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DClinPsychol Doctor of Clinical Psychology

University of Liverpool

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  • Qualification

    DClinPsych - Doctor of Clinical Psychology

  • Location

    Liverpool Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    36 Months

Course summary

The Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course is a three-year, full-time programme accredited by the British Psychological Society. When you graduate, you’ll be eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status, allowing you to practise as a Clinical Psychologist within the NHS.IntroductionThis programme offers clinical placements throughout the year, an academic course and an opportunity to undertake your own research work and dissertation.Local NHS clinical psychology services on Merseyside offer a particularly rich variety of specialist placements at facilities such as Ashworth High Secure Hospital, the Windsor Clinic (Addictions), the Walton Centre for Neurology and NeurosurgeryYou will also have the opportunity to work with many esteemed practitioners in their fields such as family therapy, paediatric liaison, brain injury rehabilitation and eating disorders.Alongside clinical placements, time is also devoted to the major theoretical paradigms in clinical psychology (e.g. cognitive-behavioural, cognitive analytic therapy, psychodynamic, and systemic), that continue to inform and influence clinical practice.As you progress in your programme, the time devoted to the formally taught component in Year one with an intensive teaching block reducing through Years two and three as your own research and clinical practice provide the hands-on experience needed for registration to practice.You will gain in-depth knowledge in the field of clinical psychology and contribute to the development of the mental health care services relating to the elderly or children and young adults from poor households.In recognition of the challenging and, at times, demanding nature of the programme, your training is underpinned by a range of support structures.What you'll learnThe programme is organised within a series of teaching units covering the theoretical and research bases of clinical psychology includingAdult, child and adolescent clinical psychologyIntellectual disabilitiesClinical assessment methodsNeuropsychologyPsychopharmacologyForensic clinical psychologyGlobal mental health and human rightsBehaviour, cognition and emotion in therapy

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University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

  • University League Table

    23rd

  • Campus address

    Main Site, The Foundation Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Psychology

    29th out of 118 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 220
    146 66%

    36th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    69.0 69%

    36th

    7

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.99 75%

    93rd

    17

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