| Program Description |
Applied Psychology is a specialized area in the discipline of Psychology that provides professional help to individuals to enhance their personal and interpersonal functioning across the lifespan with a focus on emotional, social, vocational, educational, health, developmental and organizational issues. A trained psychologist facilitates individuals and groups to improve and adjust to demanding situations in a highly effective way.
The Programme in Applied Psychology being offered by RGNIYD has strong roots in theory and contemporary practice commensurate with the profession. The programme will enable the students to diagnose the problems of the clients scientifically and employ the therapeutic techniques and counselling skills during the counselling process besides with ethical considerations. This cutting edge programme allows the students to choose their areas of specialization with inbuilt theory-practice nexus. The students are provided with opportunities for field practicum, internships, case works, institutional visits and supervised skill training in each domain of specialization in counselling viz., School, adolescent, career, family and workplace.
The students could secure gainful employment openings in educational institutions, corporates/industries, hospitals, adolescent and adult rehabilitation centers, NGOs, family and child care centres, legal sectors besides embarking on private practice, and as consultants to various organizations besides careers in teaching and research.
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