Course & Unit Catalogues

Academic Year

• Direct Assessment of Clinical Competence (CWRI 60%)
• Reflective supervision log (CWRA 40%)

Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)

• Provide a range of psychological interventions for adults, selecting and implementing interventions where an established evidence-base is absent.
• Be an accountable professional acting in the best interests of patients, by providing personalised psychological interventions that are evidence-based, compassionate and empowering.
• Communicate effectively through creating and maintaining clinical records.
• Conduct psychological assessment to identify the priorities and requirements for personalised, evidence-based psychological interventions.
• Develop psychological formulations to inform the delivery of effective personalised care and to enhance the range of psychological interventions that other healthcare professionals may utilise in clinical practice.
• Provide a range of psychological treatments to individuals and groups appropriate to the needs of patients in the context in which they experience distress.
• Choose appropriate psychological measurement tools for ongoing evaluation of psychological treatments that make a significant contribution to the continuous enhancement and quality improvement of clinical practice.
• Understand the nature and conduct of individual risk assessment in health and social care settings
• Conduct risk assessments and risk formulations.
• Provide support and guidance as part of the multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide training to others to inform psychological interventions across a range of service settings.
• Undertake research and service development activities to inform change in relevant area of work.
• Provide psychological models of clinical supervision to the broader mental health workforce within scope of practice.

• Provide students with the opportunity to develop skills as a scientist-practitioner while working closely with a clinical psychologist in a clinical setting.
• Provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to implement psychological interventions using formulation as a basis for the planned intervention, taking account of the psychological and social circumstances of the client in a collaborative manner.

• Organise and evaluate information from a range of sources effectively
• Analyse and interpret information from a range of sources to critically evaluate alternative formulations/theories about psychological problems

• Understand and maintain the practice and research standards and the requirements of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• Understand the legal, statutory and ethical responsibilities of working in healthcare settings as a clinically supervised practitioner.
• Demonstrate the capacity to adapt to, and comply with, the policies and practices of a host organisation including risk assessment, harm minimisation and safeguarding practices.
• Show an understanding of the roles and remit of a pre-registration workforce in applied psychology.
• Develop clinical practice skills in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention that are underpinned by psychological theory, evidence and understanding of problems presented by adults across the lifespan.
• Develop a reflective and professionally safe practice informed by professional codes of conduct.
• Make appropriate decisions within the range of your expertise, seeking guidance where appropriate, and where limits of expertise are recognised to make referral to a qualified practitioner.
• Understand the impact of difference, diversity and social inequalities on adults' lives and their implications for working practices in health and social care settings.
• Demonstrate the ability to use clinical and professional supervision effectively.
• Demonstrate the ability to work as a reflective and ethical practitioner.
• Develop a critical understanding of the development and implementation of relevant practice guidance frameworks (e.g. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE))

• Communicating effectively to a variety of different audiences
• The capacity to summarise and communicate the results of psychological assessment, formulation and interventions.
• Maintain appropriate records and make accurate reports.
• Demonstrate the capacity to work effectively within groups, teams and multidisciplinary contexts.
• Work effectively with service users to facilitate their involvement in service delivery.
• Offer constructive feedback and support to others
• Awareness of service delivery systems for adults
• Contribute to the development of services.

• The student will work under the supervision of a clinical psychologist in a specified health or social care setting.
• They will take part in the daily life of the organisation in which they work, participate in meetings with other healthcare professionals and service users.
• They will involve themselves in on-going projects and activities in the organisation where they are supported as a clinical associate psychologist apprentice/student.
• They will work to conduct psychological assessments and deliver psychological interventions for adults, using formulation as a basis for the planned interventions, and considering the psychological and social circumstance of the client in a collaborative manner.
• They will demonstrate high standards of ethical, inclusive and reflective practice.
• The student will engage fully with learning opportunities and activities such as seminars, problem-based learning tasks, independent learning resources and formative assessments, developing the skills necessary for continuing professional development.

PS50215 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

• THPS-APA17 : MSc Clinical Associate Psychology (Adults)

Notes:

• This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
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