Paving the way for psychological wellness

Sri Lanka's fully-integrated provider of psychological training, treatment and research, the Psychological Sciences Institute (PSI) inaugurated operations recently.

Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Founder of Oxford Psychometrics (UK), Dr. Chintha Dissanayake was the chief guest at the inauguration. Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr. Mahesan Ganesan and Prof. Hemamali Perera were also present.

PSI will contribute towards improving standards of knowledge and treatment of persons dealing with psychological conditions in Sri Lanka.

CEO and Managing Director of PSI is Sharkshini Mathivanan. Ms. Mathivanan holds a Degree in Psychology and Communication from Monash University and an MSc in Management from Birbeck, University of London, PSI co-founding directors and qualified clinical psychologists, Dewaka Wanigaratne and Suhaila Shafeek-Irshard will also assist.

Ms. Shafeek-Irshard is the first Working Memory Coach and Trainer who has been specially trained to offer the Cogmed Working Memory training program in the island.

Initially offering comprehensive classes in Psychology for London Advanced Level and a series of developmental workshops in academic writing for A/L and undergraduate students, PSI will gradually expand the scope of its academic programme to include Post-Graduate qualifications in Counselling and Clinical Psychology.

PSI is developing its research arm with a view to finalising its first research papers and general articles over the course of 2017.

For more information about the Psychological Sciences Institute visit:http://www.psisl.org/