A Career in Clinical Psychology
Dr John Bogue - Assistant Director Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology
My background University College Dublin – BA Hons (1991) Stirling University – MSc (1993) Research Psychologist – Edinburgh University (1992) NHS / Glasgow University Clinical Programme (1997) Lecturer in Forensic Clinical Psychology – University of Edinburgh / The State Hospital (1997) Irish Prison Service (2000) Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, NUI Galway & Consulting Forensic Clinical Psychologist
Historical Context 1955
- first psychological service, Lucena Clinic, Rathgar, Dublin
Mid-1960’s
- 20 Psychologists in Health Service
2000:
370 HSE Clinical Psychologists
Clinical Psychology Training
1977 MPsychSc Course at UCD
1978: In-service BPS Diploma (later MSc) provided by EHB and TCD.
1997: 3 year Professional Doctorates at UCD and TCD
PSI Diploma (now ended)
2003 DPsychSc (Clinical) NUI Galway
2005 DPsychSc (Clinical) UL
The role of the Clinical Psychologist
Assessment and diagnosis of individual, couple or family problems
Treatment using evidence based psychological techniques
Evaluation of the outcomes of clinical intervention
Consultation with other health professionals
Clinical research
Additional roles for Clinical Psychologists
Supervision of trainee clinical psychologists and other health professionals
Teaching/Training of (i) psychologists and (ii) other health professionals
Participation in investigation/enquiry processes
Provision of expert opinion for the courts
Range of Client / Patient Groups
Infants, children and their families Adults with mental health problems Adolescents Families and Couples Individuals with LD, sensory and physical disabilities Older adults and carers Medical conditions e.g. chronic pain, terminal illness, weight loss clinics, cardiac health
Range of Client / Patient Groups
Victims of sexual and other abuse, both child and adult
Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Adults/adolescents with addictions and/or substance abuse problems
Emergency response to people exposed to traumatic events
Criminal Justice system
Routes to Qualification as a Clinical Psychologist 3
year Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
– (NUIG, UCD, TCD, QUB,UL) PSI
Diploma (suspended)
or Overseas
– USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK
Career Structure & Pay Scales (€) June 2007
Trainee: – Full fees €13k PA
36,000 – 40,000 Trainees only pay €5k PA
Basic Grade:
55,000 – 86,000
Senior Grade :
80,000 – 94,000
Principal Grade:
94,000 – 109,000
Director Grade:
102,000 – 119,000
Entry Criteria Recognised
degree in psychology (or postgraduate diploma) of at least upper second-class honours level
Some
experience relevant to clinical psychology / clinical research
National University of Ireland, Galway Doctor of Psychological Science (Clinical Psychology)
Course Structure The
course runs on a full-time basis over three calendar years and includes three interrelated elements: 1000 hours academic coursework 2600 hours of supervised clinical practice 1000 hours of research
Academic Content Adult clinical psychology Child, adolescent and family clinical psychology Clinical psychology and disability (intellectual, physical, sensory disabilities) Older adults clinical psychology Neuropsychology Forensic psychology Research and statistics Specialist topics
Research Component Lectures and workshops on methodology, statistics and computing Two small scale service-based research projects in the first and second years A research thesis (max 30,000 words) in the field of clinical psychology.
Supervised Clinical Practice Adult
clinical psychology
Child
and adolescent clinical psychology
Learning Older
disability
adults clinical psychology
Specialist
areas
Contact Details Programme Secretary Doctorate in Clinical Psychology School of Psychology NUI Galway Tel: (091) 493266 E-mail:
[email protected] Handbook: www.nuigalway.ie/psychology/d_clin_psych.htm
How to gain relevant experience?
Assistant Psychologist & Research Assistant Jobs & Advice – http://groups.google.com/group/AP_Ireland/topics – www.psychapp.co.uk – www.psyclick.org.uk – www.clinpsy.org.uk
Voluntary work (LD services) Join The British Psychological Society and / or The Psychological Society of Ireland www.psihq.ie/TRAINING_CAREERGUIDE.ASP Contact clinical psychology services in your area (look at HSE web directory)
