Colombo Institute of Research & Psychology - CIRP - MSc in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

Course Overview

Clinical psychology is the psychological specialty that provides continuing and comprehensive mental and behavioral health care for individuals, couples, families, and groups. This branch of psychology is concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illness and abnormal behavior. This field integrates the science of psychology with the treatment of complex human problems, making it an exciting career choice for people who are looking to work in a challenging and rewarding field.

Counseling Psychology

Counseling Psychology is a specialty in applied psychology that uses a broad range of techniques to help people improve their well-being, prevent and alleviate distress and maladjustment, resolve crises, and increase their ability to function better in their lives. Counseling psychologists support personal and interpersonal functioning across the life span and pays particular attention to emotional, social, vocational, educational, health-related, developmental, and organizational concerns.

MSc in Clinical & Counseling Psychology at CIRP

This is a master’s level qualification, specially designed with the goal of training clinical psychologists who are able to provide their services in par with international professional standards. Program covers both academic and practitioner aspects equally and this is the only program in Sri Lanka that comprehensively covers topics in Clinical Psychology.

Developed by a panel of eminent clinical psychologists and directors of clinical psychology program in UK universities, the curriculum matches international standards as well as the requirements of the local context.