You might be interested in this vocabulary IQ test at open psychometrics. https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/VIQT/ Some of those are quite hard! I got 42/45, which they say maps at about 130 on a standard scale. I don't know how accurate that estimate is. I am not sure either, I had 44/45 but then...

You might be interested in this vocabulary IQ test at open psychometrics. https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/VIQT/ Vocabulary IQ Test This is an interactive vocabulary test that gives results in the form of an IQ score. Introduction: "Intelligence Quotient" is a way of reporting cognitive ability t...

AP.

If the Clinical associate role becomes a reality it might be a better equivalent to the non doctoral European qualifications.

My impression when I have visited some IAPT services or when CPs who work in them spoke to our training cohort about their roles, is that they can have high expectations of their CPs. I did not think it would be a good fit for me to have a lot of potentially experienced CBT therapists looking 'up' a...

Yep, just not woke enough to use correct language when you have been the victim of a theft. Must try harder.

If your supervisor is not a CP or is not familiar with the process it will be worth flagging this to them as early as possible in case the think they cannot do this, or are likely to refuse based on these policies.

I suppose I could look at the competences that the DClinpsy looks for, and work back from there looking to address how I meet those? You suppose rightly. This is an excellent strategy for any application or interview. You could also write longer reflective pieces on your support and HCA work and re...

Secondary analysis is very common, you should be able to find some published examples fairly easily I would've thought. The format is essentially the same as any other paper or thesis though. Personally, I like to see the situation made explicit and the main article referred to, it helps to avoid do...

In your trust there'll be a staff 'bank', it may have a different formal name like temporary staffing solutions. It's how staff take on extra shifts and the trust fills gaps, like an internal agency system. Your colleagues should know how you access it. It should be very easy to find support worker ...

Do you think about antecedents, behaviour and consequences/contingencies? When there appears to be a problem could you ask yourself, who is this behaviour a problem for? Where there is a problem that is difficult to manage within the existing team/system, can you advocate for referral to an ID commu...

A bird in the hand is worth...?

Lots of trainees have been PWPs. The experience seems to be considered valuable by selectors. It also gives you an alternative career route to the doctorate.

Have you tried picking up additional AP work in different teams in the same trust, or bank AP work?

I think the role as set out is relevant experience for AP jobs and eventually for DClinPsy. Although I have some reservations about the role, thinking back to when I was applying for AP jobs I'd definitely have considered applying. I expect over-qualification will not be an issue. The bottlenecks in...

I recall feeling a bit of a loose end and being a spare part when I first started my AP role. No login, not familiar with the role and projects that were ongoing. It was especially bad as I overlapped with my predecessor who it appeared knew everything and everyone. The role was somewhat loose and i...

What do you think the utility of a group task is from the selector's perspective? What are they looking for?