12 monthsProgramme duration
FebStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This programme, developed in partnership with the NHS, combines academic teaching with clinical practice training in applied psychology for children and young people.
It allows you to develop knowledge and competence in the delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions for this group, and skills and competencies for the delivery of Tier 2 psychological assessments and interventions in services for children, young people and their families.
You will be employed in a one-year clinical placement in the Scottish NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, gaining valuable experience applying psychological theory to practice, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
Alongside essential elements for applied psychologists in health (such as assessment and formulation, and evaluation) and child and adolescent mental health professionals (such as safeguarding children, child and adolescent development and health promotion), there is a particular focus on:
- psychological interventions
- early years
- early intervention
There is also a strong emphasis on parenting and supporting parents through evidence-based models of parent-focused intervention.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This programme, developed in partnership with the NHS, combines academic teaching with clinical practice training in applied psychology for children and young people.
It allows you to develop knowledge and competence in the delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions for this group, and skills and competencies for the delivery of Tier 2 psychological assessments and interventions in services for children, young people and their families.
You will be employed in a one-year clinical placement in the Scottish NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, gaining valuable experience applying psychological theory to practice, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
Alongside essential elements for applied psychologists in health (such as assessment and formulation, and evaluation) and child and adolescent mental health professionals (such as safeguarding children, child and adolescent development and health promotion), there is a particular focus on:
- psychological interventions
- early years
- early intervention
There is also a strong emphasis on parenting and supporting parents through evidence-based models of parent-focused intervention.
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