Current Status of Rehabilitation Psychology in India

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Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) anticipates the growing demand for Rehabilitation Psychologists with the increasing population and the growing awareness of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.  

 

Currently, there are more than a 1000 RCI registered Rehabilitation Psychologists in India working either in various rehabilitation centres, health care settings for special needs population, hospitals, or as private practitioners. 

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Association of Rehabilitation Psychologists and Professionals, India (ARPP-India) is a professional organization formed as per the guidelines of RCI. ARPP-India consists of a collaborative group of trained and licensed Rehabilitation Psychologists across India with the objective of advancing the concepts of psychosocial rehabilitation for persons with disabilities and chronic health conditions. ARPP-India aims to enhance the importance of rehabilitation psychology as a clinical speciality and bring about an evolution of the profession in India. 

 

 

ARPP-India Activities 

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• The founding members officially met in Delhi on February 24, 2020.

• This meeting was officially documented as the 1st Executive Committee meeting. 

• The official logo of the association was released and the activities for the year were discussed.  

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