Salomons - CCCU
School of Psychology and Life Sciences | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Social Sciences
Course code:
2300
Course length:
3 years (full-time)
Phone:
01227 927075
Administration email:
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Overview
Who can apply:
We consider all candidates who provide transcripts of their academics which meet our criteria by the application deadline.
We cannot consider candidates who are currently studying to meet our academic requirements i.e. if you have not completed your undergraduate psychology degree, Psychology Conversion Course or Masters degree (if you did not get a 2:1 or 1st for your undergraduate degree).
Qualifications:
2:2 and above.
Those with a 2:2 require a Masters level qualification with an average score of 65% or above or awarded a Merit/Distinction.
Experience:
Minimum of 12 months clinical experience (or equivalent part-time)
Residence:
Applicants must have home fees status and have the right to work in the UK
Application:
We have two online multiple-choice short-listing tests on Saturday 1 March 2025
Disability:
We are not part of the Disability Confident scheme but have experience of supporting trainees with a wide range of disabilities through training.
Please see our Selection Procedure page for information about reasonable adjustments at the testing and interview stage.
Document requirements:
If you have a disability that prevents you from driving please email Salomons for guidance
Please provide a document confirming your GBC status, plus:
- Undergraduate degree TRANSCRIPT
- Conversion course TRANSCRIPT (if completed)
- Any other Masters degree TRANSCRIPT (if completed)
- Full UK-valid driving licence
Professional accreditation
This course is accredited by:
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Association of Family Therapy for a Foundation Level in Systemic Therapy
The length of the Programme cannot be reduced through the accreditation of prior learning or experience.
Approach and theories
The Salomons programme has teaching in the following approaches:
- Family Systems and Systemic Approaches
- Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, including "third wave" models
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Neuropsychology
- Critical Psychology
- Diversity, Difference and Social Inclusion
- Community Psychology
- Lifespan development
The Programme places significant importance on the value of exposing trainees to a diversity of therapeutic models. To this end, trainees receive the opportunity for a breadth of experience to understand the theoretical and research underpinnings, and the practical application, of several mainstream psychological models. The programme also has accreditation from the Association of Family Therapy, so there is an option for some trainees to achieve a Foundation (non-practicing level) in Systemic Therapy over the course of the training.
In addition, the Programme gives high priority to providing trainees with frameworks to help them work in multi-cultural communities and to develop culturally sensitive ways of delivering psychological services.
Placement locations
The Salomons programme offers placements across Kent, East Sussex and South East London.
Services in the region are spread across a wide geographical area covering both inner city urban, and rural settings. They include well developed community-based services, as well as highly specialist national services. A very extensive and diverse range of placements exist in terms of therapeutic models, client groups, socially and culturally diverse populations and service settings.
Placement Planning
Placements are arranged by the programme staff in conjunction with Trust colleagues. Training needs, background experience, and trainee interests are taken into account in the allocation of all placements.
Travel to Placement
We are aware that long travel times to placement are not ideal, and therefore try to allocate trainees to placements that are as close to their homes as possible. However, as the Salomons programme covers such a large geographical area, trainees are often required to travel long distances to placement and many placements require trainees to travel around the community to visit clients, other team bases, etc.
To manage this, possession of a full driving licence and unrestricted use of a car for work purposes is essential, subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability. The Programme’s expectation is that trainees will be responsible for making suitable transport arrangements to arrive at their placement base by 9.00am and to undertake any travel required by their work while on placement.
Applicants with health conditions, disabilities or carer responsibilities
We very much welcome applicants with disabilities and caring responsibilities, and trainees will have these needs prioritised when allocating their placement.
Last updated:
2nd September 2024