Dr. Sidharth Shankar Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

• Led multi-agency strategy meetings to determine the level of safeguarding risk and identifygender-focused/inclusive interventions to prevent vulnerable children from being subjected to ongoing risk of harm• Supervised and managed a team of social researchers, senior practitioners, social workers, and newly qualified social workers to identify and implement social interventions to enhance a sustainable environment and de-escalate risks for vulnerable families in Redbridge, London• Led senior management stakeholder meetings to incorporate policy changes beneficial to low-income families, identify amendments to good practice guidance and suggest relevant changes that were accepted by the operational director

London, England, United Kingdom

• Completed complex and holistic child/family assessments which enabled access to swift services/interventions to safeguard children from immediate risk of harm• Researched government policy initiatives to identify local support systems for low-income families in Redbridge, London• Completed court documents that enabled conflict resolution of parents and safeguard children from harm• Supervised and offered guidance to social workers to complete Section 7 and Section 37 court reports within statutory timelines

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

• Conducted holistic assessments of risk/strength factors of families, researched and developed social interventions in line with statutory requirements to shield children from harm, and monitored progress• Prepared and presented court reports that drew attention to intervention strategies to safeguard children and mitigate risk • Organized and led muti-agency stakeholder meetings to develop plans to enhance selfsustenance of vulnerable families • Supervised social researchers to manage caseload and devise safeguarding interventions

Leeds, United Kingdom

'Parenting Under Pressure: The Experiences of Parents/Guardians of Autistic Children in Kerala, India’- Supervised by Dr. Sharon Elley and Dr. Alison Sheldon. Completed and achieved PhD degree in September, 2022.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• SLSP 1160- Understanding and Researching the City

Trivandrum, Kerala, India

• Organized and led a team of healthcare and IT professionals to complete a large-scale study on the experiences and ‘patient journey’ of service users (with a focus on genderspecific experiences) who accessed two of the largest public hospitals in the State of Kerala, India• Oversaw the completion of the study report which sought to bring in significant systemwide changes to enhance the flow of service users and implement social and technological accommodations within a clinical setting• Collaborated with multiple stakeholders and led senior management meetings highlighting loopholes in the existing consultation process and recommendations to enhance patients’access to medical professionals• Managed the successful implementation of a one-way patient journey system which received positive feedback from hospital staff and service users• Identified the need for a waiting area that incorporated social accommodations for disabled service users and supervised its construction

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

• Led a team of social researchers and healthcare professionals to create a strategic plan that clearly defined the organization's long-term goals• Supervised a six-month research project that analyzed contemporary developments in the disability sector and understood the market for disability-related services to identify appropriate services to ensure that the organization remained competitive.• Researched, gathered, and collated data to implement and monitor a ‘tele-education’ online program that enhanced the access of autistic individuals in rural Oklahoma, aged 17 years and below to recreational activities, therapeutic education and awareness ofbenefits provided by the State• Devised curriculum for the company's ‘Train the Specialist’ training module and empowered parents of autistic children to provide weekly experiential-based training for service professionals

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Recommended classroom strategies which boosted participation of fifteen disabled children and minimized disruptions• Organized outdoor social activities with disabled children and improved children’s social interaction• Coordinated disability support assessments with the clinical team and identified direct support systems for children• Oversaw parent training workshops and persuaded parents/guardians to participate in social activities

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Conducted three workshop sessions on the benefits of social activities and hobbies to a class of eighteen disabled high school African American students, which increased their participation in student activities• Created a training plan and worked one on one (once weekly) with students from January 2014 to May 2014 and influenced their decision to attend semester classes regularly and graduate with a high-school diploma• Analysed data on decreased school participation of African American disabled students and presented recommendations to the principal of the school, who adopted measures to enhance classroom participation

Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States

• Engaged one-on-one with ten autistic children in a variety of classroom and outdoor activities, such as swimming and horseback riding, to promote social participation• Prepared daily lesson plans for twenty disabled children (with varied disabilities) and analysed individual progress (of each child) and group performance

Post Graduate Research/Phd, Sociology And Social Policy

Activities and Societies: • British Sociological Association Student Member- 2019-2020 • Publication: Chapter titled 'Stigmatisation.

Master'S Degree, Social Work, 3.6

• Academic concentration: Direct practice with disabled individuals and families • Completed with a GPA of 3.5 and received the ‘School.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Social Sciences/Psychology, 4.0

• ‘President’s Honour Roll’ for attaining GPA of 4.0 in semester six (2011-2012) • ‘National Institute on Developmental Delays’ academic.

High School Diploma