Coming to the fourth Q&A blogpost, we are thrilled to have Kevin, a qualified international clinical psychologist from University of Plymouth to share with us his experience and reflections on his journey to and during training.

In the third Q&A blogpost, we are excited to have Kathy Ka-Ying CHAU, who was a member of the DClinPsy International Community steering group at the time of publication, to share with us her journey to the doctorate clinical training in psychology at the University of Birmingham and her experience of training so far.

As the second Q&A article in this series, we have invited Caleb who was training at the at University of Hertfordshire at the time of publication, to share his journey of application and his thesis topic with us.

A lot of you might be interested to know what kind of prior education or working experience would help international applicants to secure a place in the DClinPsy programme. Yet, we realised that there was no definite answer after we started this platform. In the coming series, we have invited a number of current trainees/ graduates who would like to share their different routes to secure a place in the training, and any suggestions given to current trainees.

We begin with Ayse a Clinical Psychologist who completed her training at the University of Essex.

Congratulations to those of you who have been invited to interviews. We thought we would put together a few pointers that may help with preparing for upcoming interviews. We are happy to announce that we hold annual interview webinars to put our minds together and answer your inquiries. To learn about upcoming or past webinars, please visit our Events page.

In this article, we spoke to Nivruti Advani, who was a second-year international trainee at the University of Exeter at the time of publication, about her experiences of DClinPsy after living in the U.K for more than a year.

We hosted a webinar titled "All about DClinPsy Applications" on the 24th of October 2020 to give an overview and answer questions from aspiring international clinical psychologists about the DClinPsy courses and application processes.

It’s that time of the year again when people have started to think about writing their DClinPsy applications. It can be a challenging enough experience and we know that this can be made even more difficult for aspiring international psychologist trainees. We thought we would put together a few pointers that may help in starting to put together your application.

Moving countries can be exciting, daunting and scary at the best of times, without the added uncertainty of COVID-19. This article will signpost some of the information that we hope will be helpful for you to plan your journey to the U.K. The boring but crucial information below is from different government websites, written in a more fun and succinct manner with timelines to help you plan your journey.

For our very first feature article, we spoke to Mauricio Alvarez who completed Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College London in 2019. In this article, Mauricio opened up about his experiences as an international trainee from Mexico and how he navigated the training journey.

Packing for a long trip can be a daunting task for many, not to mention packing for a 3-year full-time DClinPsy journey during these unprecedented times of the pandemic. In this blogpost, we are hoping to share with you some of our personal experience in and advice on things to do or pack before you fly to the UK. However, this article does not serve as an exhaustive list of items that you must bring with you when you depart. Rather, it aims at highlighting the 10 crucial things that we believe are worth bearing in mind when preparing for your departure, especially for incoming year 1 trainees.

Moving to the U.K. is a life-changing experience, especially in the midst of a pandemic.

For some of us, this can feel exciting yet overwhelming at the same time. Here, we provide a glimpse into the highlights and unique needs of international trainees while completing their DClinPsy. These are the stories they shared and that all trainees have chosen to stay anonymous(*). 

We decided to highlight homesickness - an important experience and aren’t usually talked about enough, so we want to let you know that if you also feel the same then you are not alone in this journey.

We cover the essential paperwork that you need to do once you arrive in the UK. Based on our personal experience and feedback from current international trainees, delays in some of the paperwork can potentially affect your honorary contract with the NHS and your placement (i.e. you may not be able to pick up clients until this paperwork is in place).

This article covers tips on getting a sim card, finding accommodation and opening a bank account in the UK.

Current international DClinPsy trainees shared their tips and advice on getting around London and other UK cities from various UK airports.

We will start this article with information that might be helpful before/ during training, specifically on possible types of placement you will be getting in Year 1. We collated this segment based on feedback obtained from current trainees. Then we will end with something that most trainees who have not worked in the UK prior to training easily feel confused about.

The decision to study in the UK brings with it the opportunity to make new friends, expand your academic knowledge, and your existing views of the world. However, uprooting your life to an entirely new environment also brings challenges. For example, English weather can be quite unpredictable (checking weather forecast and having an umbrella in the bag is very important). In this article, we’ll discuss some of the things we hope will help you to make the most of your time in the UK.

Entertainment options in London are endless with affordable theatres, live music, escape rooms, day trips and museums. We couldn’t possibly list them all here, but if you have any questions please ask us or new friends whom you’ll meet in the course.