RIPC

About Us

From its inception in keeping with our Mission and Vision, it has been our goal to strive to be the best Training Institute in Asia

Vision

Promoting mental health and social well-being of the country by strengthening psychotherapeutic and counselling services, through broadening psychological research on burning psychosocial issues and by supporting organizations to apply psychological knowledge to solve their daily problems.

Mission

Promoting mental health and social well-being of the country by strengthening psychotherapeutic and counselling services, through broadening psychological research on burning psychosocial issues and by supporting organizations to apply psychological knowledge to solve their daily problems.

The Institute strives to ensure that curricular is constantly updated, reflects trends and new research in the course content and is in far with the best international standards and practices in training methods and imparting the necessary knowledge to students.
Some of our key advantages over other Institutes are we make sure that are reputation is impeccable. We consider several important factors to maintain our objectives.
  • We maintain local and international standards for the courses we offer
  • Our courses are not merely theoretical oriented
  • We are the one and only institute in the country that provides an internship program for Counselors
  • All our lecturers are professionals who have over five years’ experience in the field
  • We provide a unique practical and clinical training under the supervision of senior professionals
  • Students get a variety of publications related to the profession
  • Exposure to the unique experience related to the counselling culture in the country

panel of Lecturers

Prof. Gamini Hapuarachchi

University of Kelaniya

Dr.Prasanna Jayatilake

BSc. (SL); MSc. (UK); MA (SL); PhD (SL); PGD. (SL); Dip. coun; MPCA

Mr. Upali Samarasinghe.

(Psychologist)

BA Psy(SL):MSc(UK):  MSSc(SL);Dip.cou; MPCA

Dr.Nilanga Abeysinghe

(Psychologist)

BA Psy. (SL); MA (UK); MSc (Aust.); PhD (SL); Dip. coun; MPCA – APA International affiliate. Head – School of Psychology – SLIIT University.

Dr. Kalpani Abhayasinghe

BSc (Hons) Nursing (USJP); RN; PhD (UK); CTHE (KDU)  MPCA
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, KDU

Dr. M.C.S. Marasinghe

BA (SL);DA(SL) Dip.coun. MPCA;  APA international Affiliate.

Mr. M.D. L. Gunathilaka

BA; MEd; PGDC; PGDE; Dip. Coun; Dip. Teaching; MPCA

Ms.Oshadi Vindiya Herath

BA; M Phil; Dip.coun;MPCA;  PQHRM;  Senior Lecturer – University of Kelaniya

Ms.Inoma Karunatilake

LLB (Hons) UK, MCP (Col), PgDCP (Col), Dip.Coun (IPS), Dip.HR (Uni.Pera), Dip.Mgt (OUSL), MPCA

Ms. Vijitha Jayasinghe

LLB (SL); GDC (AUS); Dip.Coun.(SL); HDC (SL): AMPCA