Hi Stargazer, Although I am leaving the world of PWP'ing I do work for a service that is nearly all phone work. As to the effectiveness the answer is "it depends". If you have a client that really wants F2F and you can't offer it then it can be frustrating. However I have carried out some ...

Hi All,

Got e-mail from CCU today. There is a meeting for all the students on the 7th October to meet the External Examiner so she can discuss her plans and take questions. Also, they are providing lunch !! a very small compensation

Titanium, I have sent you a P.M.

Also I have created a Facebook Group

"PG Cert Psychological Wellbeing Practice - Cohort 2010/11" to discuss the issues

Spread the word

Thank you LIWY for your considered and thoughtful reply. I know that there are courses out there that are not acreditted. However the letter also said we would not get our PG Cert from the Uni either until after the recovery plan has been actioned. I know that I will not be funding anything ! As for...

Peach, I have sent you a PM. Baa, thanks for the Feedback. The very annoying thing is that CCU had received accredation for the 2 previous years of the course and if you go on the BPS website it is still shown as acreditted !!! The Uni have advised that the problem appears to be with the Module 2 ro...

Thanks for your support. We will keep you posted with how things go through the week. I am hoping that as the BPS pulled the accreditation on the 16.8.11 (took a month for us to be told :x ) that they have the design of the recovery plan under way. However, this could just be wishful thinking on my ...

I have been crying :cry: This has hit me like a steam train. I have already e-mailed the head of Applied Psychology and one of the lecturers to find out what happened. I have also e-mailed my Services Operation's Manager asking her to confirm that is O.K. for me to continue Client work. We have had ...

Thanks Ruthie for your kind words. I am sure I am carrying out every unhelpful thinking style in the Book :) Will take your advice and start ringing around on Monday. At least with my training I know what I am doing to making myself upset and angry ! Have also sent an e-mail to the BPS asking for a ...

No, is that something that we as students can get access too? I am a BPS member. Just got a letter from the South East Coast SHA. Affects about 50 people that where on the course. A lot of people were making complaints through the year but they were all brushed aside. We were told back in May that t...

Hi All, Got a letter today saying that Canterbury Christchurch, where I have just completed my PGCert, has had its accreditation removed by the BPS and IAPT and a recovery programme will have to be put in place to ensure that we are competent. I am not a very happy bunny to say the least. Has anyone...

HI, I will complete my training as a PWP on 30th September this year. Also I will be leaving on the same day due to these issues. I have been given an Exit form to fill-in where I will raise these issues once an again. During training I went into formal writing about my concerns however the culture ...

Thought this might be of interest. Anxiety UK are looking for PWP's to do sessional work for them. At least someone loves us

http://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/get-involve ... titioners/

Hi all, I work in a Step 2 only service in the third sector with the Step 3 service being provided by the NHS. We also work as a "single point of access" so we have to assess everyone that the G.Ps send regardless of thier difficulties so can mean assessing very risky and Step 4 clients. A...

Hi, Good Resources that I use include:- http://www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/ They have self-help guides for most areas and back into the Interventations we are taught as PWPs quite well http://www.edspace.org.uk/default.asp?page=112 Has both booklets at varying levels and links to other sites. and fina...

Hi Will,

I would take that to mean that you can. I am reading the website as saying that all PGCerts upto and including the intake that started in Sep/Oct 2009 are O.K. to apply. If the course is still runing at that Uni it is not accredited at the moment. Think that makes sense.

Cheers