Psychological Wellbeing in Clinical Practice MSc

**Overview**<br/><br/>Develop your clinical skills (including assessment, formulation, intervention design and evaluation) and knowledge of theories related to promoting psychological wellbeing. Evaluate therapeutic methods and enhance your reflective practice. You’ll complete a service-based dissertation project focused upon developing and advancing care and practice in a particular area. <br/><br/>The course is designed to support the development of core clinical competencies. It focuses on person-centred care in mental health settings and shaping professional practice values. <br/><br/>Through the core units, you’ll develop a thorough understanding of theoretical and practice frameworks in mental health settings, reflective practice and practitioner wellbeing. <br/><br/>You’ll explore popular therapeutic approaches (including cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, and motivational interviewing) and advanced clinical skills, such as assessment, formulation, intervention design and evaluation. You’ll develop and practice critical research methods and analysis skills. <br/><br/>You’ll apply these clinical skills to a field-based dissertation related to best practice in services. You might investigate a particular psychological intervention for clients or members of staff, conduct a service audit or evaluation project or produce an explorative project around how a psychological service caters for their clients. You’ll complete a 40-hour work-based learning opportunity to apply your learning and build your work experience. <br/><br/>**Features and benefits**<br/><br/><br/>- **Work-based Learning** - We offer you a 40-hour work-based learning opportunity in a relevant organisation or chance to work on a live project, applying your knowledge and skills to solving real-world problems. <br/><br/><br/>- **Expand your knowledge** - You’ll develop your therapeutic and clinical skills, theoretical knowledge, applied research skills, and strategies to maintain your wellbeing as a practitioner.<br/><br/><br/>- **Research project** -You’ll complete a service-based dissertation project, informing practice through research. <br/><br/><br/>- **Contemporary teaching** - Our teaching staff includes practicing researchers and clinical, counselling and health psychologists, with experience across the NHS and private practices (in the UK and internationally).<br/><br/><br/>- **Enhanced student support** - We strongly believe in enhancing student wellbeing. Each student has a Personal Tutor and the Programme Support Tutors work closely with students throughout the course. <br/><br/><br/>- **Research active department** - Our department is home to the Stress, Health and Performance Research Group and our staff engage in a wide range of research areas, including health and psychological interventions, and neuropsychobiology.<br/><br/><br/>- **Research active department** - You’ll have access to our specialist facilities for psychology demonstration and practice, including an fNIR imaging research device, 12 experimental testing laboratories and 6 psychology laboratories.<br/>