet-kaur-april-62020/

Kaur, A. (2020, March 31). Maintaining your mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown. The George Institute TGI website. Retrieved from https://www.georgeinstitute.org.in/profiles/maintaining-your-mental-health-during- the-covid-19-lockdown

Kaur, A. (2020, March 31). Mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown. GWiz George News. Retrieved from https://myemotionalhealthin.com/2020/04/17/covid-19- and-emotional-health-by-dr-amanpreet-kaur-april-62020/

Invited Speaker for webinar ‘caring for caregivers’ on 30/07/2020 organised by You, Me & Mental Health. https://www.facebook.com/youmementalhealth/videos/345048590182708

Talk on ‘Substance use disorders and mental health during COVID crisis’ held on 13/04/2020 and covered by ANI news channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xA8- XMElbU&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR03GDKiLF_tA92RWdMs97h2M9h4Ppr ZOpnOESQWePlohuvnau_OMi-bmMU

Speaker on the topic ‘Mindfulness’ on 23/12/2020 for The George Institute India professionals.

Speaker and resource person for CII webinar organized on the topic Management of Mental Health of Health Care Workers During COVID-19 using Mindfulness on 27/04/2020.

Kaur, A. (2019, August 2). Rediscovering health and wellness in the age of fad diets and quick fixes. The Week. Retrieved from https://www.theweek.in/leisure/lifestyle/2019/08/02/Rediscovering-health-and- wellness-in-the-age-of-fad-diets-and-quick-fixes.html

Kaur, A. (2019, July 11). Community input key to designing awareness campaigns. GWiz George News. Retrieved from https://sp.georgeinstitute.org/News/InternalNews/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=2f2eaf58 %2Dcd8a%2D4d7f%2Dac72%2D4fb5557e9805&ID=238&Web=163a2610%2D762 3%2D426f%2D8f4c%2Df0fbd7815bb0

Kaur, A. (2019, June 3). Mindfulness as a form of self-care in End-of-Life Care [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://myemotionalhealthin.com/2019/06/03/death-dying-and- psychological-health-dr-amanpreet-kaur/

Kaur, A. (2019, June 3). Death, Dying, and Psychological Health [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://myemotionalhealthin.com/2019/06/03/death-dying-and- psychological-health-dr-amanpreet-kaur/

Presented a poster entitled “Development of a Mindfulness Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Intervention Program for Cancer Palliative Care Professionals in India” on 23/05/2019 during 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care EAPC 2019 held in Berlin, Germany.

Attended, presented and participated in Early Career Researcher Leadership Skills Masterclass organized and funded by Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London from 6th-9th Februrary 2019. The masterclass training was provided to 15 early career researchers selected from different countries by Prof. Sir Graham Thornicroft and Prof. Norman Sartorius.

Speaker for a symposium on ‘Different facets of providing mental health care for different disadvantaged communities’ held on 02/02/2019 at 71st Annual

National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society ANCIPS 2019 at Lucknow, India.

Workshop faculty and resource person for a one-day workshop on ‘Mindfulness Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Palliative Care’ held on 05/01/2019 as part of 6th Annual National Conference of the All India Association of Medical Social Work Professionals at JIPMER, Pondicherry, India.

Kaur, A., Sharma, M. P., & Chaturvedi, S. K. (2018). Professional quality of life among professional care providers at cancer palliative care centers in Bangalore, India. Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 24(2), 167. Resource person and organizer for a one-day public engagement program ‘Heathy Mind and Street Art Event’ at Select City Walk, Delhi on 14th September 2018.

Workshop Faculty and organizer for a one-day public engagement workshop on ‘Workplace Stress and Mental Health’ held on 30th August 2018 at George Institute for Global Health, Delhi.

Workshop Faculty for a one-day workshop on ‘Mindfulness integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in Palliative Care’ at the “25th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2018)” at AIIMS, Delhi on 22nd February 2018.

Presented a poster entitled “Felt Needs and Experiences of Professional Care Providers at Cancer Palliative Care Centres” on 23/02/18 during 25th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care IAPCON 2018 at AIIMS, Delhi.

Was a resource person and organizer for the workshop titled ‘Mindfulness- Based Cognitive Behavioural Interventions: Applications in Clinical and Nonclinical Settings’ held at Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru on 19/01/2018 and 20/01/2018.

Presented a poster entitled “Well Being, Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress among Palliative Care Professionals in South India” on 27/07/17 during 12th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference 2017 held at Singapore from 26/07/20017 to 30/07/2017.

Oral presentation on ‘Caring for the Professional Care Providers: Felt needs and challenges in cancer palliative care centres’ on 10/02/2017 at 24th IAPCON 2017 in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu (India).

Kaur, A., & Grover, N. (2016). The self as a Part of Society: Person-Situation Interaction Contributing to Development of Belief System-a Case Study. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 42(1), 179.

Presented a poster on “Mindfulness Integrated Cognitive Therapy (MICT) in Panic Disorder with Bronchial Asthma” on 17/11/16 during International Conference on Contemporary Trends in Clinical Psychology (ICCTCP- 2016) held at NIMHANS, Bangalore (India).

Was a resource person and organizer for the workshop titled ‘Mindfulness- Based Cognitive Behavioural Interventions: Applications in Clinical and Nonclinical Settings’ held at Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore on 19/08/2016 and 20/08/2016.

Was a resource person and presented a case study on ‘Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in Depression’ on 30/07/2016 as part of the two day workshop on ‘Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - Principles and Applications’ held at Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore (India).

Kaur, A., Grover, N., & Desai, N. G. (2015). Therapeutic Identity among Clinical Psychology Professionals in India. Psychological Studies, 60(4), 402-406.

Was a resource person for the workshop titled ‘Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - Principles and Applications’ held at Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore (India) from 09/07/2015 to 10/07/2015.

Invited speaker and presented Symposium on 08/02/2015 on the topic ‘Assessment of Therapeutic Identity among Clinical Psychology Professionals’ at 41st National Annual conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP) at PDPU, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India).

Poster Presentation on “Role of Empowerment in Psycho-Social Rehabilitation: two case studies” in a Conference on Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (ROSeS’14) by NIMHANS, Bangalore in March, 2014.
Email 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
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