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Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Our clinically-oriented postgraduate taught courses cover psychoanalysis to cognitive behavioural therapy.

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    • Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Severe Mental Health Problems PG Cert
    • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis, Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders PG Certs
    • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis, Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders PG Dip
    • UCL CBT-SMHP Programme Supervisor Training
    • Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) Postgraduate Certificate

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Programmes

We offer an unrivalled portfolio of clinically-oriented masters programmes covering therapeutic modalities from psychoanalysis to cognitive behavioural therapy and soon to include systemic family practice and interpersonal psychotherapy.

  • Theoretical Psychoanalytical Studies MSc: this one-year programme provides students with a grounding in the nature, history, content and context of psychoanalytic theory, as used by practising psychoanalysts.
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis, Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders PG Certs: Postgraduate certificate programmes to provide practitioners with the skills necessary to deliver high-quality CBT interventions to individuals experiencing severe mental health problems.
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis, Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders PG Dip: this postgraduate diploma provides training in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for people with severe mental health problems (SMHP) and is designed for mental health and social care staff who have no or limited training in delivering formal CBT interventions.
  • Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Common Mental Health Problems PG Cert: this programme provides formal training for students employed as Low Intensity Trainees in primary care trusts that are part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT).
  • Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Severe Mental Health Problems PG Cert: This specialist Postgraduate Certificate provides training in Low Intensity, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LI-CBT) interventions for adults with Severe and enduring Mental Health Problems (SMHP).
  • Clinical Psychology DClinPsy: this programme is a professional training course for clinical psychologists, leading to a doctoral qualification accredited by the UK’s Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Psychological Society (BPS).
  • Professional Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology DEdPsy this is a three-year programme of professional training in educational psychology, approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
  • Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) Postgraduate Certificate - Trainees on this programme will gain the knowledge necessary for providing low-intensity interventions for clients with mild to moderate depression and anxiety in their primary healthcare work setting, together with the clinical skills essential to assess and engage clients, and to deliver interventions within a guided self-help model.
     

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