CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : Pranati Deshpande

Date of Birth : 27 December 1991

Age : 29 years

Place of Birth : Pune, Maharashtra

Contact Details -

Email : adniml@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile : +91-976**-*****

Education :

- Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology (Fergusson College, University of Pune)- First Class (Year - 2014)

- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Majors (Fergusson College, University of Pune) -

First Class with Distinction (Year - 2012)

- Diploma in German Language from University of Pune - Grade B+ (Year - 2011)

- Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Examination (H.S.C) - Grade I with Distinction (Year - 2009)

- Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Examination (S.S.C) - Grade I with Distinction (Year - 2007)

Total Work Experience and Profile : 7 years

1. Working as a Counsellor (Clinical Psychologist) with Christ (Deemed to be) University, Lavasa Campus, Pune since February 2021. 2. Worked as a Clinical Psychologist with Accenture, Mumbai & Bangalore.

3. Worked as an Affiliate Psychotherapist with 1to1help.net, Navi Mumbai. The work profile included conduction of psychotherapy sessions for clients and preparing reports for the same.

4. Worked as a Consulting Psychologist with Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Jehangir Hospital, Pune. The work profile was short term and contractual in nature. It included research conduction across India, counselling children and research analysis. 5. Worked as a School Psychologist with New Horizon School, Navi Mumbai. The work profile included assessing and implementing remedial action plans and providing therapy. Handled a team consisting of Psychologists.

6. Worked as a Clinical Psychotherapist with Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. The work profile was contractual and short term in nature. It included conducting counseling sessions and providing telephone and email based counseling as well.

7. Worked in Academy for Counseling and Education, Pune as a special educator for children with Learning Disorders and a therapist (speech, play, occupational) for children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

(ADHD, Autism, Down’s syndrome). Handled a team consisting of Child Psychologists and Special Educators.

8. Worked with Leiden University, Netherlands as a research assistant for a multi-site cross cultural research on the topic “Children’s time spending in two countries ; Context, quality, and consequences for adaptation and development”. Handled a team consisting of Clinical Psychologists. The work profile being conducting interviews, assessing and counselling children with Learning Disabilities. Projects and related activities :

1. Completed a pilot and final research as a part of Masters syllabus at Fergusson College, Pune on the topic “Preference of Leisure Activities in Adolescents” . The nature of research being cross cultural and exploratory.

2. Multi-site cross-cultural research based on “Children’s time spending in two countries ; Context, quality, and consequences for adaptation and development” as a part of Leiden University, Netherlands’ research project.

3. Helped organize Sahyadri Hospital’s project on the occasion of World Mental Health Week.

4. Completed group testing report on the topic “Locus of Control” at Fergusson College, Pune.

5. Conducted Fergusson College’s Psychology Department Fest “Psy-Fy”. 6. Attended UGC sponsored National Seminar on -

“Health and Well-Being: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives”. Extra-Curricular Activities :

- Passed Diploma in German Language from University of Pune with Grade B+.

- Received scholarship from Government of Germany and Goethe Institute for B2 level German language course held in Germany.

- Worked as a freelance writer for a local German newspaper for one month.

- Wrote a story for a German book named “Gottliche Maerchen”.

- Performed various Kathak compositions across India and in Stuttgart, Germany.

Skills :

- Providing psychotherapy for psychiatric disorders in adults, which includes conducting individual and group sessions,

- Providing therapeutic interventions in cases of Violence, Abuse, Self-Harm, Suicide and PTSD.

- Preparation of counseling assessment reports.

- Provision of counseling through telephone and emails.

- Conduction of various theme based workshops, training and support group sessions.

- Conduction of psychometric tests and generating reports.

- Planning, preparation and execution of therapy plans for children with learning and pervasive developmental disorders.

- Analyzing and preparing review reports of progress and development of children and adults with mental health issues.