{"id":7,"date":"2018-06-29T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T06:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/edpsy\/pkss.tilakaratna\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-08-22T07:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:05:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/edpsy\/pkss.tilakaratna\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;69&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fhl%3Den%26user%3DKztCoEYAAAAJ|||&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\"> Ms. Sitharie 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Counseling<\/p><p class=\"where\">Institute of Psychological Studies, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">B.A<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2000-2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">BA Psychology (1st class, Hons)<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Peradeniya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Sangeeth Visharad \u2013 Vocal <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1997 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Sangeeth Visharad \u2013 Vocal <\/p><p class=\"where\">Bhathkande Sangeeth Vidyapith \u2013 Luknow<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">National Music examination- Final<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\"> 1994<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">National Music examination- Final<\/p><p class=\"where\">Department of Examination, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Short courses<\/h1>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">R learning data analysis - Staff Development Center University of Colombo<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">AI Workshop - Staff Development Center University of Colombo<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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