university of nottingham psychology staff

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM PSYCHOLOGY STAFF PROFESSIONAL

These skills are taught in the Professional Skills module delivered primarily at the University of Lincoln. The academic programme has been designed to mirror the planned acquisition of competences on placements.ĭuring the first year, the emphasis is on acquiring basic clinical skills and practising them in one-to-one settings.

In accordance with the current Health and Care Professions Council Standards for Education and Training, and with current British Psychological Society accreditation criteria, teaching is based on HCPC Standards of Proficiency and BPS core competences. The programme is complemented by the opportunity to develop research skills and takes an evidence-based approach to clinical practice. The course begins with a focus on working with individuals, progresses to working with groups and families, before finally focusing on working at a societal level and on systems and in organisations. The overall purpose and philosophy of the programme is designed to meet the changing clinical, organisational, and training needs of the NHS. Students can develop the confidence required to perform as highly effective individual clinicians, and in the leadership and consultancy roles expected of the clinical psychologists of the future. The programme aims to develop the strengths of both scientist-practitioner and reflective-practitioner stances skills in a variety of assessment, formulation, and intervention techniques confidence in using research methods to answer clinical questions organisational and service evaluation skills and awareness of priority groups within the NHS. Upon successful completion, the programme leads to the award of a DClinPsy doctoral degree. The programme is designed to train students from diverse backgrounds to become resourceful clinicians capable of drawing on a broad range of psychological models and theories, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), to inform their practice as Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered and British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered clinical psychologists. The DClinPsy Psychology at Lincoln is referred to as the Trent Programme, a multi-agency collaboration between Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, and the Universities of Lincoln and Nottingham.

University of nottingham psychology staff