DClinPsy Handbook

Category: Research

  • Use of bookable extra study (BES)

  • Data storage, information governance and ethics

    Last updated 20/04/23 When collecting data from human participants you need to ensure that the data you collect are handled and stored securely and in accordance with legislative frameworks governing data protection, organisational information governance requirements, and research ethics and governance. The procedure outlined below has been developed with these frameworks in mind, and is…

  • Identifiers: words or phrases which identify individuals

    It is important that ‘identifiers’- words or phrases which identify individuals, institutions etc. without their explicit consent – are not present in assignments submitted for examination. Trainees should check their work carefully before submission to ensure that this does not happen and that, for example, ethics applications have such identifiers redacted. Where it is felt…

  • How to write a research protocol

    Introduction Your research protocol provides a coherent summary of your project. Essentially the protocol serves as an introduction to the project content area and as an explicit guide on all aspects of your proposed methodology. A good protocol will help you in the production of your final report – partly because you may be able…

  • Examination of the thesis

    For the thesis, programme staff (or other members of the university such as colleagues in psychology, DHR or social sciences) who are not directly involved in helping trainees with the preparation of their thesis research and are not one of their individual tutors act as internal examiners. Each thesis is examined by a specifically appointed…

  • The thesis: a guide for external supervisors

    This page under review following a review of the Thesis Preparation Assignment (TPA) with updates to the page due in September 2024. Research Collaboration Proposal Form

  • Previous thesis topics

    Graduating year 2023 Aimee Hogan Measurement of teamwork and predictors of intention to leave in mental health teams Beth Parker Psychological factors in the wellbeing of first responder populations Clare Rooney The relationship between family expressed emotion (EE) and caregiver burden in stroke and acquired brain injury Emily Rothwell Factors associated with caregivers’ responses to…

  • Guidance on the thesis process for trainees

    This page under review following a review of the Thesis Preparation Assignment (TPA) with updates to the page due in September 2024.

  • Research expenses

    Public participation in research – all cohorts

  • Framework for Ensuring Consistency in Research Work

    This page under review following a review of the Thesis Preparation Assignment (TPA) with updates to the page due in September 2024.

  • Structure of Assignment and Thesis Activity

    This page under review following a review of the Thesis Preparation Assignment (TPA) with updates to the page due in September 2024.

  • Qualtrics web based survey software

    Qualtrics is a web based survey and data collection tool which is licensed for use by all staff and trainees. To use Qualtrics, just visit : – https://lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com You will need to login using your University account details. The interface is relatively simple to use and does not require any specific prior training to use.…