Undergraduates are having prevailing issue of finding internship of their interest. Therefore department organized a workshop on career placements and internships programme focusing third year undergraduates in order to help them for finding their internship/Career placement. Some outsources resource persons to be hired in order to give students community/practical awareness in term of their career pathways. This workshop was held on 02.01.2020 at Faculty seminar room.
The department organized a field Visit on the 15th and 16th December 2019. The main objective of this field visit is to provide the students of the all-academic years with a practical experience related to the theoretical knowledge gained from the courses that they studied. During the field visit students completed the assignments related to three subjects that they studied at the department of Psychology.
Had a debate between 2nd years and fourth years on a topic related to the political psychology on 4th December at the Department of Psychology- Vithanage Theatre. Forth years won the debate. Conducted by Oshada Perera a Assistant Lecturer.
This workshop was Organized by the Faculty of Management and Department of Psychology was invited to conduct the workshop. It was pivotal opportunity for the department as the temporary staff got an opportunity to conduct the programme with the massive interest from both academic and student audience from the Faculty of Management. It was a remarkable chance for the department in terms of its interfaculty collaboration.
This programme was held by the temporary staff members of faculty of arts at Asarana Sarana Elders home, Kandy
Poster presentation prepared by Psychology undergraduates were exhibited to the faculty members and the posters were evaluated by the Academic staff members of the Department of Psychology, on 30th December 2019.
Why Didn’t You Tell Anyone? A discussion on Sexual Harassment Within and Beyond University: Awareness building programme on Sexual Harassments
The research methodology workshop was conducted in order to develop undergraduates’ awareness and competencies on research methodology and its application. The programme was held at the department of Psychology. Undergraduates were developed awareness on preparing their concepts in research and frame working their research in a systematically. The resource person of the programme was Dr Asanka Bulathwatta from the Department of Psychology.
The research methodology workshop was held at the department under the theme of how to do your literature review effectively? The workshop after the feet we took with the first research workshop in order to develop students’ awareness on their literature review part of the dissertation project. The reseource person of the programme was Mr Susantha Rasnayake from the Department of Sociology.
Four undergraduates were presenting their dissertation.
Two academic staff members from the department of Psychology were presented their research work.
Organized by the department of Psychology, in order to identifying the nature of suicide and myths behind the concept. More specifically the programme was focused on psychological interventions in addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviour in the framework of health care setting. The resource person was Wing commander, Susil Premarathne. The target audience was the undergraduates and the academic staff of the department of Psychology. This seminar was held at the faculty seminar room.
Organized by department of Psychology in order to develop students and academic society of the university an awareness of climate changes and Psycho social intervention programmes towards them. The resource person was Mr Sumudu Silva from United Nation Development Programme. It was held at Arts Faculty Seminar room.
This programme was held at Sri Rathanashrama Temple, Deltota in collaboration with Divisional Secretriat, Deltota. The resource person was Oshada Perera from the department of Psychology
The programme was held by Oshada Perera from Department of Psychology at Bogahakotuwa Temple, Matale.
Temporary staff members, Ruwinika Rathnayaka, UthpalaNirmani, and Oshada Perera were the resource person in this programme.
What is Body Language and how it can be used in an effective way?, This programme was held at the faculty seminar room. It was organized by the faculty welfare centre and the resource person was Mr P.Y.O. Perera from Department of Psychology.
Any matter which can be harmful for children health and development can be considered as child abuse. As Sri Lanka is dramatically growing it rates of child abuse prevention awareness and prevention is immensely needed. Child Abuse and Child Protection programme conducted by Ms N.D.U Vimukthi from Department of Psychology on 16.11.2018 at Faculty of Arts seminar room helped undergraduates from Faculty of Arts to enhance their awareness on child abuse and child protection.
Exhibition on Child abuse and awareness building was held at the faculty pillar area on 28.11.2018. This exhibition was organized by the third year Psychology undergraduates with the special supervision of Dr. B.D.D Pathirana. They were creatively presented many posters and info-graphics in which shaping viewers’ mentality about the child abuse and prevention. Most of the resources they used depicted the way in which developing community engagement to eradicate the bad consequences and mal practices with children and prevention methods in an impressive way.
The whole day programme which was conducted on 16.12.2018 consisted of two sessions (Morning and afternoon). The morning session was a counselling skill (Active listening) held at Arts faculty seminar room and the second session which held at the GYM was Chronobiological feedback on stress management with Bio Danza ended up with happy and calm feeling shown by the participants. They were awarded a certificate in the end.
Attentiveness towards someone can be done in different ways. Active listening is a significant quality in which all should capable of. As University staff all should aware about how to attend someone actively in terms of their listening skills. Dr. Danesh Karunanayake from Department of Psychology conducted a Programme on 16.12.2016 at Faculty of Arts Seminar room for all the senior student counsellors and volunteer student counsellors for developing their awareness on active Listening skills. This programme was held together with Stress management with Bio danza programme.
Dance can help in managing stress. Rhythmic dance and your movements, and wordless expressions whilst your dance can help you to overcome stress and panic in your life and so the stress.
Professor Marcus Stück is a researcher of Bio Danza and chronobiological applications of stress intervention. He is a researcher and an empirical practitioner of Stress Management. It is now a great opportunity to share his experience and experience the Biofeedback on your stress levels while adding rhythm to your life with Bio Danza.
Bio-Danza programme was organized by the Department of Psychology along with the Prof. Dr Marcus Stück from Germany. Prof.Dr.(med) Ulrich Sack who accompanied Prof. Stuck conducted a brief lecturer on Chronobiology behind the stress. In the later part Prof Stuck practiced with senior student counsellors and volunteer student counsellors the Bio-danza and they were participated in active and enthusiastic way in which lead in the end to develop their competency to manage daily stress.