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UK SRI LANKA TRAUMA GROUP + SAMUTTHÃNA

Understand people.
Discover a world
of possibility.

Step beyond the classroom into a meaningful learning experience. Connect with a new culture. Grow your perspective on mental health.

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Three weeks of learning. A lifetime of perspective.Discover more ↓

United Kingdom + Sri Lanka

Two organisations.
One shared commitment.

The UK Sri Lanka Trauma Group supports the work of its partner organisation, Samutthãna in Sri Lanka. Together, they strengthen mental health knowledge and skills through training, professional collaboration and capacity building.

United Kingdom

UK Sri Lanka
Trauma Group

A UK registered charity supporting Samutthãna’s work and connecting expertise across the UK and Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka

Samutthãna

A local resource centre building mental health capacity through education, training and professional learning.

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People, learning and connection

Learning together at Samutthãna.

A shared purpose

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Real connection.
Deeper understanding.

For psychology students and psychosocial professionals who want to see mental health through a wider lens. Learn with Sri Lankan psychologists, supported by UK consultant supervision.

3 weeksOne meaningful experience

4 workshopsExpert led, half day sessions

20+ yearsOf building mental health capacity

UK + Sri LankaConnected by shared expertise

More than a placement

Learn with people.
Leave with perspective.

Thoughtfully designed for curious minds considering a future in psychology, mental health and the psychosocial field.

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Learn from experience

Connect theory with practice through four half day workshops and opportunities to observe care settings.

Discover the workshops

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Connect across cultures

Explore how culture shapes wellbeing. Listen, reflect and learn alongside experienced local professionals.

Your placement experience

Discover Sri Lanka

Make space for a new perspective, surrounded by the island’s rich cultural heritage and extraordinary natural beauty.

Meet your destination

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Curiosity is a good place to start

Your passion for people.
A place to grow it.

Whether you are studying psychology, considering postgraduate training or working in a psychosocial role, take your learning into a new cultural context.

Undergraduate psychology students
Postgraduate students in health related applied psychology
Professionals in health, social work, counselling and therapy

Find your place in the programme

Grounded in knowledge. Open to discovery.

New ideas.
Meaningful conversations.

Your programme includes four half day workshops from a considered menu of eight topics, facilitated by qualified clinical and counselling psychologists.

01Culture & mental health

02Counselling skills

03Introduction to CBT

04Mindfulness approaches

Explore all eight topics