MSc Clinical and Health Psychology

This unit addresses key professional and career development issues for working in clinical and health psychology. Topics covered include reflective practice and personal development, career routes in health and clinical psychology practice and research, development of job applications and interview practice, and multidisciplinary working

• Consider the importance of reflection in academic activities and professional practice and appreciate the role in professional identity development.
• Build on student’s understanding of potential career routes and provide opportunities for students to interact with people working or training in clinical, health, and research-related roles.
• Understand how multi-disciplinary teams work in practice and research and appreciate roles of other disciplines, and the value of working in collaboration with other disciplines for example health economics.  

• Comprehension of the important role of ethical and statutory obligations in practice.  
• Understand the importance of reflection on studying, practice, and professional development
• Develop skills in reflection.

• Use reflection and reflective practice to critically reflect on one's own learning and practice and the contribution to the development of their professional identity.

   

• Critically evaluate the material presented across the course, and demonstrate this evaluation in the reflective log.

   

• Understand the roles undertaken by people in other disciplines and the value of multidisciplinary working.
• Understand key aspects of the focus of other disciplines, e.g. health economics
• Consider what is means to be a socially responsible psychologist.
• Be able to present oneself confidently and positively in writing and in person  

Teaching will be delivered both online and on campus with synchronous (live) sessions and asynchronous teaching materials to enable students to prepare for live sessions. Canvas will be used to provide learning materials, podcasts, links to relevant materials and reading lists.

Canvas will also host a Padlet for students to raise any questions they might have and to gain feedback from staff and other students.

An reflective safe space will run during term time for students to stay in the teaching and learning environment to practice reflection.