Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Affiliations
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
HOBBIES
RESEARCH CONDUCTED
DECLARATION
Timeline
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SWATHY SEKHAR

SWATHY SEKHAR

Ottasekharamangalam,India

Summary

Dedicated nursing professional with expertise in advanced nursing practice in mental health promotion. Proficient in clinical procedure guidance, therapeutic communication, and psychiatric interviewing, with a strong ability to engage proactively with multidisciplinary teams. Skilled in motivational interviewing and group counselling, complemented by a talent for creating presentations and instructional content. Committed to enhancing patient care through empathetic listening and effective communication.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Clinical Teacher

Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region
Khamis Mushayt
03.2022 - 11.2025

Staff Nurse & Nurse Educator

Malik Deenar Hospital
Kasaragod, Kerala
11.2019 - 03.2022

Clinical Instructor

Global College of Nursing
Nattalam, Marthandam
03.2016 - 09.2017
  • KNMC Reg. on 27 February, 2016

Education

SSLC -

Janardhanapuram, Higher Secondary School
Ottasekharamangalam

Plus Two - undefined

Government Higher Secondary School
Marayamuttom

B.Sc Nursing - undefined

Saraswathy College Of Nursing
Karode, Trivandrum

M.Sc Nursing - undefined

Saraswathy College Of Nursing
Karode, Trivandrum

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology & Counseling

IGNOU
INDIA
06.2019 - 06.2021

Master of Science - Forensic Psychiatry & Criminology

IGNUO
INDIA
08.2024 -

Skills

  • Basic computer skills
  • Online navigation
  • Microsoft proficiency
  • Clinical procedure guidance
  • Advanced nursing practice
  • Therapeutic communication
  • Creation of presentations and instructional content
  • Mental health promotion
  • Communication with multidisciplinary team
  • Proactive engagement
  • Psychiatric interviewing
  • Motivational interviewing (MI)
  • Nursing research
  • Group counselling and therapy
  • Empathetic listener

Certification

KNMC Registration on 27 February, 2016.

Accomplishments

  • University Third Rank Holder in Mental Health Nursing from Kerala University of Health Sciences.
  • Distinction and College Topper in B.Sc Nursing in the year 2015.
  • Chief Project Coordinator of Focused Corona Prevention and Awareness Programme organized by Indian Medical Association, Neyyattinkara Branch.
  • Best Mentor Award from MAX MINDS Unique Centre for Psycho – Social Rehabilitation, Aravanchal, Kannur, Kerala.
  • Trained at NIMHANS, Bangalore in Mental Health Nursing.
  • Active participant in extracurricular activities and “KALATHILAKAM” in Nurses’ Day celebration 2015, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Affiliations

Life time membership at Trained Nurses’ Association of India.

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

  • S K, Ajayakumar, Additional Professor, 9447022098, Government Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, President, Indian Medical Association, Neyyattinkara Branch, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.
  • C.V., Kavitha, Principal, 8547702760, Saraswathy College Of Nursing, Karode, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala
  • Alice, Daniel, Principal, 6238543287, Malik Deenar College Of Nursing, Kasaragod District, Kerala
  • Preetha P, Nair, Consultant Psychologist, 7034187321, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala

HOBBIES

Reading magazines, journals and novels, Acting, writing poems, stories and essays, Participating in debates and seminars, Dubbing and Public Speech, Travelling

RESEARCH CONDUCTED

A study to assess the effect of Bhramari pranayama on the level of self-esteem among institutionalized adolescent girls in Thiruvananthapuram district as the dissertation of M.Sc. Nursing., A study to assess the level of depression among elderly in a selected community area of Thiruvananthapuram district., A study to assess the care givers’ burden among the clients with mood disorders in a selected mental health centre of Thiruvananthapuram district., A study to assess the attitude towards counselling among elderly in a selected community area of Thiruvananthapuram district. [under preparation and with self-developed attitude scale]

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the particulars given above are true and correct to the best of knowledge and belief.

Timeline

Master of Science - Forensic Psychiatry & Criminology

IGNUO
08.2024 -

Clinical Teacher

Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region
03.2022 - 11.2025

Staff Nurse & Nurse Educator

Malik Deenar Hospital
11.2019 - 03.2022

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology & Counseling

IGNOU
06.2019 - 06.2021

Clinical Instructor

Global College of Nursing
03.2016 - 09.2017

Plus Two - undefined

Government Higher Secondary School

B.Sc Nursing - undefined

Saraswathy College Of Nursing

M.Sc Nursing - undefined

Saraswathy College Of Nursing

SSLC -

Janardhanapuram, Higher Secondary School
SWATHY SEKHAR