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This professional programme combines working in a clinical setting, with lectures and seminars to support academic development and the opportunity to complete a doctoral level research project. Teaching is offered in a small-group setting and aims to provide a thorough understanding of normal child development, childhood psychopathology and psychotherapeutic techniques linked with direct experience of clinical work and conducting relevant research. Assessment description: The first volume of the dissertation (max. 20,000 words) is made up of four case reports, one of which will be a service-related project report. The three clinical case reports will demonstrate knowledge of psychoanalytic theory and its application to clinical work. The service-related project report will demonstrate an ability to conduct applied research in clinical service settings. The second volume of the dissertation (max. 16,000 words) is made up of three pieces of work, to be assessed by viva:

• A report of an empirical research project, written in a format as if to be submitted to a peer-reviewed academic journal (up to 10,000 words).
• A conference-style poster presenting key findings from your empirical research project (created in an A2 format);
• A reflective account of the process of undertaking research and linking this with clinical training and work (up to 6,000 words).

The second volume of the dissertation will demonstrate an ability to develop, design and conduct a research study, as well as the ability to reflect on clinical-research links and communicate findings in an accessible way. For further information about the module description contact the programme team.