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Pragati Sureka
Pragati Sureka | |
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| Born | Pragati Jalan Sureka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Author and clinical psychologist |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Known for | Musings: an Insight Into Me |
Pragati Jalan Sureka or Pragati Sureka is an Indian author, clinical psychologist and has professional credentials from Harvard Medical School, Boston.[1] She is known for her book “Hope” published by Scholastic India. The book narrates the stories of three children Ryan, Shoma and Kabir, who face various emotional challenges because of the stress and strain of modern life, and attempts to further the conversation around mental health for children and parents, too.[2][3]
Apart from her clinical practice, she is also a faculty member at Kornash, The Lifestyle Management School, Kolkata – a mental health vocational training facility. Besides teaching their diploma programme, she conducts weekly self-development sessions for adults and children stressing on aspects such as Self-Esteem, Positive Body Image, Whole Person Potential and Emotional Intelligence.[4]
=Education[edit]
Sureka completed her nursery education from L & T preparatory school, Kansabahal, Orissa and attended Nirmala English Convent School, Rajgangpur, Orissa. She maintained a ranking of the top 3 in academics all through her school Life. In class 3 was awarded the school running shield for the best lower primary school student for academics as well as a prize for the best all-rounder. In class 6, she got the school cup for being first in the entire primary section in academics.
From 1987 to 1993, she studied at Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls School and participated in various co-curricular activities and sports in the school. She pursued Science for CBSE 12th grade and got an A-plus grade. She became House Captain in Class 12 and represented Jaipur and played state level Basketball tournaments. She completed her B com. Hons with distinction from Rourkela Municipal College in 1996.
- Diploma in Counselling and psychotherapy from Kornash, The lifestyle Management School, Kolkata (2003)
- Diploma in Addiction Counselling from Kripa Foundation in 2005.
- PG Diploma in Occupational Health Psychology from the University of Nottingham in 2010. Level 7 education
- Professional credits in Mindfulness practices from British Psychological Society (2014)
- Professional Credits in Coaching from British Psychological Society, London (2015).
- Professional credentials in Psychometrics Testing from The Psychometrics Centre, the University of Cambridge at Cambridge in 2015.
- Licensed by British Psychological Society,2015
- Professional credentials in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) from Beck Institute, Philadelphia (2017) Privileged to be taught by Dr Judith Beck, herself with an interactive session by Dr Aron Beck, founder of CBT.
- MA in Clinical Psychology from IGNOU,2018
- NET cleared in 1st attempt with 98 percentile rank in 2020.
- Certificate course in Blue Ocean Strategy at INSEAD, France.
Early life[edit]
Sureka was born in Orissa where she completed her early education. She went to Nirmala English Convent School in Rajgangpur, Orissa and Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls School. Sureka completed her graduation in commerce from Rourkela Municipal College, Orissa. In 2003, she was awarded a Diploma in counselling and psychotherapy from the Kornash, The lifestyle Management School, Diploma in addiction counselling from Kripa Foundation in 2005. She has completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Science (BSe) from the University of Nottingham in 2010. She obtained an MA in clinical psychology from the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in 2018. Sureka also cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) in 1st attempt with 98 percentile rank in 2020.[5]
- 2014, Professional credits in Mindfulness practices from British Psychological Society
- 2015, Professional Credits in Coaching from British Psychological Society, London
- 2015, Professional credentials in Psychometrics Testing from The Psychometrics Centre ,University of Cambridge at Cambridge in 2015.
- 2015, Licensed Psychometrician by British Psychological Society
- 2017, Professional credentials in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) from Beck Institute, Philadelphia
Career[edit]
- Director at Shivshakti Agro (I) Ltd since 1996
- Faculty Member and Psychological Counsellor at Kornash since 2005
- Workshops with companies on Team Building, Self-growth and Personality development since 2006
- Grooming and Personality Development Trainer at JD Birla College for the Finishing School Programme, Kolkata 2007-2009
- Self Growth and soft skills trainer at Kripa Foundation since 2007
- Occupational Health Psychologist at Shivshakti Agro (I) Ltd. since 2011
- CBT trainer at KPC Medical College for a programme for radiologists and physiotherapists, 2019
- Visiting Pain Psychologist at ESI Hospital since 2019
- Author of Musings, An Insight into me:2019, published by Authors Upfront
- Author of Hope: stories for a healthy mind, published by Scholastic India in 2020.
- Attending Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist at Medstar Clinic since 2016
- Attending regular Symposiums in the USA, some of them being organised at Harvard Medical School
- Consulting psychologist at Kripa Foundation
- Visiting Clinical Psychologist and Psychometrician with a leading national Education Consultancy firm
- Daily Content for a couple of YouTube channels on Mental Health
- Conducts online therapy groups on different topics of self-growth
- Conducts a book reading book group with a focus on Self Development
References[edit]
- ↑ "For many, financial anxiety is creating a Doomsday like scenario". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ↑ "Mental health of children and parents". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ↑ "Children respond fast to mental health interventions: Psychologist Pragati Sureka". 25 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ↑ "Author - Pragati Sureka". www.authorsupfront.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ↑ "Pragati Sureka". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2020-12-10.