The module covers the social and healthcare context of services where Clinical Associate Psychologists practice. It includes the client populations, the nature...

Social and Healthcare Context (PSYC0254)

The module covers the social and healthcare context of services where Clinical Associate Psychologists practice. It includes the client populations, the nature of their presenting problems and the range of professionals involved with their care. It explores professional and ethical issues around working with vulnerable people and issues of diversity and cultural competence.

Aims: To provide an introduction to modern clinical psychological science; to demonstrate the application of psychological theory to common problems in mental...

Topics in Clinical Psychology (PSYC0023)

Aims: To provide an introduction to modern clinical psychological science; to demonstrate the application of psychological theory to common problems in mental and physical health. Objectives: Students should come to understand recent theoretical models of psychological distress and treatment. They will recognise the complexities of evaluating treatment outcome and how research studies both draw upon and contribute to psychological science. Summary of expected module contents: Lectures cover recent developments in clinical psychology theory and practice across the life span. Early lectures address childhood disorders. These are followed by several lectures on disorders in adults (including those with developmental origins) and on processes of therapy, as well as chronic health problems, disability and dementia. Additional lectures address technological developments and their impact on clinical psychology. The topics build upon those taught in PSYC0015, Health and Clinical Psychology, to minimise overlap, so it is an advantage to have taken this module but it is not a formal requirement.

This module will provide students with an introduction to the principles, scope and applications of genetics and other biological research methods currently...