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Professor of Clinical Psychology
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I am the Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry. I work with children and adolescents. I have been with St. John's since 1996 and have been instrumental in starting the Child Psychology services as well as the Consultation Liaison services with Pediatrics. My areas of interest are Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with chronic medical illness and its psychological ramifications, Anxiety in children and parental accommodation. I am also the Head of the Center for Advanced Research and Excellence in Autism and other Developmental Disorders (CARE ADD) in St. John's.
Qualification/ Education
I have done my Bachelors degree in Psychology, Masters in Clinical Psychology - both these from University of Mumbai, MPhil in Medical and Social Psychology and PhD in Clinical Psychology - both these from NIMHANS, Bangalore
Experience
I have over 28 years of experience in working with children and adolescents with all types of neurodevelopmental, emotional and behavioral concerns.
Areas of interest
My main areas of interest are early identification of autism, assessments of autism and learning difficulties in children, anxiety in children and parenting practices.
Field of Expertise
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Fellowship & Membership
Member of:
Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists
Clinical Psychology Society of India
Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Indian Psychiatric Society
British Psychological Society
Extramural portfolios/ Committees
Doctoral Committee for candidates in NIMHANS and St. John's.
Other formal training/certification
Trained by trainers from National Institute of Mental Health, USA, in Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI-R) and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) - both of which are gold standards for diagnosis of Autism worldwide.
Trained in administering, scoring and interpretation of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - IV edition and Bayley's Scales of Infant Development - III Edition by Pearson.
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
Chairperson of the Institutional Internal Committee
Membership of professional associations/bodies
Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists
Clinical Psychology Society of India
Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Indian Psychiatric Society
British Psychological Society
Awards and Recognitions
Awarded Gold medals at both the Bachelors and Masters exams
Awarded the Asha Nigam Award for contribution to child and adolescent mental health by Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists
No groups and associations specified.
No project details available.
Parent Mediated Interventions for Children with Autism across India: A Qualitative Study.
Vanitha S.Rao, Nirupama Srikanth, Vijaya Raman, Ashok Mysore V, Sowmya HR, Athira ND, Sathya Lakshmi PS, Supreeta Santosh. P Did increased parent child dyadic time lead to earlier help seeking for Autism during the Covid 19 pandemic? A comparative Study.
Raman V VLM guided Toddler Behavior Recognition from Semi- Structured Triadic Play Videos. Multimodal and Responsible Affective Computing.
Antara Roy Choudhury, Jeba Berline, Arita Noelle Prasad, Sowmya Murli, Vijaya Raman, Dinesh Babu Jayagopi, Shyam Sundar Rajagopalan. A Pilot Survey of Indian Stakeholders: Parents, Doctors, and Grown-Up Patients of Disorders of Sexual Differentiation on Management Decisions and Associated Gender Dysphoria.
Ratan, S. K., Neogi, S., Ahmad, M. F., Das, K., Raman, V., Bendre, P. S., ... & Babu, R. School mental health program in India—issues and possible practical solutions.
Raman, V., & Thomas, S No Others Contributions details available.