2. What is a Clinical Psychologist? A health professional who aims to reduce psychological distress and to enhance and promote psychological well-being. A wide range of psychological difficulties may be dealt with, including anxiety, depression, relationship problems, learning disabilities, child and family problems and serious mental illness.
3. What kind of work do we do? Assessment Formulation – (making sense of what is going on) Intervention including Psychological Therapies Supervision Teaching / Training Research Leadership In the NHS and in the private sector
4. How to become a Clinical Psychologist? Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership This is achieved by completing a British Psychological Societyaccredited degree or conversion course Completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. 3 year, full time training program, funded by NHS Registration with the Health Professional Council (HPC) NB Continuous professional development
16. Keeping other options in mind… e.g. Increasing access to psychological therapies – primary wellbeing practitioner training http://www.iapt.nhs.uk/
17. Other useful resources MIND www.mind.org.uk/ RETHINK http://www.rethink.org/ Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust http://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ Jobs in the NHS www.nhs.uk/jobs Research jobs www.jobs.ac.uk