DCP welcomes new trainees
DCP welcomes new trainees.
20 September 2022
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DCP welcomes the 2022 cohort of new trainees
The DCP and BPS are your professional body and we want to welcome you as the latest members of our profession. We have worked very hard with partners to secure the increase in training numbers and to support all the developments to increase diversity that have taken place recently and will continue to do so.
What do we do for you, and how can you join us?
We have collated a number of our resources that should help you settle in to training here. We would also encourage you to explore the website to find out more about the profession you are entering and the scope of what DCP is doing across our many areas of work
We hope you will join us and become part of our community . Take a look at our video (below) and trainee leaflet for more information on benefits, cost and joining information.
Welcome
Hear what current clinical psychology trainee Bradley Powell and recently qualified clinical psychologist Dr Litza Krause have to say about their DCP membership.
Top tips
- 5 tips for Self-Care
- 5 Tips for Developing Your Reflective Skills as a PQCP
- 5 Tips for Making the Most of Supervision
- Top tips for working with children, young people, and their families
Working with children and families
On 11 November 2020 the DCP Pre-Qualification group, in collaboration with the Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) faculty, invited delegates to attend a webinar to help them develop their knowledge and skills required to meet the needs of CYPF.
This webinar included speakers from a variety of roles reflecting upon their previous experiences and transferable skills.
Developing leadership skills
On 12 August 2020 the DCP Pre-Qualification Group held a webinar on Leadership and Management aimed at providing an opportunity to think about the importance of leadership and management within psychology at all stages of the career pathway.
The webinar introduces you to the definition of leadership and management and its relevance to pre-qualified members. It will explore how to further develop leadership and management skills. There will be space to reflect on current skills and experiences in order to develop confidence in undertaking leadership roles within your current position.
Psychologists with lived experience of mental health problems
Statement on Clinical Psychologists with lived experience of mental health difficulties
The Division of Clinical Psychology publicly recognises and supports the unique and valued contribution that lived experience of mental health difficulties brings to individuals working within clinical psychology.
When lived experience is actively valued in aspiring, trainee and qualified clinical psychologists, it can help to enrich practice and improve service provision.
Supporting and valuing lived experience of mental health difficulties in clinical psychology training
This document has been produced as guidance for the clinical psychology training community in order to increase the likelihood that trainees who experience mental health difficulties will be well supported.
Another central aim in producing this guidance was to recognise that mental health difficulties are just as common among mental health professionals and those in training as they are in the general population, and to challenge the silence, stigma and shame that often surrounds mental health difficulties.