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Psychology in Professional Practice 2

When you'll study it
Whole Academic Year
CATS points
75
ECTS points
37.5
Level
Level 8
Module lead
Sarah Wright
Academic year
2025-26

Module overview

This module relates specifically to HCPC Standard of Proficiency set 12 as it provides the context to develop understanding the key concepts of the knowledge base relevant to the profession. Practice learning is an essential aspect of training; it provides the context to develop understanding the key concepts of the knowledge base relevant to the profession across a range of settings and services. Placements are an arena for exploring theory and for gaining experience across the range of Children’s Services, including schools. At Southampton placement learning is designed to enable progression towards independent work across all three years and is able to offer you extended placements with three Services. This is the 2nd module of 3 related ones (Psychology in Practice 1, 2 and 3) and runs alongside Consultation, Assessment and Intervention. It offers the opportunity to develop and apply the knowledge and skills taught on the programme, and in Year 1 within schools to professional practice in a wider Local Authority context.

Year 2 progresses to you spending 130 days in term time in a host local authority, supported by a supervision co-ordinator who is in touch with the University’s requirements and has the experience and authority to oversee a varied and graduated programme; a programme driven by the competencies you have acquired in year one. Casework and project work opportunities may be offered by other educational psychologists in the Service, but formal supervision is provided by the supervision co-ordinator. During the placement, time is also given to the exploration of a specialist area to provide some diversity of experience.

One of the pre-requisites for PSYC8044 and PSYC8046

Linked modules

Pre-requisites: PSYC6130 AND PSYC6131