Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: PGCert Full-time: 1 year
Be introduced to the assessment and treatment of patients with mild to moderate common mental health difficulties and acquire the skills to add value and make a real difference to patients’ lives using evidence-based talking therapies
Spend part of your training in clinical employment to practise your skills in healthcare settings under the supervision of qualified practitioners
Study a syllabus designed to meet the British Psychological Society’s (BPS) programme accreditation standards for the education of psychological wellbeing practitioners, and underpinned by the following core NHS values:
Get the academic requirements needed to register with the BPS or BABCP as a psychological wellbeing practitioner
Embark on a career change using your existing experience working in a healthcare setting.
While many PWPs are psychology graduates this is not a necessity. Applications are welcomed from people with experience working in mental health or similar services who may not have been in education recently. Services will also have individual person specifications you are required to meet.
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NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression look to improve access to evidence-based talking therapies within the NHS and through other qualified healthcare providers, by continuous growth of the psychological therapy workforce and its services. As a graduate of this course, you’ll become part of this workforce.
100 per cent of our postgraduate psychology graduates go on to employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2023, HESA). Our alumni work for NHS trusts and mental health organisations throughout the UK.
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