Four assignments which illustrate your ability to apply psychological principles to professional practice in educational psychology. Course objectives 2 and 3...

Four assignments which illustrate your ability to apply psychological principles to professional practice in educational psychology. Course objectives 2 and 3 will be assessed through the examination of these assignments. All of your assignments must relate to one of the following three aspects of psychology that have been found to have a distinct significance in professional practice, i.e. the topic of each assignment must fit under one of the following headings. In addition, you need to ensure that across the four assignments, you have covered each topic at least once:

Psychological assessment and/or intervention
	The profession of educational psychology and its context
	Personal effectiveness in a professional context
This module is only available to students registered on the Doctorate in Educational Psychology (DDYPSYSEDU01)

This professional programme combines working in a clinical setting, with lectures and seminars to support academic development and the opportunity to complete a doctoral level research project. Teaching is offered in a small-group setting and aims to provide a thorough understanding of normal child development, childhood psychopathology and psychotherapeutic techniques linked with direct experience of clinical work and conducting relevant research. Assessment description: A key element of the doctoral training is the assessment of the trainee’s clinical capacities, as demonstrated in the clinical setting. The training is divided into a series of one-year ‘placement periods’, with the training usually continuing for four years in one setting (or sometimes shared across more than one setting). Clinical competence will be monitored throughout the clinical placements and will be assessed at the end of each year. Trainees must pass each year before they can progress onto the next year. For further information about the module description contact the programme team.