Clinical placements
We offer Clinical placements and Mental Health Familiarisation placements in our communities, to trainee psychological therapists, training in modalities that complement our clinical model. This includes those on clinical training programmes for therapies such as psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, integrative, art psychotherapy, gestalt and counselling psychology.
If you are a trainee psychological therapist looking for a well-supported, high-quality placement with an organisation committed to relational practice, please email us for further information.
What we offer:
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Work with a diverse client base
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1:1 and group sessions
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Regular supervision (there is no fee charged for supervision on our placement)
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Access to training and resources
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A supportive and collaborative work environment
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An experience of working in a therapeutic community grounded in the principles of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs)
Mental Health familiarisation placements
We offer psychotherapy trainees the opportunity to gain experience in Mental Health Familiarisation within our therapeutic community settings. In this placement, you will be involved as a community member, participating in activities including facilitating therapeutic groups, attending staff meetings, participating in supervision and training, and contributing to the day-to-day operations of the service. This role can be challenging as you will be working with acute presentations, possibly in a different way from what you might be used to. Before applying, please carefully consider the demands of this role and reflect on your support systems to ensure you feel prepared for the experience. Knowledge or experience in working with psychosis or personality disorders is desirable.
These placements offer a flexible commitment of 1-2 days a week over at least 12 weeks. If you cannot commit to this time and still wish to work with us over a shorter period, we ask for a £350 contribution to cover administrative costs and supervision.
Applications for Mental Health Familiarisation Placements are closed for this academic year. Please do not apply, unless there is a specific opportunity advertised, as we will not be able to respond.
Clinical Placements (Honorary Psychotherapist)
The Honorary Psychotherapist's role involves working within our psychological framework to support the community by providing one-on-one therapy sessions once or twice a week, depending on your training requirements. If applicable to your training, you may also offer group therapy sessions. All trainees will be trained on CHT's policies and procedures and receive mandatory online training.
You must have participated in regular personal psychotherapy or counselling for more than a year before your placement. We are unlikely to offer a placement to trainees who have less than one year of personal psychotherapy or counselling experience.
We require a minimum commitment of 12 months, which will enable you to establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with our residents. We appreciate that, for some trainees, their training organisation will define the length of placement based on the academic year. In these specific instances, we are open to considering slightly shorter placements.
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