1st Edition
Building a Career as a Psychological Practitioner
Front matter – Acknowledgements
1. Introduction & How to Use this Book
1b. Acronym Decoder
2. Being a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
3. Being a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner
4. Being a Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner
5. Being an Education Mental Health Practitioner
6. Routes into the Profession
7. Transferable Skills
8. Being a Trainee
9. Professional Ethics
10. Mastering the Job Market
11. Starting Out
12. Making the Most of Your Career
13. Thinking About Next Steps
14. Related Roles
End matter – Final words.
Biography
Elspeth Ward is currently a supervision lead across NHS Talking Therapies Mersey Care, a registered PWP and co‑Chair of the Psychological Professions Network North West Psychological Practitioner Community of Practice.
Kirsty Drysdale is a specialist lecturer on the CWP and EMHP programmes at the Psychological Therapies Training Centre in Manchester, a clinically practicing CWP, and a co‑Chair of the PPN NW Psychological Practitioner Community of Practice.
'This book is an essential read for anyone considering, starting, or developing their career as a psychological practitioner. What sets this book apart is its inclusive approach. It is written by experienced practitioners who have ensured that they involved the very workforce they are representing which conveys a sense of authenticity from the outset. This book not only considers the journey of becoming a psychological practitioner, but it gives the reader a real sense of what it is like to work as psychological practitioner.'
Paul Thompson, Teesside University, UK
