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These notes are intended to assist you in completing the application form, please read them carefully ensuring that all sections are completed as fully as possible.  Please do not submit CVs in lieu of a completed application form as this will result in a delay in processing your application.

 

All applications for In Training membership via the Pre-Qualification Route (postgraduate training in health psychology began prior to 1 Sept 2001) will need to be assessed by the DHP representatives on the Admissions Committee.  Applicants on this route should read this document and ensure that they have given sufficient information on the application form. It is essential that you demonstrate what proportion of your work is in Health Psychology and who has been responsible for supervision. It may be helpful to attach a copy of your CV to the application.

 

**IMPORTANT**

Upon election, you will be expected to comply with the Society’s

Royal Charter Statutes and Rules

Code of Conduct and

Professional Practice Guidelines for your chosen Division

(hard copies are available from the Society’s Leicester office). 

Please ensure you have read and agree to these before proceeding with your application.

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PERSONAL DETAILS

 

Previous Surname – If your surname has changed please provide original or authenticated (authentication by a Notary Public, Solicitor, etc.) documentary evidence (marriage certificate, deed poll certificate, etc), if you have not already done so. 

 

BPS Membership Number  - If you do not know or cannot remember your membership number please put NOT KNOWN in the box,

 

Contact Address – This is the address to which BPS mailings will be sent

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Details of the qualification(s) which make you eligible for Graduate Membership with the Graduate Basis for Registration; if this is a Society accredited conversion qualification or the Society’s Qualifying Examination please also include details of your first degree.

 

If you are already a Graduate Member of the Society with the GBR then there is no need to submit again confirmation of this qualification.

 

Details of any postgraduate training courses in health psychology which you have completed or are undertaking.

 

 

 

Your application cannot proceed until we have proof of your qualifications; as proof of qualification we will accept:

 

An authenticated copy of degree, diploma certificates and transcripts (transcripts should be provided if you hold a modular degree that required you to follow a specific pathway for BPS accreditation).  Authentication should take the form of an original stamp from the university concerned, AND original signature of an appropriate member of university staff. 

We advise you to send authenticated copies if possible

 

Alternatively, you can send:

Original degree, diploma certificates and transcripts of study; OR

 

Original letter(s) on university headed paper bearing the original signature of the Course Leader, Head of Department, or other appropriate staff confirming the award, or your study, of a qualification.

 

You are advised to send valuable documentation by Recorded Delivery.  Original degree, diploma or other qualification documents will then be returned to you by Recorded Delivery, within 3-4 days of receipt. 

 

EMPLOYMENT

Details of your employment since gaining the GBR. It is helpful if you can indicate here the proportion of time which has involved teaching, consultancy or research in health psychology.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Here you should give details of who has supervised your work in health psychology and over what periods.

 

Please include any supplementary information required on an additional sheet in the same format.

 

PAYMENT

The fee for In Training Membership of the DHP is £9

 

 

Cardholder’s signature - If you are not the cardholder we will require the cardholder’s original signature in the space provided.

 

DECLARATION

Please read the declaration carefully as by signing you are confirming that all details you have provided are true and correct.  Additionally, you are agreeing to, upon election, comply with the Society’s Royal Charter Statutes and Rules, Code of Conduct and Professional Practice Guidelines for your chosen Division (hard copies are available from the Society’s Leicester office). 

 

PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THESE BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH YOUR APPLICATION.

 

Please remember that in applying for In Training Division Membership you will, if successful, be elected to the closest equivalent existing Divisional membership grade.

 

PROPOSERS

For In Training membership of the DHP, at least one of your proposers should be a Chartered Health Psychologist and be in a direct supervisory relationship with you and/or hold training responsibility for you.

 

 

 

 

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Examples of Completed Sections

QUALIFICATIONS

Please list here the qualifications which make you eligible for the Graduate Basis for Registration, Conditional Registration and In Training membership of the Division.

 

Title & Classification of Qualification

Name of the Awarding University or Institution

Date Started

Date of Award or Expected Completion

 

BSc Applied Psychology, 2:2

 

University of Leeds

 

September 1997

 

July 2000

 

MSc Health Psychology

 

University of Coventry

 

Sept 2000

 

July 2001

 

EMPLOYMENT

Please list the principal appointments you have held since obtaining your qualifications in psychology. Please list them in date order, starting with the first and indicate your current employment.

 

Job title/occupation

Employer

Date from

To

 

Trainee Health Psychologist

 

Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry

 

July 2001

 

May 2003

 

Health Psychologist

 

Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry

 

May 03

 

Date

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Please add here any further additional information which will be needed to fast track your application. See guidance notes for advice on what needs to be included.

 

Judy Morgan (Chartered Clinical Psychologist) was responsible for my supervision from July 2001 to June

 

2002. Since then I have been supervised by Alison Broderick (Chartered Health Psychologist).

 

 

 

 

 

 

*****IMPORTANT*****

 

Please check your application carefully to ensure that all sections are completed in full and that any relevant documentation (i.e. certificate, transcript) is included and secure.  Failure to complete the form as fully as possible may result in a delay in processing your application.  If you have any queries concerning your application, please do not hesitate to email applications@bps.org.uk or telephone the Admissions Office on 0116 252 9525 who will be happy to assist.

 

PLEASE REMEMBER TO ENCLOSE

 

YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM (signed and dated by yourself and your proposers)

 

ORIGINAL OR AUTHENTICATED COPY OF ANY CERTIFICATE(S)

 

ORIGINAL OR AUTHENTICATED COPY OF ANY TRANSCRIPT(S) (if applicable)

 

A CHEQUE or CARD PAYMENT DETAILS (signed by the cheque, or card, holder)

 

A COPY OF THE ABSTRACT FOR YOUR DOCTORAL THESIS (if applicable)

 

ORIGINAL OR AUTHENTICATED COPY OF A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OR CHANGE OF NAME DOCUMENT (if applicable)

 

TO APPLY PLEASE POST TO:

 

The British Psychological Society

St Andrews House

48 Princess Road East

Leicester

LE1 7DR

 

 

We look forward to receiving your application soon.

 

 



Questions history...

  1. Are you eligible to take part?
    - Yes
  2. Are you currently a member of the Society?
    - I am a member of the BPS
  3. Which Grade of Membership would you now like to apply for?
    - Divisional
  4. Which Division would you like to join?
    - DHP
  5. Which grade of DHP membership would you like to apply for?
    - In Training DHP membership
  6. Which DHP route?
    - In training DHP pre-Qualification
  7. Download DHP Pre-Qual Route In Training Form

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