M.Phil Clinical Psychology at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai Offline Course

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research (Deemed to be University) conducts a speciality course in Clinical Psychology. It is a two year M.Phil. - Clinical Psychology program for the benefit of students who have obtained M.A. or M.Sc. - Psychology Degree. Clinical Psychologists are health care professionals who work predominantly, though not exclusively, in the field of mental health. The other areas include child development, rehabilitation and health psychology. 

Academic activities mainly focus on the following:- 

(a) Psychological assessment refers to the use of psychological tests to get better understanding of the psychological strengths and problems of an individual. Tests of intelligence, personality, aptitude and attitudes help to find out the individual differences in ability. In addition to Psychodiagnostic tests, specific learning disability and neuropsychological tests are used for aiding diagnosis and therapy. 

(b) Psychological treatment uses psychological procedures and principles to help bring about a change in the disturbed patterns of behaviour of an individual. The training program includes psychotherapy, behavior therapy, group therapy, family and marital therapy focusing on working in diverse health settings. Students obtain exposure to working with different medical populations like cardiology, nephrology, neurology and paediatrics. 

(c) Psychological research involves training in the evaluation the effectiveness of treatment or other forms of intervention for different clinical populations. Clinical psychologists have been particularly involved in evaluation of various forms of psychological therapies and their effectiveness for specific conditions.