Department of Clinical Psychology
March 25, 2025 2025-04-28 10:07Department of Clinical Psychology
Department of Clinical Psychology
The Department of Clinical Psychology has been an integral part of the SRHU since 2003 serving nearly 4000-4500 people every year across the state of Uttarakhand and nearby areas of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi (NCR). According to a survey conducted by WHO in 2006 Himalayan Hospital was the stand alone medical institute that initiated and provided required psychological services to the people of Uttarakhand. The department is dedicated and committed towards providing affordable and quality treatment services. Furthermore, focusing on thorough and excellent education and practical training of students in the mental health profession.
Vision and Mission
"to bring out research based therapeutic protocols centered on holistic or combined approach of psychological services and extend its reach to the to the common man in every strata of the society."
Out-patient and Special Services
Other than the offline OPD the department also provides psychological consultation on tele-consultation platform HimSanjeevani.
Various special psychological therapies and clinics operated by us include:
Psycho diagnostics and
other facilities
Academics and Research
The student trainings are done under the guidance and supervision of experienced and trained faculty through elaborative classroom teaching and discussions as well as hands-on experience in the clinical OPD. Training includes teaching about psychometrics and psychodiagnostics, patient rapport formation, psychotherapeutic practices and research.
The department also provides various academic and practical exposures to the students of medical, paramedical and yoga sciences.
Furthermore, various research works conducted by us have been appreciated and funded by both national and international organizations. More than 30 research papers have been published by the department.
An elaborative and rich library of professional books and national and international journals and research are being formed.
Programs
Ph.D. in Psychology and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Duration
3 Years
Eligibility Criteria
- Post graduate students of Psychology/ clinical psychology/ applied psychology.
- Post graduate students of Yoga sciences (as interdisciplinary subject)
Professional Diploma in Clinical Psychology
Programme Level
Diploma
Duration
12 Months
- Interview and diagnose mental health problems
- Carryout psychological assessment (Intelligence, Developmental abilities, Academic skills, Adaptive and Social Maturity, Personality, Diagnostic and Clinical Ratings)
- Carryout Psycho education, Counselling, Psychotherapy and Behaviour Therapy
Highlights:
Eligibility Criteria
Certificate on Psychotherapy Based on Bhagwad Geeta (Value Added Course)
Duration
4 weeks (30 hours Theory+ practicum)
- To gain knowledge and develop the professional skill to use the yoga psychology principals of Bhagwad Geeta in the practice of psychotherapy and yoga therapy.
- Promoting health and creating cognitive, behaviour and emotional changes in mental and emotional health.
- To learn the important differences between the two approaches (Psychology Based on Bhagwad Geeta and conventional Psychotherapy).
Highlights:
- To help develop the professional knowledge and skills that empower course candidate to gain employment.
- The whole course is a framework of recommendation mentioned in various researches (reference of research papers of SRHU and other national and international institutes).
- An understanding about empirical research on yog psychology as an effective, complementary and clinical intervention for mental illness, mental health, and emotional wellbeing.
Eligibility Criteria
- Post graduate and Ph.D. Students of Psychology/ clinical psychology/ applied psychology.
- Post graduate students of Yoga sciences.
- Psychotherapist.
- Psychological Counsellors.
