Developing a Mentorship Education Programme for Nurses in Sri Lanka A recent project has spearheaded the development of a mentorship education programme for nurses in Sri Lanka. Mentorship is a well-established practice for supporting student nurses on clinical placements in most developing countries. However, it is currently not formally undertaken or recognised in Sri Lanka,…
Research in Sri Lanka & Patient and Public, Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) A Sanhinda, Rupavahini Live, sinhala interview of Prof. Athula Sumathipala, Hon. Director, Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care on the 31st of July 2019. It covers the topic of research in Sri Lanka and the potential of Patient and…
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Disasters Mental Health and Psychosocial Support is an integral component of disaster and emergency response. This was true for the response of the Easter Sunday Attacks in Sri Lanka in 2019 as well. Presented by the Disaster Preparedness and Response Division and the Directorate of Mental Health; Ministry of…
Sinhala Interview: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Disasters Mental Health and Psychosocial Support is an integral component of disaster and emergency response. This was true for the response of the Easter Sunday Attacks in Sri Lanka in 2019 as well. Presented by the Disaster Preparedness and Response Division and the Directorate of Mental Health;…
Sinhala News Extract – Workshop on Post Disaster Role of Media Representatives A Sinhala broadcast news extract from the Rupavahini Channel’s main news broadcast on the 15th of May 2019. The extract covers a workshop on the post disaster role of media representatives. This workshop was organized by the Institute for Research & Development in…
Easter 2019 Terror Attack & Recovery – Prof. Athula Sumathipala – 17MAY2019 A News Line , News 1st Digital interview of Prof. Athula Sumathipala. He is the Honorary Director of the Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care. The psychological repercussions of the Easter 2019 tragedy is the main talking point of…
Complex Psychology of Terrorism H G S Prematunge | Cover Story | May 17, 2019 | Counterpoint The Easter Bombings that left 253 people dead and at least 500 others injured, is making psychological ripple effects, with sporadic incidents of violence reported from areas such as Negombo, Chilaw, Kuliyapitiya, Bingiriya and Dummalasuriya, intermittent banning of…
Sinhala Interview: Psychological Recovery following the Easter 2019 Tragedy
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Sinhalese News Extract: School Twins Event 2019 A Rupavahini Channel, Sinhala broadcast news extract from its news program on the 2nd of February 2019. The extract covers the ‘School Twins Event’ held on the 1st of February 2019 by the Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care. The purpose of the event…
Sinhalese Event Justification: School Twins Event 2019 A Sinhalese recording from the Institute for Research & Development, conveying Honorary Director Prof. Athula Sumathipala’s justification for organizing the school twins event. He discuses the Sri Lankan Twin Registry maintained by the Institute for Research & Development and the special consideration that researchers should provide with regard…
News Extract: School Twins Event 2019 A Channel Eye, broadcast news extract from its news program on the 2nd of February 2019. The extract covers the ‘School Twins Event’ held on the 1st of February 2019 by the Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care. The purpose of the event was to…