Clinical Psychology Doctor of (DClinPsy)

Our Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) integrates research and clinical practice in order to prepare you for practice as a professional Clinical Psychologist. You will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and for Chartered Clinical status with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

About this course
The clinical psychology programme at Newcastle is one of the longest established training programmes in the UK, having celebrated over 50 years in practice. It is part of the School of Psychology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, at Newcastle University.

It is closely integrated with the NHS, particularly with our NHS colleagues in the local psychology services and those in Health Education North East which is part of Health Education England.

The programme integrates research and clinical practice throughout all aspects of the training in order to prepare you for practice as professional Clinical Psychologists, eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and for Chartered Clinical status with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

The aim of the programme is to develop clinically competent and effective scientist practitioners who are able to contribute to and develop the knowledge base through the understanding, production and utilisation of research findings.

The programme is committed to an evidence based and empirically grounded ethos. You will also be enabled to develop key skills and qualities in collaboration, reflection and leadership.

Teaching and training draws on current research, and trainees are required to demonstrate the links between theory and practice throughout their training. Our trainees need to develop and demonstrate competence in the current evidence-based and widely-practiced aspects of clinical psychology. You will develop capability in the critical appreciation of relevant empirical literature and clinical theory. This will allow you to draw upon and contribute to the research basis for clinical practice and solve relevant problems systematically.