Student placements and learning experiences within the Department

The department welcomes students and trainees, although the confidential nature of our work does not often lend itself to observers. Consequently priority is given to those already undergoing professional training in health care and related areas. Typically, we accommodate trainees in counselling, cognitive behaviour therapy, clinical psychology, mental health nursing, art therapy, occupational therapy and junior doctors. We cannot provide supervision for counselling psychology trainees.

We receive many requests for short term placements from undergraduates and school or college students, but we are not in a position to respond. At this stage it is important to gain experience of the client group through volunteering or unskilled jobs.
Dr Work gave some good advice in the Guardian on Saturday 5th May 2007

 

For trainee clinical psychologists, please see the placement brochure for experiences within the Department and with other local services - Placements for Clinical Psychology Trainees

For trainee counsellors, please see read the description of placements on offer - Counselling Placements.