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Gain the academic skills and clinical experience to qualify as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, with our Grad Cert/PG Cert Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Training course.

This course will train you to work as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) within an NHS Talking Therapies service in England, working with adults with common mental health conditions.

Why choose the 黑瓜吃料网

Your training will be delivered within the . Established in 2008, the Institute offers award-winning training underpinned by psychological research.
This course is accredited by the . When you graduate, you’ll be eligible for registration with the BPS and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
We are an early adopter site, delivering PWP training to more than 30 cohorts of trainees since 2008, and maintaining our accreditation since then. You’ll be taught by experienced and enthusiastic practitioners.
You’ll gain a theoretical understanding of common mental health problems and clinical skills to support clients using low intensity CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy).

What you’ll learn

On this course, you’ll follow the NHS Talking Therapies National Curriculum for PWP training.

The programme combines theory and practice-based learning at the University, alongside clinical practice under supervision at an NHS Talking Therapies service in England.

Self-funding or sponsored students may undertake their clinical placement at a suitable alternative setting.

provide evidence-based, low intensity cognitive behavioural-based interventions for adults experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression.

Your academic learning will:

provide you with a theoretical understanding of the nature and treatment of depression and anxiety
develop your clinical competency to offer evidence-based treatment at Step 2 of the stepped care model – through observation, role-plays and skills practice.

Who is the programme for?

Applicants employed by the NHS

Most of our students will be directly employed as a trainee PWP within a partner NHS Talking Therapies service. The course is fully funded by the NHS for these students. Trainees will receive a salary equivalent to a full-time NHS band 4 over the year, along with supervision within their service.

Fully funded trainee PWP roles are advertised on the . Applicants should apply directly to NHS services for these roles. The 黑瓜吃料网 will review applications and be present on interview panels.

Self-funding applicants

You can apply directly to the 黑瓜吃料网 if you are interested in self-funding (covering the costs of training yourself as an individual), or being sponsored by your employer.

Self-funded or sponsored routes are only suitable for applicants with access to appropriate training cases (clients) and supervision. You will need to complete a minimum number of clinical hours and supervision hours in order to pass the course. Prior to starting the course, it is therefore essential that you have access to appropriate clients and supervision within your service/placement.

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You will need to complete the Information Particulars and Objectives form at enrolment. The form also offers guidance around your responsibilities, and those of your employer/placement organisation and clinical supervisor.

The 黑瓜吃料网 is unable to help with securing a suitable placement or supervision if these are not already in place.

Course duration

This full-time taught programme spans 12 months and normally runs twice per year – starting in February and September.

From September 2026 onwards, there will be the option to complete this training on a part-time basis, over 24 months. The part-time option will only be available for those joining our September cohort.

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The University also offers an MSci in Applied Psychology (Clinical) – an integrated master’s programme comprising three years of undergraduate study, along with integrated PWP training in the fourth year at master’s level.

How you’ll learn

You’ll benefit from a variety of learning methods on this course, including:

interactive seminars and group discussion
experiential skills
observation
self-practice and self-reflection (SP/SR)
skills practice
directed independent learning
clinical discussion.

Your University-based activities will include:

1 induction day
31 structured teaching days
19 University-directed study days.

Around 75% of teaching will take place on our Whiteknights or London Road campuses in 黑瓜吃料网. The remainder of your teaching days will take place remotely, via Microsoft Teams.

While there will be some variation across the year, your week will typically consist of two University-related days (teaching and/or study days), with the remaining three days working in an NHS Talking Therapies service – or suitable alternative placement for those self-funding or being sponsored by an employer.

You must be able to attend 100% of the teaching and University-directed learning days. Annual leave may not be taken during these days.

Please note that teaching at the University pauses over the Christmas, Easter and summer periods.

Clinical practice

Over the year, you will need to complete a minimum of 80 clinical hours with clients and 40 supervision hours (20 hours of case management supervision, 20 hours of clinical skills supervision) within your workplace – or a suitable alternative placement for those self-funding or being sponsored by an employer.

