Category: DClinPsy policies
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Responding to and Reporting Racism Guidance
This document is designed to help guide trainees, staff, and placement supervisors in what to do when they experience or witness racism whilst working on the Lancaster Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy). It has drawn on the “Teesside University Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Guidance on Responding to Racism in Clinical Practice” document (Teeside University Doctorate…
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Vision, Values, and Strategic Priorities
Vision The Doctorate in Clinical Psychology endeavours to equip trainees with the experiences and competencies required to maximise the psychological (and physical) well-being of the communities they, and we, serve. Central to that service is to uphold the NHS Constitution. We value every person as an individual, respect their aspirations and commitments in life, and…
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Learning and teaching vision
Our vision We aspire to have a teaching and learning programme where… There is constructive alignment between the assessments undertaken by trainees and the teaching and learning programme. Teaching on the programme should focus on the competencies assessed as part of the training programme, and be aligned to the assessment exercises on the programme. The…
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Public Involvement on the Lancaster DClinPsy programme (LUPIN)
Experts by Experience’s (EbEs) vital contributions to clinical psychology training is recognised in position statements and accreditation criteria (BPS, 2019; DCP, 2018), as well as in wider professional standards and NHS policy (DoH, 2011; HCPC, 2017). LUPIN The Lancaster University Public Involvement Network (LUPIN) aims to increase public involvement in the Lancaster Doctoral Programme in…
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
1. Values The Lancaster DClinPsy Programme is committed to celebrating the diversity of all those associated with it: trainees, staff, members of our Public Involvement Network (LUPIN), teachers, supervisors and assessors, the Learning Together Group and others. This commitment is underpinned by an emphasis on inclusivity and equity. Learning experiences provided and facilitated by this…
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Admissions equal opportunities data
Each year the Clearing House in Clinical Psychology provides data on applicant numbers for each of the UK Clinical Psychology Programmes and for the UK as a whole. They also provide a breakdown of applicants by gender, cultural background, age, disability, number of dependants etc. The programme compares its data to national patterns. Equal opportunities…
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Exceptional Circumstances Committee
The remit of the programme’s Exceptional Circumstances Committee is to consider submissions by a trainee relating to events outside their control which may have resulted in them failing to complete assessed work to a standard of academic performance that might reasonably have been expected on the basis of their performance elsewhere during their study. The…
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Peer observation guidelines
The key elements of the DClinPsy peer & stakeholder observation system are outlined below. This should be used in conjunction with the peer/stakeholder observation feedback sheet. Ethos The peer & stakeholder observation system is based on the idea that anyone can observe anyone else. The aim of observation is to help develop the process of…
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Training Review Interview
The training review interview is a voluntary discussion between trainees and their clinical and/or research tutor which aims to do the following: – Consider the trainees’ development over the final few months of placement Gather feedback from trainees to use when considering improvements to the course: the working environment, culture, processes and systems, management and…
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Fitness to practise
Being fit to practise is a prerequisite for an applied psychologist to deliver a service to the public. The following extract is taken from the Health and Care Professions Council’s brochure entitled “The Fitness to Practise Process”: What is fitness to practise? When we say that someone is ‘fit to practise’ we mean that they…