I. International and National Conference Presentations
- Prakashan, N., & Banerjee, B. Expressive Art Therapy (EAT) for Institutionalized Children: Insights from a mixed-methods study in Goa, India, presented in International Conference on “Innovations in Health Interventions: Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Methods (TCAM) In Holistic Health Care", University of Hyderabad, 10-11 November, 2022.
- Banerjee, B., and Dixit, S. (2021). Perceived Stigma among Family Members of Persons Suffering from Mental Illness: A Narrative Exploration from West Bengal, India. Presentated at The Qualitative Report's 13th Annual Conference (TQR2022) on January 19-21, 2022.
- Banerjee, B. Caregiving experiences of Indian families in psychiatric context: insights from a narrative exploration, Accepted for the oral presentation at the 8th Qualitative Research on Mental Health, to be held at Malta, 2021.
- Basu, S and Banerjee, B. (2021). Caregiver’s experiences with ADHD-diagnosed children in the context of covid-19 lockdown in India. Presented at the 32nd International Congress of Psychology, (July 18th-23rd 2021).
- Banerjee, B. Family Caregivers’ Experience in Psychiatric Context in India: Insights from a Qualitative Study. Presented at the 32nd International Congress of Psychology, 2021 (July 18th-23rd 2021).
- APA 2020 virtual 6th-8th August 2020 (Attended)
- Prakashan, P and Banerjee, B. (2019). Emotion regulation, emotion stability and Resilience of destitute adolescents: a pilot study in Goa. Presented at the 29th annual convention of NAOP at Pondicherry University (20th - 22nd December, 2019)
- Banerjee, B (2018). Psychiatric Pluralism in India: Insights from an Ethno-Psychiatric Study - at 6th International Psychology Congress organised by IFCU and Christ (Deemed to be university), Bangalore (3-6th October, 2018).
- Banerjee, B and Dixit, S (2016). “God’s line” Versus “doctor’s line”: Coexistence of Structural, Institutional, and Cognitive Pluralism in Mental Illness Context; at 3rd International Conference of Counselling, Psychotherapy and Wellness & 4th Congress of the Society for Integrating Traditional Healing into Counselling, Psychotherapy and Psychiatry, jointly organised by Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore and University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (5th -7th January, 2016).
- Dixit, S and Banerjee, B (2012). Socio cultural structuring of health beliefs: Implications for health behaviour and clinical practice; at Tenth Conference of Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health organised by the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India (21– 23 November, 2012).
- Banerjee, B and Dixit, S (2012). Experiences of family caregivers in the context of mental illness: Suffering, Acceptance and Resilience; Presented at 3rd Global Conference: A Making Sense of Suffering, in Salzburg, Austria (13- 15 November 2012)
- Banerjee, B and Dixit, S (2012); Caregiving experiences of female caregivers in the context of severe mental illness; at International Conference of Applied Psychology, organised by Panjab University, Chandigarh, India (24-25 February, 2012).
- Banerjee, B and Dixit S, (2012); Family caregiving in the context of mental illness; Presented paper at 38th National Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists at YASADA, Pune, India (27-29 January, 2012).
- Banerjee, B, Mukhopadhaya, P, and Tarafdar, S. (2008); Determination of the Psychological Disposition of Overweight Hindu Unmarried Women of Kolkata; Presented paper at XXXII Indian Social Science Congress, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India (18 -22 December, 2008).
- Conference Poster: Banerjee, B and Dixit, S (2012); Caregiving experiences of family members of relatives with paranoid schizophrenia: A bio-psychosocial approach; Presented at International Conference on Schizophrenia V of SCARF 2012, Chennai, India (21st -23rd September, 2012)
II. Invited Lectures
1. Delivered a seminar on “Manifestations of Perceived Stigma among Family Members in Psychiatric Context in West Bengal: Insights from a Narrative Inquiry” at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus (Weekly Seminar series) on 25th October, 2018.
2. Delivered a talk on ‘Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods” as panellist at “Jaagriti- Enlivening Young Scientists” a National level students’ conference organised by Sampurna Montfort College, Bengaluru on 17th March, 2018.
3. “God’s line” Versus “doctor’s line”: Coexistence of Structural, Institutional, and Cognitive Pluralism in Mental Illness Context to undergraduate students of St. Olaf College, USA as part of India Gateway Program, organized by Office of International Affairs and Department of Psychology, Christ University on 16th January, 2016.
4. Two invited lectures on “Qualitative Research: An Introduction” for the second semester students of Masters in Psychology at West Bengal State University, (14th-15th July’09).
III. International Summer Programme
- Attended 2013 Summer Programme in Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill University, Montreal, Canada (6th May – 30th May 2013). During this summer programme I have participated in two workshops: Working with Culture (Instructors: C. Rousseau, J. Guzder) and Qualitative Research Methods (Instructor: R. Whitley) and one coursework: Cultural Psychiatry (Instructor: L. J. Kirmayer).
IV. Workshops Attended
1. National Workshop on Qualitative Research Methods: Potential for the Science of Well-Being and Self-Growth, Held at Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, (24th -27th February’10).
2. Workshop on Developmental Disability held at the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta (3rd-4th November’06).
V. Workshop_ As a resource person
1. Participated as a resource person and delivered a talk on “Mental health of faculty” at the orientation for young faculty held ay BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus from 12th February- 5th March 2022, organised by the Teaching Learning Centre, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus.
2. Participated as a resource Person in the 3-Day Workshop on Qualitative Research Methodology organized by UGC-CPEPA and Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta held online on 28th Aug, 4th and 11th Sept, 2021.
3. Participated as a resource Person in an workshop on Qualitative Research Methods for the faculty members of Sampurna Montfort College, Bengaluru, on 11th July, 2016.
4. Participated as a resource Person in the 3-day workshop on Qualitative data analysis to final year HRDM students at Christ University, Department of Psychology (November, 2015)