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Clinical Psychotherapy MSc
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This is a unique course that brings together psychoanalytic thought with biological and cognitive processes as well as a strong foundation in research methods and analysis. Study at King’s renowned Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) where you will learn from world-leading experts and practising psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and psychiatrists. You will be introduced to foundational papers and special topics in psychoanalysis from psychosomatic disorders to neuroscience, as well as research-led advances in biological and cognitive processes, individual differences, and social processes. Clinical observerships and placements are embedded in the course. You will benefit from our extensive links with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, including the National Specialist Self-Harm Service, and 10 Windsor Walk - an award-winning community service that provides psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy.
Key benefits
- King’s is ranked 2nd in the world for psychology and psychiatry (US News Best Global Universities 2023).
- Teaching is led by active psychotherapists, psychoanalysts and consultant psychiatrists, working in South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SlaM) - the largest mental health Trust in the UK.
- You’ll have a wide range of research dissertation opportunities supervised by leading researchers at the IoPPN.
- Psychotherapy placements or observerships are embedded in the course.
- The course is offered both part time (2 years) or full time (1 year) to fit the around your work or personal commitments.
- You’ll be part of a rich learning environment learning alongside students from a variety of backgrounds, including psychology, psychiatry, social sciences and nursing
- Access to state-of-the-art equipment at the Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences; MRC Social Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre; Maurice Wohl Neuroscience Centre; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and access to EEG/ ERPs and TMS equipment at King’s College Hospital.
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Employability
We have created the course to appeal to different levels of experience or learning. You may already be working with vulnerable people in a mental health or social care capacity (including psychiatry, psychology, social care, nursing) and looking for further training in psychoanalysis.
You could be a psychology graduate looking for a master’s course with a clinical component as a stepping-stone to the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Professional Doctorate in Counselling and Psychology. Perhaps you come from a different field but are looking to change career to practise as a clinical psychotherapist. Or you may be interested in pursuing an academic research career in this field.
With practical experience from highly sought-after placements, you’ll develop specialist skills that you can use every day in your professional career. And being taught by our clinically active academics, you’ll have the cutting-edge knowledge you need to take your next steps towards becoming a psychotherapist.
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Employability
We have created the course to appeal to different levels of experience or learning. You may already be working with vulnerable people in a mental health or social care capacity (including psychiatry, psychology, social care, nursing) and looking for further training in psychoanalysis.
You could be a psychology graduate looking for a master’s course with a clinical component as a stepping-stone to the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Professional Doctorate in Counselling and Psychology. Perhaps you come from a different field but are looking to change career to practise as a clinical psychotherapist. Or you may be interested in pursuing an academic research career in this field.
With practical experience from highly sought-after placements, you’ll develop specialist skills that you can use every day in your professional career. And being taught by our clinically active academics, you’ll have the cutting-edge knowledge you need to take your next steps towards becoming a psychotherapist.
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