You will also be required to engage in ongoing supervised therapeutic work with appropriate cases.

Assessment of competencies

We will assess your clinical and academic competencies formatively throughout the modules you study, and summatively at the end of each module. Each module must be passed to successfully complete the course.

The range of summative assessments includes:

role-play
submission of a patient recording
oral presentation
short essays
reflective analysis.

Formative assessments will also take place to support your learning and help prepare for assessed work.

You will be required to keep a Clinical Practice Outcomes Portfolio (CPO) throughout the course, providing evidence of your successful completion of all elements of the course – including application of theory to practice in the workplace.

Overview

Gain the academic skills and clinical experience to qualify as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, with our Grad Cert/PG Cert Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Training course.

This course will train you to work as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) within an NHS Talking Therapies service in England, working with adults with common mental health conditions.

Why choose the 黑瓜吃料网

Your training will be delivered within the . Established in 2008, the Institute offers award-winning training underpinned by psychological research.
This course is accredited by the . When you graduate, you’ll be eligible for registration with the BPS and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
We are an early adopter site, delivering PWP training to more than 30 cohorts of trainees since 2008, and maintaining our accreditation since then. You’ll be taught by experienced and enthusiastic practitioners.
You’ll gain a theoretical understanding of common mental health problems and clinical skills to support clients using low intensity CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy).

What you’ll learn

On this course, you’ll follow the NHS Talking Therapies National Curriculum for PWP training.

The programme combines theory and practice-based learning at the University, alongside clinical practice under supervision at an NHS Talking Therapies service in England.

Self-funding or sponsored students may undertake their clinical placement at a suitable alternative setting.

provide evidence-based, low intensity cognitive behavioural-based interventions for adults experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression.

Your academic learning will:

provide you with a theoretical understanding of the nature and treatment of depression and anxiety
develop your clinical competency to offer evidence-based treatment at Step 2 of the stepped care model – through observation, role-plays and skills practice.

Who is the programme for?

Applicants employed by the NHS

Self-funding applicants

You can apply directly to the 黑瓜吃料网 if you are interested in self-funding (covering the costs of training yourself as an individual), or being sponsored by your employer.

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The 黑瓜吃料网 is unable to help with securing a suitable placement or supervision if these are not already in place.

Course duration

This full-time taught programme spans 12 months and normally runs twice per year – starting in February and September.

Further options at the 黑瓜吃料网

Learning

How you’ll learn

You’ll benefit from a variety of learning methods on this course, including:

interactive seminars and group discussion
experiential skills
observation
self-practice and self-reflection (SP/SR)
skills practice
directed independent learning
clinical discussion.

Your University-based activities will include:

1 induction day
31 structured teaching days
19 University-directed study days.

Around 75% of teaching will take place on our Whiteknights or London Road campuses in 黑瓜吃料网. The remainder of your teaching days will take place remotely, via Microsoft Teams.

You must be able to attend 100% of the teaching and University-directed learning days. Annual leave may not be taken during these days.

Please note that teaching at the University pauses over the Christmas, Easter and summer periods.

Clinical practice

You will also be required to engage in ongoing supervised therapeutic work with appropriate cases.

Assessment of competencies

The range of summative assessments includes:

role-play
submission of a patient recording
oral presentation
short essays
reflective analysis.

Formative assessments will also take place to support your learning and help prepare for assessed work.

Entry requirements

Academic entry requirements

Graduate route

A is required.

If you hold a level 3 or 4 qualification, you are still welcome to apply. Entry onto the course would be dependent on writing and passing a pre-entry essay to assess academic competence at level 5.

Postgraduate route

A level 6 qualification (a degree at 2:2 or higher, in any subject).

Other entry requirements

We expect applicants to have excellent interpersonal skills and some experience of working with or supporting people with common mental difficulties (anxiety and/or depression), in a paid or voluntary capacity.

