DPsych旨在发展道德，反思和专业的咨询心理学从业者，他们与服务使用者合作以提供高质量的心理服务，并在以信任，尊重和欣赏为特征的治疗关系的背景下，借鉴循证心理学实践客户的主观经验和个性以及他们独特的世界观。该研究计划使毕业生能够满足英国心理学会（British Psychology Society）的咨询心理学家的特许会员资格的培训要求，并符合健康与护理专业委员会（Health and Care Professions Council）申请注册为执业心理学家的资格。培训从业者心理学家，使其能够胜任，具有
Develop doctoral level research skills and take rigorous training in clinical practice with our Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. You will study at doctoral level, gaining the relevant practical skills and knowledge to become an effective and ethical practitioner psychologist. If you want to become an ethical, reflective and professional practitioner of counselling psychology, our doctorate degree is ideal. You will want to provide psychological services that draw on evidence-based psychological practice. You will be motivated to work on complex issues with individual adults and children, couples, families, groups and organisations. The Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology is a three year full time programme of study. The programme is approved by the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), the statutory regulator for Practitioner Psychologists in the UK, and is also accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).Career:The Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology gives you a strong foundation for a fulfilling career in modern counselling psychology.You will receive personalised career guidance from staff involved in reviewing your practice placement work and professional development.Our clinical practice graduates have progressed to lead services, with many providing placements and supervision. Others have gone into teaching and academia.Recent graduates from this programme have secured work in:the National Health Service (NHS)the independent hospital sectoracademiaHer Majesty’s Prison Service (HMPS)occupational health organisationscharitiesgovernmentprivate practice and consultancy.Clinical placementsYou will have different clinical placements during your time on the programme. This is usually a minimum of two days per week.