Over900practitioners.Across38districts.
IPSW alumni work in hospitals, NGOs, schools, universities and government — from Kathmandu to Karnali and beyond Nepal's borders.
900+
Alumni worldwide
38
Districts of practice
92%
Employed within 6 months
12+
Countries
4
PhD graduates
60+
NGOs employing alumni
PractitionerswhowalkedthroughIPSW.
Featured alumna
Sanjana Karki
Psychosocial Officer, Save the Children Nepal
“IPSW gave me the tools — but more than that, it gave me the courage to walk into communities I had never seen and ask the right questions.”
Key achievement
Led psychosocial recovery groups for 780 earthquake-affected families in Jajarkot
MA Clinical Psychology 2023
Aayush Shrestha
Lalitpur
Clinical Psychologist
Patan Hospital
“My supervisor at IPSW was also my clinical supervisor at the hospital. That continuity of relationship shaped everything.”
Co-authored 2 peer-reviewed papers on adolescent help-seeking before graduation
MSW 2021
Bibek Adhikari
Surkhet
Head of Psychosocial Programmes
Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation Nepal
“The supervised practice hours were the closest thing to a real clinic I had encountered before qualifying. Nothing surprised me after that.”
Now manages a team of 12 psychosocial staff across Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces
Diploma in Counselling 2022
Pramila Tamang
Sunsari District
School Counsellor
Shree Secondary School, Dharan
“Being taught in Nepali made a real difference. The case studies felt like my students, my community — not case studies from a foreign textbook.”
Established the first structured counselling programme in her district's school system
MA Clinical Psychology 2020
Niraj Maharjan
Kathmandu
PhD Researcher
Tribhuvan University / Wellcome Trust
“From my first year at IPSW, I was treated as a researcher — not just a student. That is rare in Nepal.”
Currently completing a Wellcome Trust-funded PhD on stigma and help-seeking in South Asia
BSW 2023
Sushila Gurung
Dang, Lumbini Province
Community Mobiliser
CARE Nepal
“Engage taught me that good practice starts with listening. I use that every single day in the field.”
Led women's group facilitation across 6 VDCs, reaching 400+ households
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