Institute for Behavioral Health and Applied Research

Our Mission

Institute of Behavioral Health and Applied Research (IBH) was established in 2016 in collaboration with the Department of Psychology of AUCA. Institute provides services for the community of Bishkek and serves as a platform for research and trainings for professionals inside and outside of AUCA. Specialists of IBH provide psychological counseling and assessment services, psychiatric consultations, counseling and trainings for parents of children with special needs and trainings for community specialists. The Institute works in close collaboration with a number of community partners to provide counseling, assessment and trainings for individuals and specialists. 

 For community

...The Institute serves the communities of Bishkek by providing evidence-based assessment and counseling for individuals, families, groups and organizations. Through multiple partnerships with local health centers, organizations and charity funds, the Institute provides a broad range of services, including psychological counseling, assessment and testing, vocational guidance, cognitive assessment, diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Learning Disabilities, family counseling, and psychopharmacological treatment.

For professionals

...The Institute provides services for professionals in psychology and social sciences in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, through training and research collaboration with local organizations and agencies. The Institute contributes to the sustainable professional development of the faculty members of AUCA through their continuous practical involvement in psychological assessment, consultations, training, and student mentoring. The Institute serves as a center for the faculty’s own scholarly research in the relevant areas of psychology, and the broad scope of the Institute in both assessment and consultation is inclusive of the current faculty research interests. 

For students

..The Institute serves as a platform for the diverse training needs of advanced graduate and undergraduate graduate students in psychology to develop competencies in counseling, research and assessment. 

The Institute offers the Graduate Internship Program with focuses on counseling and research. It functions as a unique training facility for students of the Master of Arts in Applied Psychology (MAPAP) program and students of other social sciences departments.