Certificate Clinical Neuropsychology Practice
Overview
The certificate is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Neuropsychology and supports you to develop the practice competencies required for entry on to the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN). The Certificate can support applicants pursuing qualification in adult or paediatric neuropsychology.
In order to accrue relevant clinical experience, it is your responsibility to secure paid employment within a neuropsychology service during your enrolment on the Certificate. It is also your responsibility to secure supervision for your work when enrolled on the course. However, we provide additional oversight and support towards developing your case portfolio and ensuring your clinical experience demonstrates the required competencies for entry to the SRCN. This support includes discussion of case formats and patient cases, and help in managing supervision. This support is provided by clinicians with experience of conducting portfolio vivas for entry to the SRCN.
Entry requirements & fees
The certificate requires you to have a doctorate in clinical, education or counselling psychology and registration as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council. You must also demonstrate that you have completed, or are undertaking, the knowledge component of training relevant to the practice component you wish to undertake (adult or paediatric). The adult version of this certificate is only open to those who hold the adult knowledge dimension, and likewise the paediatric knowledge dimension is needed for the paediatric pathway. Applicants with other practitioner psychologist qualifications should contact the School to discuss (postgrad-psychology@bristol.ac.uk)
For full details on entry requirements and fees, please see our prospectus webpage.
Online learning & support
Bristol has experience delivering online courses since 2010. The course is organised through our online learning environment where you will find easy access to course information, timetables, discussion boards and other sources of help and support.
Tutorials, reviews, practice vivas, formulation workshops and vivas related to the practice dimension are delivered online and the course can be taken remotely.
Part-time modes of study
We recognise that those studying on our courses will be balancing busy employment schedules, family/caring commitments and the demands of study. As such, this Certificate can be taken full-time as a one-year course or part-time over 2 or 3 years. Selecting the right length of study will depend on the intensity of your post-qualification neuropsychology practice, but we can facilitate transfer to longer durations of study during your enrolment with us if there are changes in circumstances or need. Equally, candidates may apply for further extensions to their course duration up to a total of 4 years active study time with us. This time would exclude any suspensions that may be required (e.g. for health, changes in employment or parental responsibilities...).
There are two entry points for the programme each year: September & January.
Course structure, units and assessment
This Certificate consists of one 60-credit unit. A brief overview to this unit and its assessment requirements can be found in the dropdown list below, but please visit our programme catalogue for full details of the unit content.
Scholarships
There are a number of scholarships that are available for postgraduate study at Bristol, and these include UK, EU and international students. More information about scholarships can be found on the University of Bristol's funding web page, and there is also information specific to each country. The Student Funding Office has further information about funding postgraduate study.
Backdating prior practice experience
To demonstrate practical competency, you need to provide evidence of two years of supervised clinical practice relevant to clinical neuropsychology.
Up to 12 months of clinical experience can be recognised post-hoc via an application for backdating and validation once enrolled.
