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Clinical Psychology

DClinPsy3 yearsFull-time

School of Health and Wellbeing · Psychology

This Doctorate in Clinical Psychology is collaboratively funded through NHS Education for Scotland and the University of — . You will be employed by a local NHS (Scotland) Health Board for the duration of the programme. WHY THIS PROGRAMME - In common with most clinical psychology programmes, the cognitive behavioural approach to psychotherapy is dominant but there is also a substantial teaching input based upon other psychotherapeutic approaches. - The programme covers a wide geographical area, including Ayrshire and Arran, Greater — and Clyde, Highland and Lanarkshire, and is varied in terms of rural, urban and inner city populations. - Psychologists in departments throughout this area are closely involved in the programme, including placement provision, teaching, research supervision and coordination of teaching modules. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE The programme follows a modularised structure, which integrates academic teaching, clinical practice education and research training. This process underpins the commitment of the programme team to maximising the synergy between the clinical, academic and research components of training and reflects explicitly our commitment to an integrative educational process. The programme consists of 16 compulsory courses. Year 1 DClinPsy:Foundation Clinical Practice II Foundation Clinical Practice I Foundation Knowledge, Understanding And Skills Foundations Of Clinical Psychology Year 2 Advanced Clinical Practice I Advanced Clinical Practice II DClinPsy: Advanced Professional Practice I Service Evaluation and Quality Improvement Learning Disability Theory And Practice Research Practice I Statistics & Research Design (PGT) Year 3 Advanced Professional Practice II Psychology And The Law Research Practice II Accreditation of Prior Learning From 2017, trainees who have already completed the NES-funded MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People at — University or the MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care at the Universities of Dundee and Stirling will be eligible to complete their doctorate in a shortened timeframe in accordance with the University of — of Prior Learning (APL) regulations and procedures. This will result in completion of training five months early in recognition of the skills and knowledge already acquired and demonstrated via completion of the eligible MSc courses.

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As the university states it

We welcome applications from candidates who have achieved a 2:1 or above in Psychology and have British Psychological Society Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). If the applicant's first degree is not from a BPS accredited psychology degree programme then the applicant must have been subsequently awarded a qualification that confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society. That qualification must have been awarded a 2:1 degree or equivalent (an average of 60% or higher): on a Masters level conversion or a higher diploma conversion in psychology, at 2.1 equivalent level or above, with 240 credit equivalent (120 ECTS), where the overall number of research credits is at least 80 (40 ECTS) All applicants must have the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or demonstrate clearly that they will receive this prior to commencing training, on completion of a particular qualification, therefore we do not accept applications from final year undergraduates. NHS Education Scotland (NES) funds the following psychological training: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (University of — /NHS Scotland and University of — /NHS Scotland) MSc Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (Universities of Dundee & Stirling/NHS Scotland) MSc Applied Psychology for Children and Young People (University of — /NHS Scotland) Stage 2 Health Psychology Training (NHS Scotland) Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training (Human Development Scotland/NHS Scotland) NES funded certificates and diplomas in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Family Based Treatment (FBT), and Family Therapy (FT) Where a candidate has previously received, or is currently in receipt of funding for any of the above programmes, that candidate will normally not be eligible to receive funding for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology until a minimum of 18 months after the award for the previous training is recommended by a qualifying examination board or by chair’s action after the qualifying exam board (or achieved by other recognised route). Where a candidate has enrolled in, but not completed one of the identified programmes, funding would not be available for a period of 24 months after the exit date from the programme.

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