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The University of Edinburgh: Psychological Therapies

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department School of Health in Social Science
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Taught

Summary

Each year, mental health problems such as anxiety and depression will affect 1 in 4 people, including 1 in 10 children, at an anticipated global cost of $6T by 2030. Psychological therapies, especially cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), provides a safe, effective solution to many of our most common mental health problems.

Study options The programme offers two options:

  • a two-year, full-time, 240-credit option

  • a part-time, 180-credit option

For both full-time or part-time, you will enrol for the MSc in Psychological Therapies, but depending on chosen pathway may exit with:

  • a PG Certificate

  • PG Diploma

  • MSc in Psychological Therapies

  • with a specialism in CBT, denoted in brackets after the main programme title (for example, PG Dip Psychological Therapies (CBT).

Full-time programme The full-time programme is aimed at applicants who are recent graduates or those looking for a change in career who do not hold a core clinical qualification or equivalent.

We take applicants from graduate status and provide general clinical skills training and specific CBT training.

The programme incorporates a clinical placement based at the Centre for Psychological Therapies which is led by applied psychologists with extensive clinical experience.

Part-time programme The part-time programme is aimed at applicants who already hold a core clinical qualification or equivalent and provides practitioner training in CBT and other therapies.

With a special, but not exclusive, focus on childhood and adolescence, the programme is suited to practitioners working with children, youth and adults.

For students who do not have access to their own clinical caseload the Centre for Psychological Therapies is able to provide placements and supervision at the on-campus clinic for an additional fee.

You will typically complete 60 credits each year, completing the MSc over three years, but the flexible programme structure allows you to take between 2 and 6 years depending on your own needs.

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