Dr.Christopher Daniel is the Executive Director and HR Trainer of the Goodwill social work centre (NGO), Madurai, India. He is a former professor and Head-Department of human resources management at the Madurai Institute of social sciences, Madurai, India. He received his master’s degree in Social work with HRM as a field of specialisation from the Loyola College (University of Madras), Chennai, India in 1971 and Ph. D in social work/HRM from the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India in 1988.He holds a Certificate in International interdisciplinary Course on Children’s rights awarded by the University of Ghent, Belgium in 1996. 


As an academic with 33 years of service, he has actively involved in Professional social work and HRM education and training, social research and field work practice in social work and HRM and has trained many batches of Post graduate students who have specialised in the field of Social work and Human resources management since 1972 at the Madurai Institute of social sciences, Madurai, India. Presently he is a visiting Guest Faculty at the Department of social sciences, Lady Doak College, (an autonomous institution accredited with Five stars by NACC and a College with potential for Excellence) Madurai, Tamilnadu, India and he has been teaching ‘Social Welfare and NGO Management’ and ‘Disability prevention and management’ to the students of M.A in Applied Social sciences at the college. He is a Visiting Faculty of the Department of Management Studies, The American college(an autonomous Institution accredieted with Five stars by NACC-UGC,NewDelhi), Madurai, South India and teaching ‘Advanced Industrial Relations’ and ‘Techniques for selection of personnel’ to MBA students.

His professional involvement can be found in the website: at:http://mfcs.malianfoundation.org/goodwill/. He has served as Lead Researcher of various social research studies undertaken by the Goodwill Social work Centre (NGO), Madurai, India

He has to his credit more than 80 articles on various social issues including HR related issues published in national and international journals and books. He has widely traveled abroad to present scientific papers in international conferences and seminars. He is a HR Educator and research consultant and involved in HR training activities. His special areas of interest include Professional social work practice, Human resources management, NGO /Civil society governance and management, Project management, Human rights training including child rights, social research etc. He has had wide professional experience in designing curriculum on Social work, Human resources management, HR training and Development, Family Life Management, Environmental education for children and Child Rights education and training for school children etc. He has had extensive experience in organising ‘Intensive Family Preservation (family support services) programs’ for dysfunctional families.
 
He is an authorised Research Guide of the Madurai Kamaraj University for Ph.D Candidates in the field of HRM and Social work and he has so far guided three candidates who have qualified themselves for the award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) of the Madurai Kamaraj University.Madurai, India. 
 

He is VICE CONSUL of the First children's Embassy in the World Medjashi- Macedonia. He is an Observer Member of ALNAP, Overseas Development Institute, London, UN and a GU Associate member/Consultant registered with www.globalunification.com. and two of his articles are published in this website in the page "Press releases. He is a GLI NETWORKER and has registered as a member from India with www.glinet.org


Prof. Dr.J.Christopher Daniel, M.A.Ph.D (social work) 
Executive Director,HR Educator and Research Consultant
Goodwill social work centre 
No; 5, south street extension 
Singarayar colony 
Madurai-625 002,India 
email: chriskan@satyam.net.in