Postgraduate and Graduate Diplomas in Education Mental Health Practitioner Training at University of Reading

Postgraduate and graduate diploma training for Education Mental Health Practitioners, combining university teaching with supervised clinical practice in a Mental Health Support Team. Trainees deliver low-intensity CBT-based support for children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety, depression and behavioural difficulties in schools and colleges. The course is delivered by the Charlie Waller Institute and accredited by the British Psychological Society, with eligibility for BPS and BABCP registration.

Department: Charlie Waller Institute  |  Duration: 12 months full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Six equally weighted modules totalling 120 credits: Fundamental Principles for Working with Children and Young People; Engagement and Assessment of Common Mental Health Problems in Children and Young People; Evidence-Based Low-Intensity Interventions for Children and Young People; Working, Assessing and Engaging in Education Settings; Common Problems and Processes in Education Settings; and Interventions for Emerging Mental Health Difficulties in Education Settings. A minimum of 80 clinical hours and 40 supervision hours is required.

Career pathways

Qualified EMHPs can progress to senior roles (bands 6 to 8a) in supervision, management, leadership or clinical specialisms; some become high-intensity therapists, clinical psychologists or counselling psychologists, and others progress to Senior Wellbeing Practitioner training.

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