I was in a similar situation to you. I had spent a number of years in IAPT as a PWP, but in an attempt to broaden my experiences I had just commenced an AP role when a trainee HI therapist position came up. I had to balance up the experience I would have received as an AP with access to a clinical p...

You can do this on the course I am on. Basically, CBT teaching counts toward the 450 CBT training hours required for accreditation and the 200 clinical hours can be made up on placement - but would mean elective placements would need to be very CBT-oriented. I'd imagine you would also need to write ...

It sounds like you have accrued lots of relevant experience, particularly so early on into your undergrad! I did nothing of relevance during my undergrad so essentially started from scratch when I graduated. I am a first year trainee now, yet it probably took me slightly longer to gain a place than ...

Christine, I had lots of variants of an application but tailored to specific client groups e.g. one for child, AMH, older adult, forensic etc etc. This really worked for me and meant that I could fire applications in quickly as I only needed to make a few minor tweaks (if any) to suit the job I was ...

Yes, I did this. I worked as a PWP for 3 days per week and an AP for 2 days per week. Work-load wise this felt manageable. Particularly as I had worked as a PWP for 3 and a half years before I secured the AP role and was feeling a little burnt out in IAPT - so the AP role kept things fresh and helpe...

The Lancaster course doesn't have any specific requirements for applicants degree classification!

It can be tough deciding when to apply but I would advise only applying when it feels right for you; not based on when you feel your experiences match that of others. I remember when I first started out and how daunting it felt hearing stories of people who had years of experience without even getti...

4.) I may have found someone to teach me Kinyarwanda. My next postdoc will involve working with survivors and perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide, and I think it's vital that I learn a bit of the language in order to build up some trust with the participants. It's a tonal language, so a real chall...

Newcastle also offers a neuropsychology pathway which allows eligibility onto a fast-tracked programme with Bristol University.

Congratulations Ell! 1. Made the difficult decision not to apply for the doctorate this year after getting so close last year. I need to focus on passing HI and actually really should spend the 1 year consolidating these skills and working towards full CBT accreditation. It is a weight off to make ...

Hi ygrimmador. If you check the BPS website it stipulates that to become a chartered health psychologist you need to take a society accredited MSc programme in Health Psychology, unfortunately. I’m not aware of any alternatives. I completed a health psychology MSc programme and we were advised that ...

Hi all. I don't support anybody had access to the following article:

The advantages of formulation over categorical diagnosis in explorative psychotherapy and psychodynamic management.
Mark Aveline

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Over the last few years I was invited to 4 interviews for 3 different courses (non selection-test courses), gained a place on training this year and never had a psychologist as a referee on my form!

In the IAPT service I trained with we had a large workforce in these roles - they were called 'therapy support workers' but the duties seem very similar to the role of an assistant PWP. They delivered initial telephone assessments, step 2 telephone and computerised work and ran psycho-educational gr...

I agree with Mungle. Write a generic application for different client groups and then if you do need to tailor it further it shouldn’t take too long at all! You’ll have an application almost ready to submit!