We spent some time thinking about how to support your skill development and application. From that, we developed this resource appraisal tool. After hearing people’s experiences, we realised that a lot of people felt overwhelmed with the amount of resources claiming to support applicants through the DClin application/ interview process. People we spoke to offered conflicting views on which resources were helpful or not, and we quickly realised that it’s not one size fits all in this process. Therefore, we wanted to empower you to decide for yourself which resources you want to invest your time in.
We wanted to help you develop your critical thinking skills to be able to understand, evaluate and apply these resources to your own experiences and learning. Critical thinking skills are essential in the work of a clinical psychologist, so why not start now!
We have put together six key questions to guide your thinking around the resources. We developed these questions through our own experiences, the experiences of other applicants and considering the competencies of a clinical psychologist. These questions are not an exhaustive list but may be a good place to start! In the green box, we have put some questions to ask yourself regarding each topic area, and in the red are some reflections to help give some context. There are also boxes to write some notes to support you through the process.