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The DCP Prequalification Group committee is composed of, and represent, people interested in a career in psychology who have membership of the DCP.
So, who are we and what do we do?
We represent the interests of prequalified members of the DCP including Trainees, Assistants, Graduate Mental Health Workers, Research assistants, etc. on various national committees.
We are actively involved in the accreditation of Clinical Psychology Training Courses by the BPS.
We hold an extremely successful annual conference. It has been fully booked for the last several years and has proved very informative to our members, who are in the first steps of their career.
We compile the Alternative Handbook from questionnaires we send to every trainee in the country.
Free Electronic copies of the updated Alternative Handbook will be available to members of the Prequalification Group by the end of September.
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What are the Benefits of Joining?
- Permissions to download electronic copies of the Alternative Handbook for free
- Receive Clinical Psychology Forum, the profession's monthly journal. It provides research, professional issues and news articles. Members will also receive other publications produced by the division.
- Discounts on workshops and conferences organised by the DCP, and on professional documents published by the Division.
- Representation on national committees with issues of concern to you, via prequalification committee members. These include: DCP National Committee, Group of Trainers in Clinical Psychology (GTiCP) and Clinical Trainers in Clinical Psychology (CTCP).
- Membership to your local DCP branch, where you can participate in business and scientific meetings.
- By joining the DCP you become part of a professional body that is recognised by employing authorities and other professional bodies.
- Full access to the DCP and BPS Website
- It only costs £16 to join the DCP PreQualification Group
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Roles of the PreQualification Group committee include:
- Maintaining links with training courses and assistant groups countrywide.
- Maintaining a database of Assistant Psychologist groups and Trainee Representatives across the country.
- Undertaking small projects relating to current issues or concerns.
Some examples of our work over the past few years include:
- Reviewing and commenting on drafts of the proposed Job Descriptions and Person Specifications for Trainees under Agenda for Change.
- Creating a questionnaire regarding Assistant Psychology posts to monitor the standards of Assistant posts.
- Reviewing the Guidelines for Employment of Assistant Psychologists with a view to lobbying the DCP for any changes that are felt necessary.
- A project looking into the barriers to membership of the DCP for Assistants and Trainees (published in Clinical Psychology, Issue 36).
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