Iqra Rasheed Sial
Great departments have a long history of their evolution. They are not born in days, neither can they deliver miracles but the struggle of years and years makes them the place of higher education teaching, the department of Psychology in the Islamia University Bahawalpur is one of them that is actively participating to promote the Psychology, human development, well-being and research. Department of Applied Psychology established by the Prof. Dr. Masood Nadeem in the year 2000. Since then, following milestones have been achieved by this department which make this department one of the best and large among the universities of the country; Start of M.Sc in Applied Psychology (2000), Establishment of Psychological Testing Lab (2001), Start of M.Phil (2003), Start of BS (Hons) 2009, Establishment of the Counseling Centre (2010), Start of PhD (2017), published Pakistan Journal of Applied Psychology (PJAP) in 2021 and Establishment of the Enabling Centre in 2021. Here I would like to extend my appreciation for the current Chairperson of the department of Psychology Prof. Dr. Mohammad Saleem, his endless hours that he has spent working on this department is very impressive. His aim is to promote Psychology, human development, learning, health, and well-being through high-quality education, research and services. On the other hand Dr Samar Fahad who is a Director of Enabling centre, iub is playing an essential role to promote mental health. Her aim to promote mental health facilities such as psychological assessment, diagnosis and treatment of the people having psychological problems is dignified. All other faculty members are doing their best for the high quality of education. Faculty and students of the department are engaged in conducting quality research related to the field of Psychology. The faculty members are actively involved in research supervision, presenting their research work at national and international platforms and publish their work in journals of international repute. This department aspires to nurture students into becoming intellectually competent through scientific studies of human behavior, emotion, and thoughts, and to cultivate in student’s professional ethics, a sense of social responsibility, cultural sensitivity, and good citizenship in a globalized world. The Department is working with the slogan of Psychology for the betterment of humanity. Various workshops, awareness programs and exclusive lectures have been delivered in this regard. We really need such type of departments in all universities. May God more upgrade this department by leaps and bounds