Admissions 2026 ICSWHMH conference '27

Department of Social Work

Sr. Shyba Babu

Designation : Assistant Professor

Qualification : MSW, MCOM

Email-ID : shybababu@rajagiri.edu

Sr. Shyba Babu is a dedicated social work academic and practitioner with specialization in medical and psychiatric social work, mental health, and community-based interventions. With strong interdisciplinary training in Social Work and Commerce, and ongoing doctoral research, she integrates teaching, research, counseling, and field practice. Her work focuses on vulnerable populations including elderly persons, women, and children, with emphasis on psychosocial care and community mental health models.

  • PhD (Ongoing) – Social Work, St. Aloysius Deemed to be University, Mangalore
  • Master of Social Work (Medical & Psychiatry) – St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Bangalore
  • Master of Commerce (M.Com)
  • Bachelor of Commerce (HR & Finance) – Mount Carmel College (Autonomous), Bangalore
  • Assistant Professor – Rajagiri College of Social Sciences
  • Project Coordinator – Trivandrum Social Service Society
  • Project Coordinator and Mental Health Educator (schools and colleges)  – Bangalore Multipurpose Social Service Society
  • Mental Health Advocacy
  • Psychosocial Interventions
  • Community Development
  • Women Empowerment
  • Elderly Care
  • Devassy SM, Scaria L, Babu S, S P R, K J L, Jose AT, Thampi K, Gearing RE. Community-level mental health screening and referral using task-sharing with student volunteers in Kerala, India: a scalable model for low and middle income countries. BMC Psychiatry. 2025 Apr 8;25(1):352. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-06773-9. PMID: 40200225; PMCID: PMC11980065.
  • Antony, T. A., Thampi, K., Rasheed, D., & Babu, S. (2025). Beyond the cheers of soccer-skating through the mind of football players with reference to football clubs in Ahmedabad, India. Soccer & Society, 26(6), 1035–1048. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2025.2538050
  • Participated in the State conference on "Bonded labour in contemporary Karnataka" organized by the Department of Rural Development and Panchayath Raj, Government of Karnataka, and International Justice Mission (20,21 Sept 2018)
  • Volunteer during Dr. R Ambedkar International Conference at GKVK campus, Bangalore (21/07/2017- 23/07/2017)
  • Participated and presented a paper and volunteered at the International Conference on "Implication of Social Work Practice in the Global World" organized by St Joseph's College Bangalore, and the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Wilmington (14th - 15th Dec 2017)
  • Skilling, Employability and Women’s Empowerment in Kerala: A Content Analysis of Government and NGO Interventions Aligned with SDGs, International Conference, University of Kerala (15–17 December 2025)
  • Bibliometric Mapping of Research on Women’s Empowerment, Participation, and Psychosocial Well-being in Livelihood and Sustainability Literature, Interdisciplinary International Conference (IDIC 2.0), March 2026
  • The Impact of Social Media Fitness and Fashion Influencers on Body Image and Self-Esteem among College Women, DYUTI 2026 International Conference, Rajagiri College (7–9 January 2026)
  • Chairperson of a Scientific Paper Presentation, Two-Day National Conference on
  • “A New Era for Elderly India: Challenges, Solutions and Future Directions”, Organized by Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, in collaboration with National Institute of Social Defence, Government of India
  • International Webinar on Ethical Writing Practices in the Age of AI: Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism , Rajagiri College of Social Sciences & Rajagiri Business School in association with Turnitin (21 February 2025)
  • District-level Crime Mapping Conclave organised by Kudumbashree Mission (21 February 2025)
  • Two-Day Workshop on E-content Generation: Design and Development of Online Courses by Rajagiri College of Social Sciences in association with Educational Multimedia Research Centre, University of Calicut (30–31 January 2025)
  • FDP on Research and Publication Ethics and Intellectual Property Rights by St. Aloysius University, Mangalore (7 November 2024)
  • Six-Day Virtual Training on Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis using AI by LekSha Research Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (24–29 October 2024)
  • Workshop on Medical Social Work (Med-Soc 2024) Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva (22 March 2024)
  • 7-Day National Level Online Faculty Development Program on Outcome-Based Education and Essential AI Tools for Teachers by St. Albert’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam in association with Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) (2–9 November 2023)
  • Webinar on Healing Horizons: Exploring Medical Social Work by Department of Social Work (23 September 2023)
  • One-Day Mentors’ Training Programme – Right Turn (Anti-Drug Initiative) by Association of Social Development Suhruth Sadan & Dream Kochi, Beyond Drugs (21 September 2023)
  • Certificate in Skills for Counseling Children and Youth – Sampurna Montfort College
  • PG Diploma in International Business Operations
  • PG Diploma in Counseling and Family Therapy
  • Addiction Treatment: Clinical Skills for Healthcare Providers – Yale University (Coursera)
  • Healing with the Arts – University of Florida (Coursera), March 31, 2026
  • Life Member in Kerala Association of Professional Social Workers (KAPS)

Field Engagement & Extension Activities

  • Involved in psychosocial intervention work in Wayanad in collaboration with Harrisons Malayalam Limited, providing mental health support and resilience-building interventions for employees
  • Serving as Counsellor at LIFE Centre, Rajagiri, providing psychological support and counseling services to individuals and vulnerable groups
  • Coordinating the Department’s Community Project (since 2023), leading psychosocial intervention camps and overseeing ongoing community-based mental health initiatives, including outreach programmes for elderly and children