Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 Year
Build your career as a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner. Gain real-world experience, support patients’ care and learn evidence-based interventions. This course is for you if you’d like to train as a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) in adult mental health services. As a MHWP, you’ll:
help patients manage their mental health
co-ordinate care
support patients to access the best possible community and professional resources
offer evidence-based psychological interventions.
This course is offered in partnership between the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex, one of the largest psychology units in the UK, and the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. No prior knowledge or experience in mental health is required but you should demonstrate an interest and desire to work with adults with complex mental health difficulties. You must also show an interest in developing skills fundamental to mental health care. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
When you successfully complete this course, your employer will provide you with ongoing training to keep your skills and knowledge up to date.
To support your practice and your wellbeing as a practitioner, you’ll be provided with regular supervision.
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 and spring teaching
Wellbeing-focused Psychologically-informed Interventions for Severe Mental Health Problems
Autumn teaching
Engaging and Assessing People with Serious Mental Health Problems
Spring and summer teaching
Care Planning in Partnership
Spring teaching
Wellbeing-focused Psychologically-informed Interventions for Severe Mental Health Problems (Advanced)
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