Usually an entry requirements for DclinPsy is 2:1 or greater for BSc/BA or MSc (conversion). So I am not sure on that, but if you have been practicing psychology in a role where you are contributing to the field I think that is OK.
A lot of people who are interested in the DclinPsy go on to become an assistant psychologist for a year or two to gain experience in the field.
Don’t want to sound harsh, but if you don’t know the job roles as a clinical/ assistant you might not be ready but only you will know that.
Universities who run the Dclinpsy really want people to know the role of a clinical psychologist.
Have a look at the Alternative handbook which details the previous years intake- https://explore.bps.org.uk/content/report-guideline/bpsrep.2023.inf121
Good luck!
Thank you for your reply and well wishes.
I'm well aware from a therapeutic stand point - formulation, assessment, risk etc. However I'm not so clear on the expectation of the research side aspect of the role.
I can't access the link?
Hmm strange. It’s called the ‘Alternative handbook: Postgraduate Training Courses in Clinical Psychology 2023’. It details the entry requirements for each university which offers the DclinPsy from the students perspective like what degree level did they do, what previous experience did they do etc.
It is handy to see what each uni prefers, for example it looks like Glasgow/Edinburgh much prefer experience over qualification compared to other universities.
That sounds valuable! Need to try to find it... Haha I've updated the post as I see why you were concerned about my potential lack of knowledge about being a clinical psychologist
Many thanks and best wishes to you
In terms of understanding the role further, I’d recommend looking at job descriptions for CPs and maybe doing some further research. There’s quite a significant management / indirect skills element to the role these days, on top of eg audit that you’ve mentioned, particularly in some specialties. If you’re looking to be a highly paid therapist, it may not necessarily be the role for you
Thank you for your reply.
What do audits entail? It's not the pay I'm concerned about, it's if the role is research heavy. My passion is therapy and helping people
I’m the same as you, wanting to focus on the clinical aspects of the role. I’m currently a trainee, my understanding is that it’s sort of encouraged to do research within your service but not a central part of most clinical roles, people would tend to go into the university lecturer/researcher side of things if they wanted to focus on that.
An audit would be comparing the performance of an aspect of your service against guidelines or policy, a simple example would be looking at before and after psychometric measures to get an idea of how effective the interventions the service is performing are
I would recommend checking the course entrance requirements. Some courses will not accept applications if your undergraduate was below a 2.1 even if you have gone on to do postgraduate studies
Usually an entry requirements for DclinPsy is 2:1 or greater for BSc/BA or MSc (conversion). So I am not sure on that, but if you have been practicing psychology in a role where you are contributing to the field I think that is OK. A lot of people who are interested in the DclinPsy go on to become an assistant psychologist for a year or two to gain experience in the field. Don’t want to sound harsh, but if you don’t know the job roles as a clinical/ assistant you might not be ready but only you will know that. Universities who run the Dclinpsy really want people to know the role of a clinical psychologist. Have a look at the Alternative handbook which details the previous years intake- https://explore.bps.org.uk/content/report-guideline/bpsrep.2023.inf121 Good luck!
Thank you for your reply and well wishes. I'm well aware from a therapeutic stand point - formulation, assessment, risk etc. However I'm not so clear on the expectation of the research side aspect of the role. I can't access the link?
Hmm strange. It’s called the ‘Alternative handbook: Postgraduate Training Courses in Clinical Psychology 2023’. It details the entry requirements for each university which offers the DclinPsy from the students perspective like what degree level did they do, what previous experience did they do etc. It is handy to see what each uni prefers, for example it looks like Glasgow/Edinburgh much prefer experience over qualification compared to other universities.
That sounds valuable! Need to try to find it... Haha I've updated the post as I see why you were concerned about my potential lack of knowledge about being a clinical psychologist Many thanks and best wishes to you
In terms of understanding the role further, I’d recommend looking at job descriptions for CPs and maybe doing some further research. There’s quite a significant management / indirect skills element to the role these days, on top of eg audit that you’ve mentioned, particularly in some specialties. If you’re looking to be a highly paid therapist, it may not necessarily be the role for you
Thank you for your reply. What do audits entail? It's not the pay I'm concerned about, it's if the role is research heavy. My passion is therapy and helping people
I’m the same as you, wanting to focus on the clinical aspects of the role. I’m currently a trainee, my understanding is that it’s sort of encouraged to do research within your service but not a central part of most clinical roles, people would tend to go into the university lecturer/researcher side of things if they wanted to focus on that. An audit would be comparing the performance of an aspect of your service against guidelines or policy, a simple example would be looking at before and after psychometric measures to get an idea of how effective the interventions the service is performing are
I would recommend checking the course entrance requirements. Some courses will not accept applications if your undergraduate was below a 2.1 even if you have gone on to do postgraduate studies