You will need access to suitable patients and supervision at Step 2 of an NHS talking therapies service, or a suitable alternative placement if self-funding or being sponsored by an employer.

English language requirements for those applying to this course with English as a second language.

Structure

Year 1

These are the modules offered to students on the full time version of the course, taken over one year. For part time students, these modules will be studied over two years.

Compulsory modules

Engagement and assessment of common mental health problems

(20 credits)

Learn how to support people with common mental health problems in the self-management of their recovery.

You’ll gain a good understanding of the incidence, prevalence and presentation of common mental health problems and evidence-based treatment choices. You’ll develop a PWP’s “common factors” competencies of: active listening, engagement, alliance building, client-centred information gathering, information giving, and shared decision making.

You will develop your knowledge and skills by undertaking client-centred assessments across a range of different assessment formats, settings and delivery methods. Assessment types include: screening/triage assessment within an NHS Talking Therapies service, risk assessment, provisional diagnostic (problem descriptor) assessment, psychometric assessment (using standardised symptom measures), problem focused assessment, and intervention planning assessment.

You’ll need to engage clients and establish an appropriate relationship while gathering information in a collaborative manner.

Evidence-based low intensity treatment of common mental health problems

(20 credits)

Gain a good understanding of the process of therapeutic support and the management of individuals and groups of clients, engaging where appropriate with families, friends and carers.

Develop a PWP’s general and disorder-defined ”specific factor” competencies in the delivery of low-intensity treatments, and in the support of medication concordance.

You’ll explore a range of evidence-based low-intensity self-help interventions informed by cognitive-behavioural principles, such as behavioural activation, graded exposure, cognitive restructuring, worry management, panic management, problem solving, sleep management, exposure response prevention, and behavioural experiments. You will also be trained to support physical exercise and medication adherence.

You will be supported to deliver interventions individually or in a group format, and through face-to-face, telephone, email, computerised CBT, or other contact methods.

Values, employment and context

(20 credits)

Develop an understanding of the complexity of people’s health, social and occupational needs, and the services which can support people to recovery.

This module will hone your decision-making abilities, enable you to use supervision, and to recognise when and where it is appropriate to seek further advice, a step up or a signposted service.

You will develop your clinical management, liaison and decision-making competencies in the delivery of support to patients, particularly where people require intervention or advice outside the core low-intensity evidence-based interventions.

You’ll explore diversity, inclusion and intersectional approaches in this module, and acquire the necessary knowledge, attitudes and competencies to operate in an inclusive, values-driven service.

These are the modules that we currently offer for 2025/2026 entry. They may be subject to change as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

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Fees

New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £7,000 (for self-funding applicants)

New international students: N/A

Further fee information

Candidates who have secured an NHS-funded trainee PWP role will have their training fees covered.

For applicants who are being sponsored by their employer to attend this training or are self-funding, the current fee for full-time PWP training is £7,000.

The part time option (starting in September 2026), which lasts 2 years, will cost £7500.

Careers

As a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), you'll support adults from diverse backgrounds with common mental health issues. This will involve conducting assessments, identifying areas for change, providing support through various formats (phone, online, face-to-face), and signposting to relevant services like housing or employment.

PWPs may also collaborate with professionals across physical and mental health, social care and community organisations – working one-on-one, in groups, or in workshops. Ongoing supervision will help you reflect, improve and develop professionally.

As a qualified PWP, you can progress to senior roles (bands 6–8a) with responsibilities in management, leadership or clinical specialisms.

Career paths for PWPs include working in areas like long-term conditions, perinatal or occupational health, supervision, service leadership, clinical advisory roles, or research.

Some PWPs go on to become high intensity therapists, clinical psychologists, or counselling psychologists. PWPs who began training after September 2018 must complete their course and work for at least two years before being eligible for any other NHS-funded training.

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