Course summary
Improve your knowledge of clinical neuropsychology for professional CPD or to count toward the 'knowledge' component of the adult clinical neuropsychology Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN), with our British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited postgraduate diploma. The course is delivered 100% online and is supported on an attractive and easy-to-navigate online learning platform, with a variety of learning materials. You will have access to pre-recorded lectures and podcasts, live webinars, interactive and facilitated student activities, discussions in online study groups, and fully accessible e-reading lists, including online journals and e-books, and other web-based media and resources. The course is structured in its learning design and timeframes (3-week periods) in which you will complete certain segments of themed content and activities. What's more, this course is largely self-directed and self-paced so you can adapt to fit your schedule, employment, and lifestyle. Those who qualify can continue onto further study on the Salomons Institute PGCert Clinical Neuropsychology Practice, thereby completing the route to the SRCN.
Assessment method
You will be assessed using a number of formats designed to tap into the different skills that highly relate to skills and competencies that are required or useful in employment in clinical neuropsychology. These include timed ‘take home’ exams when being assessed on acquired knowledge, clinical case reports when being assessed on clinical competency, topic papers or ‘strategic’ literature reviews based around your professional goals and your ability to find out and critically appraise new information, and your participation in the online ‘study group’ community.
Entry requirements
Applicants should: Be HCPC registered (or equivalent) Practitioner Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (you will need to provide a HCPC registration number and doctoral level training equivalent education with postgraduate teaching, practicum and thesis). Be a member, or have eligibility for full membership, with British Psychological Society (BPS) division (i.e., DCP or DCoP) or equivalent Be employed (part-time or full-time) in a service that provides assessment and/or intervention for individuals with neurological conditions, brain injuries, or conditions with neuropsychological presentation in which clinical neuropsychology represents a component of the service. Have access (and likelihood of permission and client consent) to cases that can be written up for assessment of your clinical competence, for educational purposes, toward completion of the PGDip award Have a minimum of one-year post-qualification / HCPC-registered experience in the/a clinical neuropsychology service Demonstrate how to work effectively in teams, taking a compassionate and client-centred approach, and have capacity for reflective practice – you will have the opportunity to showcase these skills in the interview with our course directors.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language you require an IELTS overall score of 7.0 with no element below 6.5 for HCPC registration and this postgraduate course. Please see our English language requirements page for more information. Alternatively, you will have completed a professional doctoral level equivalent higher education degree that was taught and assessed entirely in English.
English language requirements
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/international/english-language-requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please see course webpage for up to date fee information.
Provider information
Canterbury Christ Church University
North Holmes Road
Canterbury
CT1 1QU