Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology (DECAP - Doctorate)

Queen's University Belfast

PhD

In Belfast City

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Description

  • Type

    PhD

  • Location

    Belfast city (Northern Ireland)

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Overview: The DECAP Programme is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) to train Educational Psychologists. The first three years of work, post qualification, must be spent (see above) in the EA EPS within Northern Ireland. Share this course Share "One of the real strengths of the DECAP programme, apart from the breadth of the training provided through teaching and placement opportunities, stems from the close, positive, practical and pastoral support given by the tutor team, all of whom are practitioner EPs themselves. This has been highlighted as a real strength of the programme by all of its External Examiners." DECAP Graduate

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Location

Start date

Belfast City (County Antrim)
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University Road, BT7 1NN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Applicants must have, or expect to have at least a 2.1 Honours degree in Psychology, or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. The qualification must be such that the applicant is, or will be, eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). Prospective candidates are expected to have pre-entry experience (see DECAP website; entrance to this course is competitive). Applicants with international qualifications, or where GBC is uncertain, should seek...

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • Teaching

Course programme

Special Features

The DECAP programme is recognised as being one of the leading training courses for EPs in the UK and Ireland. The three-year funding model makes it possible for students/trainees to retain close links with the programme's tutors and to attend the university throughout all three years of the programme (unlike equivalent programmes in Great Britain, there is no need or requirement for students/trainees to seek employment during the second and third years of training).

Amongst the benefits of this model of funding and course design is the capacity to provide not only close supervision, including research supervision, but also an Intermodular Teaching Programme which includes foundation training (and, in several aspects, qualifications) in:

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Dynamic Assessment
  • Family Systemic Therapy
  • Incredible Years Parenting Programme
  • Video Interaction Guidance

Additional information

Career Prospects The Programme confers a professional qualification to work as an Educational Psychologist. Graduates register with the HCPC, which qualifies them to work anywhere within the UK and in those countries which recognise UK qualifications. The DECAP Programme is the only educational psychology training programme in Northern Ireland and almost all of the appointments of EPs to the EA EPS are recruited from the programme. Queen's postgraduates reap exceptional benefits. Unique initiatives, such as Degree Plus and Researcher Plus bolster...

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Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology (DECAP - Doctorate)

£ 2,100 + VAT

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