Hi, I am currently working as an Assistant Psychologist in South Wales. I am fairly new to the post. I wondered if anyone knows about the South Wales Pre-training group or any in Cardiff? I would love to attend and meet other AP's in the area. Thanks! :D Hi Molly, Apologies for the late response. I...

1. A few months into training and I feel like I have been hit in the face with a shovel... repeatedly... and then stomped on a few times to boot. I expected it to be an emotionally draining (and rewarding) process, but I guess you really just don't know how things are going to pan out until you're ...

I agree, I find the concept of self-disclosure incredibly tricky. I think when it's done in a containing and helpful manner, and has been thought through carefully and the reasons for self-disclosure considered, it has the potential to be powerful and very helpful, and there is some evidence which s...

I was going to write a longer, more fact-based reply to you about how I agree that mental health distress is really underreported in clinicians, about the #onlyus campaign, and about how much stigma around mental illness/distress and trauma there seems to be amongst mental health professionals, etc....

It might be worth looking at information about the different degrees a bit more too: a PhD and a DClinPsy, whilst both doctorates, are two very different degrees with two different career paths. A PhD is a doctorate by research and will not allow you to practice as a clinical psychologist. If you're...

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I understand your question. How awkward has the situation become since you let your manager know you were interviewing elsewhere? If it was just that awkward conversation, then I'm not sure I would consider leaving until I had a new job. Many supervisors will have been in...

I'm a first-year trainee at Lancaster's DClinPsy, and I'm currently recruiting qualified clinical psychologists for my service-related project. The project is exploring the experiences of clinical psychologists working in CAMHS who have involved parents/carers in an intervention to address a young p...

Hi Miriam,

Is this the paper? Constructing the cyber-troll: Psychopathy, sadism, and empathy. Let me know if it is as I can access it

Hi icebluesparkles, I'm sorry to hear that you've experienced some difficult events, and hope that you've been able to take some time to do what you need to do to look after yourself. In terms of deferring, I'd really recommend contacting your course as soon as possible to chat to them. Even if you ...

I can't offer any advice on what Birmingham prefer, but it could be worth looking at BPS' Alternative Handbook (if I remember right, one of the questions is about the weighting of teaching towards qual and quant) or at the course's webpage as the research staff and their interests are likely to be l...

I can't answer for how much a Masters will help in terms of gaining an AP position as I've never been an AP, but there are lots of similar threads listed on the forum which might be helpful. In terms of gaining a place on the doctorate, it depends on a number of factors, including your undergrad mar...

Another thing worth mentioning, because I see it in trainees a lot, is that getting on the course isn't a magic bullet. All your problems don't go away. For many people, that's when they really start! So it must be awful to sacrifice so much, then get on the course and realise it's not what you tho...

Haha, me too! For one of my interviews I opted to wear a dress and tights, but somehow managed to ladder both my usual pair & my emergency pair on the morning of the interview... I wore trousers to the next interview

I'm always a fan of being prepared - why not take it in your pocket/bag and decide when you arrive?

Ahhh right! I'll check out your blog post. Thank you for informing me! I obviously don't want to offend anyone or have anyone think that they're being judged so I appreciate you bringing that up! No worries - it wasn't intended as a criticism, but something which I try to bring up whenever I can af...