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The ADCP at Shakoor Mind Care Institute is a one-year advanced clinical psychology diploma for psychology graduates, taught through supervised hospital-based practice. Learn assessment, intervention and case work through structured clinical exposure inside a working psychiatric hospital in Bahawalpur, under expert supervision.
WHY ADCP
Many psychology graduates complete their degree able to define disorders but uncertain how to assess, formulate or support a real case. ADCP is designed to close precisely that gap: swiftly, and inside a real clinical environment.
You understand the theory, but have never applied it to a real case under supervision.
Most programmes never place students in a working clinical environment at all.
Without applied clinical experience, the path to postgraduate study or clinical roles remains unclear.
Assessment, formulation and intervention skills taught through structured, supervised clinical exposure.
Learn within a working 25-bed psychiatric hospital seeing 100 or more patients daily, guided by experienced clinicians.
A focused, intensive year that builds genuine clinical capability and strengthens your path toward MS/MPhil and clinical roles.
INSIDE THE DIPLOMA
A focused, applied sequence: foundations refreshed, then assessment, intervention and supervised case work.
Refresher in abnormal psychology, diagnostic frameworks, and the clinical interview.
Structured training in assessment approaches, including intellectual, personality and clinical domains, under supervision.
Core interventions including CBT and supportive approaches, with case formulation practice.
Applied, supervised exposure within the hospital, culminating in a final case-based assessment.
Indicative structure; full module outline available on request. Confirm against the finalised ADCP scheme of study.
WHO IS THIS FOR
ADCP is an advanced diploma: it assumes you already hold a psychology foundation and seek applied clinical depth.
BS/BA Psychology holders who want real, supervised clinical experience to build on their degree.
Counsellors, interns and allied professionals seeking deeper, hospital-based clinical training.
MBBS and medical professionals seeking structured grounding in clinical psychology practice.
Those preparing for MS/MPhil who want applied experience before progressing further.
YOUR CREDENTIAL
Issued by SMCI on completion of the one-year programme and its supervised clinical requirements.
What distinguishes this credential is genuine supervised exposure inside a working psychiatric hospital.
Strengthens your foundation and readiness for MS/MPhil Clinical Psychology and clinical roles.
FULL CURRICULUM
An intensive, focused scheme of study covering assessment, psychopathology, intervention, and supervised hospital placement.
6 credit hours — mandatory requirement for course completion.
BEGIN YOUR APPLICATION
Complete this short form and our admissions officer will contact you on WhatsApp with fee details, entry requirements, documents needed, and your start date. No payment is taken online.
No online payment required. An admissions officer confirms eligibility and all details with you personally first.
No online payment required. An admissions officer confirms eligibility and all details with you personally first.
CLARIFICATIONS
The BS is a full 4-year degree from the ground up. ADCP is an intensive one-year advanced diploma for those who already hold a psychology background and want focused, applied clinical depth.
ADCP is an advanced programme designed for psychology graduates and related professionals. Our admissions officer will confirm whether your background qualifies.
ADCP is delivered inside a working psychiatric hospital, so your assessment and intervention learning happens through supervised exposure to a real clinical environment.
ADCP builds strong applied skills under supervision, but practising independently as a clinical psychologist requires postgraduate (MS/MPhil) qualification and supervised hours. ADCP strengthens your path toward that.
Submit the form above and our admissions officer will confirm your eligibility, share fee details and documents, and confirm your start date on WhatsApp.
Questions about eligibility? Message our admissions team directly.
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