Graduate Certificate Psychological Wellbeing Practice at University of Essex

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Psychological Wellbeing Practice trains psychological wellbeing practitioners to deliver evidence-based, low-intensity cognitive behavioural treatments to people with mild to moderate depression or anxiety. It is aimed at those without an undergraduate degree who can demonstrate the skills to study at level 6.

Department: Health and Social Care (School of) | Duration: 1 year (the programme runs over a 9-month period of 3 modules of 20 credits) | Intake: February | Study mode: full-time | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three 20-credit modules: Engagement and Assessment of Patients with Common Mental Health Problems, Evidence-based Low-intensity Treatment for Common Mental Health Disorders, and Values, Diversity and Context.

Career pathways

Trainees are usually employed at NHS Band 4 during training and then at NHS Band 5 as qualified practitioners; PWPs can progress to senior PWP roles or education of new practitioners.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must currently be working in an IAPT/NHS talking therapies service as a trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner; entry is through interview for a trainee PWP post with a local partner service, and international applicants cannot be accepted. A NQF Level 5 qualification and demonstrated capacity to study at NQF Level 6 are required. International applicants: not accepted for this course (entry requires current employment as a trainee PWP in an NHS Talking Therapies service); where English is not the first language, IELTS 7.0 overall with at least 6.5 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 7,000 for the whole programme. Home fee funded by the employer. Source

International applicants: GBP 9,550 for the whole programme. Home fee funded by the employer. Source

Intake: February

Duration: 1 year (the programme runs over a 9-month period of 3 modules of 20 credits)

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