Vandita Shanbhag

Experience

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  Sambhav Initiative

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2022

  Psychology Volunteer

  Participated and facilitated Pre-litigation cases in the National Lok Adalat, organized by the Tapi district Legal Service Authority under the aegis of Gujarat State Legal Service Authority.

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  SarkariSchool.in

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2022

  Fundraising Volunteer

  Helped raise funds to bring about a positive transformation in these government schools, where teachers and students are aided in the pursuit of their endeavors by promoting their efforts on a larger public platform and solidifying their efforts through research and policy advocacy and for different enterprising projects like project Sahyog, Project Vedana, Project Gudiya, Project Aarogya, Project Prerna and many more.

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  University of California, Berkeley

  Dec 2022 - Jan 2023

  Research Assistant

  Contributed to research on children's cognitive development, particularly focusing on Social Cognition in primary and secondary school children. My responsibilities included assisting in data collection through questionnaires and structured interviews, thereby gaining valuable insights into developmental psychology and research methodologies.

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  Sir Sayajirao General Hospital (SSG)

  Jun 2023 - Jun 2023

  Psychology Intern

  My experience included observation of different clinical mental health disorders, learning about various case histories, patient interaction, Case discussions, Treatment planning etc.

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  Hospital For Mental Health (Vadodara)

  Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

  Psychology Intern

  Engaged with patients with Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse, Alcoholism, Autism, ADHD, OCD, GAD, Depression, Personality Disorder, BPD, Learning Disability, etc. Learned administration of IQ Assessments, Draw a Person Test, Vineland Social Maturity Scale, and more under supervision. Interacted with various mentally retarded, psychotic, neurotic, and paranoid patients.

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  Saks OFF 5TH

  Mar 2024 - now

  Sales Associate