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Placements have been one of the most rewarding aspects of the course. I've had the opportunity to work with children, adults, and multidisciplinary teams in schools, hospitals, and community clinics. These experiences have helped me grow in confidence and cement my passion for the profession.

From the get go, I have found the Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå DEdPsy community very welcoming, friendly and most of all supportive. My supervisors have been available for regular supervision meetings and provided expert advice and support throughout the process.

Working with clients really does underpin my passion for person-centred therapy, I have watched clients grow and work through presenting issues and issues that come up throughout the course of therapy. My experience of placement has really driven me forward and increased my drive, but it has also enabled me to be confident professionally.

The research clinic taught me about the research side of counselling – in particular, data collection. I am fond of doing that. It also gives me another perspective to understand clients.

I learned so much from my supervision group peers and tutor when we started discussing our client work. I always felt well supported by my supervision tutor when I stumbled across client situations I felt I needed to discuss further or seek guidance on.

The practical counselling skills element of the programme was well implemented and centred around the person-centred principles of congruence, empathy, and unconditional positive regard. This began with learning how to engage in self-awareness, active listening, ethical principles such as confidentiality, and with progressive practice within peer triad group work.

The staff in Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Psychology are extremely helpful and supportive, and genuinely want to see you succeed. I have always felt comfortable asking questions or asking for support, which has been crucial in my development as a researcher.

I would thoroughly recommend the Doctorate in Educational Psychology to any colleagues who want to deepen their practice and refresh their enthusiasm for learning.  It will benefit them personally as well as their service and the children and families they work with. 

The teaching staff were brilliant at introducing the cohort to new topics, themes and ideas in psychology and allowing us to cultivate our own critical approach to existing theory and research. The use of group work made our learning a team journey and hearing different perspectives sped up our knowledge and understanding.

I was naturally drawn to the modality of person-centred counselling and very fortunate to have a university on my doorstep which has an excellent reputation for its Masters in Person Centred Counselling.