Supervision of Therapeutic Practice PGCert : ̽��ѡ

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Key information

Duration:: 1 year full time
Start date:: September 2025
Apply from:: March/April 2025 for a September 2025 start

This course is for you if you’d like to work in children and young people’s mental health services, supervising Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs).

You’ll develop:

the knowledge and practice to work as a EMHP and CWP supervisor
effective and sustainable theory-to-practice connections in your local context.

This course is offered in partnership between the School of Psychology at the ̽��ѡ, one of the largest psychology units in the UK, and the

We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.

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Entry requirements

Degree requirements	You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
Subject-specific requirements	You should have substantive experience of practicing Low or High Intensity CBT interventions. You should be able to demonstrate an interest and desire to work with, and supervise others working with, children and young people with mental health difficulties. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

Admissions information for applicants

How to apply	Opportunities to apply for this course are available through discussion and agreement with NHSE approved employers in the South East Region. To apply for an NHS funded place, please visit the . You will be able to apply from June for the September intake.
Personal statement	Yes. You must submit a personal statement as part of your application.

How to apply

Opportunities to apply for this course are available through discussion and agreement with NHSE approved employers in the South East Region. To apply for an NHS funded place, please visit the . You will be able to apply from June for the September intake.

Personal statement

Yes. You must submit a personal statement as part of your application.

If your qualifications aren’t listed or you have a question about entry requirements, contact us

For details on any additional costs, check out the Fees and scholarships section.

Application deadlines

Apply from March/April 2025 for a September 2025 start

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Modules

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

Promoting Psychological Knowledge in Supervision

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.

American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid

Please note that Certificate and Diploma programs at the ̽��ѡ are not eligible for USA federal Direct Loans. Find out more about American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid

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Our experts

Mr Tom Bostock

Visiting Assistant Professor

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Ms Emma Casson

Visiting Ssociate Professor

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Mr Peter Garwood

Honorary Senior Lecturer

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Ms Nik Mansfield

Visiting Assistant Professor

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Fees

How much does it cost?

The course is funded by NHSE (NHS England). This means that all University fees are paid by NHSE.

If, during your training year, you’re employed by the NHS, you’ll be on a national pay and conditions system called Agenda for Change (AfC).

There are nine pay bands and you’ll usually be paid at Band 4 while you train. After completing your training, you’ll be paid at Band 5, with the opportunity to progress with experience.

Terms and conditions can vary if you’re employed outside the NHS.

It’s important to note that a two-year psychological professions funding rule policy was implemented on 1 April 2022. This means that if you start NHS-funded psychological professions training from April 2022, you won’t be eligible for NHS funding for further psychological profession training for two years from the expected completion date of your first training, where it would lead to a change in your job role.

Additional costs

Note about additional costs

Please note that all costs are best estimates based on current market values. Activities may be subject to unavoidable change in response to Government advice. We’ll let you know at the earliest opportunity. We review estimates every year and they may vary with inflation. Find out how to budget for student life.

Placements

Your employer will arrange your access to supervisees.

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Careers

When you graduate, you’ll be well prepared to work as a supervisor in children and young people’s mental health services.

The supervisor role might give you the opportunity to progress into more senior clinical roles. These roles could include management responsibilities within mental health teams or developing clinical specialisms.

Later in your career, you could go on to train as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist or a clinical psychologist.

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