PWP training and
assessment
Olivia Adams
Professional Tutor
The Team
PWPs in service
CBT Therapists
Clinical Psychologist
Counselling Psychologist
Guest Speakers
Admin support
Learning support
Technical support
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26 days of university teaching
 20 days ‘in practice not seeing clients’ with
directed study (x14) and workshops (x6)
 Course is front loaded
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More teaching in the first 2 weeks, then after that
university teaching is every Thursday. With workshops on
some Wednesdays. (N.B) Some workshops, direct study
days, assessments and submission fall outside of term
time teaching)
 Curriculum
is currently Reach Out although
under review. (free online)
TERM 1
 Module 1: Recognition: Engagement and
Assessment of Patients with Common
Mental Health Problems
 Module
2: Recovery: Evidence-based Low
Intensity Treatment for Common Mental
Health Disorders
TERM 2
 Module 3: Respect: Values, Policy, Culture and
Diversity
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Module 4: Reflection: Working with Employment,
Social and Healthcare Context
TERMS 1 & 2
 Development of practice competencies in the
workplace
 Term
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Basis of IAPT, evidence based therapy, CBT, and
the therapeutic relationship.
The process of assessment, diagnosis, the
techniques
The PWP interventions
 Term
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1:
2:
What respecting diversity means, what is ADP?
How to work with diverse patients; information
on older adults, LTC, BME, LGBT etc
Supervision and how to use it
 Assessment
 CR
training/ OSCE 1 prep
and BA
Panic diary and Exposure
 Preparation for OSCE 2
 Identifying OCD and PTSD
 GAD and Stress
 Preparation for the exam
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MODULE 1:
 OSCE + Reflective summary (1000 words)
MODULE 2:
 OSCE + Reflective summary (1000 words)
MODULE 3:
 10 minute presentation + Reflective summary (1000
words)
MODULE 4:
 OSCE + Reflective summary (1500 words)
COVERING ALL MODULES:
 Portfolio of practice competencies
 Exam
Students get the opportunity to resit an assessment once. All
assessments are compulsory and must be passed.
 What
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is an OSCE?
Live role plays with
an actor
Observed by
teaching staff
Recorded on DVD
for students to
reflect on practice
pass/fail
 These
are a
combination of
personal reflection
on their
performance and
academic work,
noting relevant
literature
 Transcription
 Online Submission
 The
University recommends that PWPs do not
do any clinical work with patients until they
have successfully passed these OSCE’s.
 Supervised assessments should commence
when OSCE 1 has been passed
 Supervised treatment sessions should
commence when OSCE 2 has been passed
 Two
90 minute exams
 Both on the same day with a break in
between
 Exam 1 covers modules 1&2
 Exam 2 covers modules 3&4
 Both exams use case vignettes and
short/long essay questions
 Include
the following, which students will
complete throughout the year:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Signed Schedule of Practice Competencies
Mid-way progress review form
Case Management Supervision Log
Clinical Supervision Log
Patient Data Analysis Log
Signed in service day tasks
PWP final report form
4000 word essay outlining how you have
achieved the practice competencies
 14
days with set assignments in there
Assessment Packs
 Ring fenced days for self directed
learning.
 Monitoring that they are keeping up
to date with these tasks.
11 practice competencies
 Students will need to write a 2000 summary of
how they have achieved the practice
competencies for Modules 1 and 2 and present
this to their supervisor in preparation for their
mid-way progress review
 Students will need to write the remaining 2000
words for the summary (covering how they have
achieved the competencies for all four Modules)
and present it to their supervisor in preparation
for their end of year progress review.
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At the Uni students will each be allocated to a
Professional Tutor who will be there to offer
them any additional support should they need it
 The professional tutor will be their first port of
call on any matters related to academics and
clinical skills acquisition
 No tutors work full time on the programme so
please allow at least 3 working days for emails to
be answered.
 Professional tutors will visit each student in
practice at least once over the course of the
teaching year
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ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT
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100% of the taught component of each module.
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If a student is cannot attend, they will need to
submit evidence as to why, and will also need to
write a 500 word summary for any session of work
missed.
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Course Credits
 Each
module has 15 credits
 Total of 60 Credits
 PG (Cert.) In Low Intensity Psychological
Interventions
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Students should be allocated a Clinical and Case
Management Supervisor in Practice (this can be
the same person).
The Supervisor/s should ensure that learning opportunities are
available for students to meet the required competencies for
your course.
 The supervisor will need to sign a supervision contract
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Case management supervision should be: 1 hour
every week (individual)
 Clinical supervision should be: 1 hour every other
week (individual or group)
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For the Portfolio of Practice students submit logs
for Case Management and Clinical Skills
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supervisor to sign this every time they meet.
All supervision logs will need to be submitted at the end
of term 1 and term as part of mid-way and final review.
 Although
there is no mandatory amount of
hours required it is assumed that trainees
will be having CCM and CS as stipulated for
the whole year and this will be assessed
when looking at the logs.
Student Materials
 PWP
student materials are available online
at: http://www.iapt.nhs.uk/workforce/lowintensity/
 Reach Out Guides
 Low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy Papworth, Marrinan, Martin, Keegan &
Chaddock 2013
 Oxford guide to low intensity CBT
interventions - Bennett-Levy, James
20100199590117,9780199590117
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