UCL Clinical Psychology DClinPsy

The work clinical psychologists undertake is underpinned by their ability to apply models and theories, used in a reflective and an iterative way. Most clinical work can be seen as a process – assessment leads to hypotheses about how best to intervene, and monitoring the way the intervention unfolds gives feedback about how well these hypotheses fit the clinical picture. A sense of openness to this feedback and a capacity to reflect on one’s own practice (often through supervision) is also central. All of this represents clinical competence, and case reports are a chance for you to demonstrate this and your development as a clinician. As such, the course uses them as one of the indicators of your capacity to function as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist.

Overall they give us a chance to look at:

a) your developing clinical competence across a range of different types of work and setting, in the context of a range of theoretical perspectives

b) your ability to integrate academic and theoretical ideas with your clinical experience

c) your ability to reflect on the way in which clinical, professional and ethical issues interact and impact on your work

For general information on aims, format and breadth of content  click here

For information on the Service Related Research Report click here

For information on submission, marking, passing and failing of case reports and service related research reports click here

Course Submission Deadlines and Exam Dates 2012-13

Client Consent Form

Confirmation of Case Report Details Form

The 2012 examination information can be found here

Details on passing and failing examinations can be found here

Examination Dates

Times, location and candidate ID will be confirmed by UCL Exams Section via Portico

2012 Intake
Paper 1    5th June 2013
Paper 2    7th June 2013

2011 Inake
Paper 3   5th June 2013
Paper 4   7th June 2013

Past Exam Papers

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

Statistics Papers

2010 (data)

2011 (data)

Plagiarism refers to passing off someone else's work as your own. It is a serious offence with potentially serious consequences. For further information including the UCL guidelines please click here

This form should be used to notify the course of any circumstances likely to affect your examination performance. This includes written examination papers, the thesis viva, a clinical viva or significant extensions to case report deadlines.

Extenuating circumstances form

The Doctorate in Clinical Psychology has four examined components (case reports/service related research projects, exams, placements, thesis), all of which must be passed in order to qualify for the degree of DClinPsy. To read our Scheme of Award, which describes our assessed course work, please click this link.

All course work is overseen by the DClinPsy Exam Board, which consists of course staff and external examiners. The regulations concerning the role of the Board and the procedures that lay out the rules for passing and failing course work can be found in the Course Handbook.

For general information on aims, format and breadth of content  click here

For information on the Service Related Research Report click here

For details of marking, passing and failing case reports click here

As course tutor you are able to grant extensions to course work submission dates. The usual grounds for an extension would be serious illness (for which a medical certificate will be required) or major life-events. Extensions should not be granted because of pressure of work or minor ailments.

Extensions up to one week

These are negotiated through discussion with the Course Tutor, who will then notify the Chair of the Board of Examiners via e-mail. The Chair will confirm the extension. The Course Tutor should notify the trainee stating the new submission date and copy this e-mail to the Academic Administrator.

Extensions longer than one week

Requests for longer extensions are also negotiated with the Course Tutor, but the Tutor will need to pass this request to the Chair of the Board of Examiners, who is empowered to make this decision. The trainee will usually be required to put the request in writing using the Extenuating Circumstances form (click here). The Chair will confirm the extension. The Course Tutor should notify the trainee stating the new submission date and copy this e-mail to the Academic Administrator.

This section contains password protected access for staff examining trainee theses and clinical vivas.

Research Theses

1. Guidelines for internal examiners
2. Guidelines for external examiners
3. Preliminary thesis report form
4. Joint thesis report form

Clinical Vivas

1. Guidelines for internal examiners
2. Guidelines for external examiners
3. Joint viva report form

For general information on aims, format and breadth of content  click here

For information on the Service Related Research Report click here

Submission Deadlines

Course Submission Deadlines and Exam Dates 2012-13