Psychology: applied and clinical

Psychology: applied and clinical

Impatient to facilitate positive change?

Professor Silke Paulmann with a psychology student

Interested in qualifying as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner?

Join us at our Colchester campus to study at one of two levels.  We offer our Graduate Certificate which is relevant for those without an undergraduate degree, and our Postgraduate Certificate for those that do.  You can also study a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship which leads to a Graduate Certificate too.  Our courses will equip you to facilitate self-help processes to support those with common mental health problems, such as mild to moderate depression or anxiety.

To ensure you will be a well-rounded and confident practitioner, we use small group processes which allows us to personalise your learning,  We also work closely with our local IAPT compliant partners and service users to ensure our courses are responsive to the changing needs of society.

When you choose to study with us, you'll gain more than just a qualification.  You'll be part of our learning community, and we've got plenty to offer.  Check out our facilities, and find out more about the School of Health and Social Care here.


Explore our Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner courses


Explore our apprenticeships

Course

Graduate Certificate Psychological Wellbeing Practice

Our certificates in PWP enable you to work with people who experience common mental health problems.

Course

Postgraduate Certificate Psychological Wellbeing Practice

Our certificates in PWP enable you to work with people who experience common mental health problems.

Why study here?
  • Both of our PWP courses are accredited by the British Psychological Society against the requirements required to qualify as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
  • Our blend of theory and practice will equip you with the necessary skills to make you a confident practitioner 
  • We have a telephone exchange skills lab to help you build experience of telephone based consultation processes.

Our research is organised into four research groups: Public health and social policyAssessment and management of neuro-developmental and acquired disordersPhysical and mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan, and Pedagogy research for health and social care.  Explore each group to find out more about our current projects and doctoral research, as well as a list of our academic staff, research staff and postgraduate students associated with each group.

Interested in training to be a clinical psychologist? 

Find out more about our Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. or explore some of the other related courses we have on offer.

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Research degree

PhD Psychoanalytic Studies

We offer research supervision in fields such as child development, gender, history of psychoanalysis (including Jungian analysis), trauma and violence.

Research degree

PhD Applied Psychology

Our PhD in Applied Psychology offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in an applied psychological context.

Research degree

MPhil Applied Psychology

Our MPhil in Applied Psychology offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in an applied psychological context.

Research degree

Professional Doctorate Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)

The University of Essex Doctorate in Clinical Psychology has been training people to become reflective and highly competent clinical psychologists since October

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We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision for you. We'll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities as described on our website. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to significant disruption, or in response to COVID-19, we'll let our applicants and students know as soon as possible.



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