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Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, PG Dip

This new two-year programme is commissioned by NHS England with a view to developing the careers and employability of those trained on Children and Young People’s Mental Health CYP-MH (previously CYP-IAPT) Low Intensity Trainings.

About this programme

The main aim of the programme is to extend students’ clinical skillset and widen the scope of presentations they are trained to work with. During year one, students will develop knowledge and skills in working with various advanced anxiety presentations (OCD, traumatic stress, school anxiety, self-harm, tics) as well as evidence-based low intensity interventions for neurodivergent children, young people and their families (including autistic spectrum conditions and learning disabilities).

In year two, students will develop their skills in supervising in-training and newly qualified low intensity practitioners. Models of supervision will be introduced along with competency frameworks and use of feedback tools. Trainee SWPs will be combined with students undertaking the PG Cert in Supervision for these two modules.

Please click here to view the UCL SWP course brochure.

Who can apply?

The programme is open to graduates of one of the following programmes:

  • PGCert or PGDip CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice (CWP)

  • PGDip Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)

Candidates must:

  • be qualified EMHPs (graduate or postgraduate diploma) or CWPs (graduate or postgraduate certificate or diploma)

  • have two years’ post-qualification experience as a CWP or EMHP, starting from the date of receipt of certification (a minimum of one year post-qualification experience can be considered)

  • be competent, trained and accredited in the clinical models they are supervising

  • have secured a locally created SWP role.

In addition to this, a minimum of an upper second-class honours bachelor’s degree from a UK university or an overseas equivalent in a relevant subject. Applicants who do not fulfil these academic criteria are still encouraged to apply and may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please refer to the UCL course brochure for more details.

Career Prospects

Students who attend the programme are applying for places commissioned nationally by region, with the specific purpose of enhancing their employability and effectiveness as low intensity practitioners, with the aim of improving experiences of inclusive mental health services. It is hoped that following the course they will be retained in these roles for some time, with more developed skills in the interventions they provide and in supervising others who are training after them.

Further Information

For more information about the programme, including content, structure or to make an application, please visit the UCL website.

The course is funded by NHS England. Please note that this course is not open to direct access, and applications for training places must be put forward by CYP-MH services.

Contact

For all enquiries related to this programme, please contact the Programme Officer.