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Message from His Excellency The President of Sri Lanka

I am pleased to send this message to The International Conference on Psychology & Allied Professions in Sri Lanka organized by The Sri Lankan Association for Psychology, Counselling & Psychotherapy ( SLPCAP), and The University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka....click to read....

Psychology

Psychology is a diverse discipline, grounded in science, but with nearly boundless applications in everyday life. Some psychologists do basic research, developing theories and testing them through carefully honed research methods involving observation, experimentation and analysis. Other psychologists apply the discipline’s scientific knowledge to help people, organizations and communities function better.

Counselling

Help clients understand and clarify their views of their lifespace, and to learn to reach their self-determined goals through meaning ful, well-informed choices and through resolution or problems of an emotional or interpersonal nature. (Burks and Steffire, 1979)

...work with individuals and with relationships which may be developmental, crisis support, psychotherapeutic, guiding or problem-solving... (BAC 1984)

The task of counseling is to give the client an opportunity to explore, discover and clarify ways of giving more satisfyingly and resourcefully. (BAC 1984)

A principled relationship characterized by the application of one or more psychological theories and a recognized set of communication skills, modified by experience, intuition and other interpersonal factors, to clients' intimate concerns, problems or aspirations. (Feltham and Dryden, 1993)

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy consists of a series of techniques for treating mental health, emotional and some psychiatric disorders. Psychotherapy helps the patient understand what helps them feel positive or anxious, as well as accepting their strong and weak points. If people can identify their feelings and ways of thinking they become better at coping with difficult situations.

Co-organizer: University of Kelaniya

Partner Publisher APA

Ethics & Code of Conduct

Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct is applicable to all categories of Membership, Psychologists, Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Psychological and Counselling Research, the use of Counselling Skills, Training, and the Management of these services.It depicts the practice of each member of the Institute of Psychology, Counselling, Psychotherapy and Allied Professions of Sri Lanka.

Management

Sahana Sevana

It is a caring Home. A Home From Home, run for the benefit of physically disabled mentally disabled - mentally retarded- and also for psycho social victims (the terminology used for 'Disabled' Is' Differently Abled).