Sessions will be interactive in nature, and will incorporate reflexive practice within the sessions. Content will cover: development and maintenance of systems for legal, ethical and professional standards in health psychology (including in health psychology research); the use of reflection in professional practice; giving health psychology advice and guidance to others (including assessment of needs, and evaluation of advice given); and team-working skills (including issues around development and maintenance of appropriate boundaries, team roles, confidentiality issues and team leadership). You will also be taught about different organizational contexts relevant to practice, and about the importance of continuing professional development.

There is ONE piece of assessment for this module:
Reflexive Report (Maximum 6,000 words plus appendices), weighted at 100%.

The report will take the form of a reflexive account written over two years (or part-time equivalent) where you will provide an in-depth evaluation of your personal and professional development as a health psychologist. In this report you will:
- reflect upon the extent to which your experiences, both planned and unforeseen, have allowed you to acquire specified competence in each component;
- describe critical incidents that have been key facilitators or barriers to progress;
- include reflections on your development in each module;
- demonstrate your ability to be constructively critical;
- cross-reference to current theory and research in relevant areas.
You will include:
- reference to the development and maintenance of systems for legal, ethical and professional standards in health psychology (including in health psychology research);
- reflections on your personal development as a professional Health Psychologist including examples of where you have demonstrated professional autonomy and accountability;
- reflections on where you have given health psychology advice and guidance to others (including assessment of needs, and evaluation of advice given);
- reflections on where you have used communication skills in different contexts;
- reflections on the development of team-working skills, including issues around development and maintenance of appropriate boundaries, confidentiality issues, and an understanding of team leadership;
- reflections on how you have used involved service users and carers in your training;
- an understanding of the need to engage in continuing professional development;
- an understanding of organisational and systemic issues.

(Learning outcomes 1-5).

Additional supportive material should be attached in the Appendix. (Learning outcomes 1-5).
There will be opportunities for formative feedback: comments will be provided on (1) a detailed plan of the assessment given by the module leader and (2) a full draft of the assessment by your supervisor.

This module is supported with 18 hours of professional skills workshops. The workshops in the first year will cover the different aspects of professional skills in health psychology, and within each session there will be a time dedicated to reflexive practice. You will be expected to bring examples of your own practice to each session.
The sessions in the following year will build upon the knowledge learnt in the first year, and specifically will focus on assessment and viva voce examination preparation, and also include a session by our Careers service on writing CV and job applications and interview techniques.
The workshops will be supplemented by 12 hours of tailored individual supervision sessions with your supervisor, and guidance from the module leader (2 hours), who will give guidance on writing up your logbook and reflexive report.
The remaining 418 independent study hours will include keeping up-to-date with the health psychology literature, attending health psychology seminars and conferences, writing/updating lists of weekly activities, writing up your reflective diary, reflecting on critical incidents, and writing up reflexive report.

Web based databases to review current relevant literature in electronic database format. Internet access. Thompson library, Resource rooms (Psychology and general in Science Centre). Computer terminals.

You must satisfy these admission requirements:
Hold an honours degree recognised by the British Psychological Society as offering Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership AND Have completed British Psychological Society Stage One training in Health Psychology (a BPS accredited MSc in Health Psychology) at a Merit or equivalent.

British Psychological Society (2009). Code of Ethics and Conduct. www.bps.org.uk
Bolton, G. (2014) Reflective Practice, Writing and Professional Development: Fourth Edition
Michie, S. & Abraham, C. (2004). Health Psychology in Practice. Oxford: Blackwell.
Health Professions Council (2008) Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics. www.hcpc-uk.org.

1. Demonstrate professional standards in research and practice including working autonomously as a health psychologist, and accepting accountability for decision making. (Knowledge & Understanding, Application, Enquiry, Learning, Problem Solving, Analysis)

2. Reflect on and review professional practice in health psychology, including recognising needs for further development. (Reflection)

3. Exercise personal responsibility in complex and unpredictable situations in professional practice and make informed professional judgements on complex issues, often in the absence of complete data, in accordance with current codes of professional legal and ethical. (Reflection, Learning, Problem Solving)

4. Communicate ideas and conclusions clearly and effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences. (Communication)

5. Understand in detail the organisational and systemic issues of relevance to the practice of applied psychologists. (Knowledge & Understanding)

Sessions will be interactive in nature, and will incorporate reflexive practice within the sessions. Content will cover: development and maintenance of systems for legal, ethical and professional standards in health psychology (including in health psychology research); the use of reflection in professional practice; giving health psychology advice and guidance to others (including assessment of needs, and evaluation of advice given); and team-working skills (including issues around development and maintenance of appropriate boundaries, team roles, confidentiality issues and team leadership). You will also be taught about different organisational contexts relevant to practice, and about the importance of continuing professional development.