Section 8 - Clinical Placement Guidelines and Contracts

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This section contains detailed guidance on:

It includes:

an overview of the clinical competences trainees need to acquire during training
an outline of the expectations of content and structure that apply to all placements
outlines of the expected content and structure for:
the first placement
placements with specific client groups and settings (children and adolescents, people with learning disabilities, older adults and individuals with severe and enduring mental health problems

The first set of appendices set out BPS/ DCP guidance on supervision:

Section 8 Appendix 1	BPS Guidelines on supervision
Section 8 Appendix 2	DCP Faculty of Children and young people: guidance on content of placements with children and adolescents
Section 8 Appendix 3	DCP Faculty for Learning Difficulties: guidance on content of placements with learning difficulties
Section 8 Appendix 4	DCP Faculty for psychologists working with older people: guidance of content with older people

The next set of appendices set out guidance related to record keeping:

Section 8 Appendix 5

Data protection and encryption: preserving client confidentiality when using computers

Section 8 Appendix 6

Department of Health - advice for copying letters to clients

Section 8 Appendix 7

App 7a: BPS guidance on keeping records

App 7b: BPS Electronic records guidance

The final set of appendices offer guidance on professional practice while on placement:

Section 8 Appendix 8	Client consent form for recording sessions
Section 8 Appendix 9	BPS guidelines for working with interpreters in health settings
Section 8 Appendix 10	Health and Safety policy for placements
Section 8 Appendix 11	Involvement of Clinical Psychology trainees as Care Co-ordinators withing the Care Programme Approach (CPA)

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