Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing Middlesex University

Overview

Why study this program?

This Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing program at Middlesex University has been developed for psychology graduates (or a related discipline, such as health studies, counselling, mental health, nursing, or public health) and current health and mental healthcare professionals wishing to further their studies, develop their knowledge and skills and enhance their career opportunities.

During the course, you'll be examining health and illness to understand the relationship between psychological variables and biomedical conditions as well as physical and mental health and wellbeing.

You'll focus on application and have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and practice professional skills. These can include communication skills, ethical and reflective practice, judgment and decision-making, and skills related to formulation and assessment, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and health behaviour change.

Course Highlights

• Focus your studies on both physical and mental health and wellbeing
• Develop your professional skills for intervention and working with clients
• Undertake a work placement in a health psychology setting

• Consider and prepare for your future career

What will you study?

This master's degree allows you understand how psychology is applied to physical health and psychological wellbeing, and mental and physical ill health. You'll also focus on health promotion and health behaviour change.

During the course you will study counselling skills; interventions to promote health and well-being and to treat mental ill health; chronic illness and its management; health promotion and health behaviour change; and research methods.

You'll be encouraged to focus on both your personal and professional development in several areas. Your professional skills for example, will include clinical, counselling and research skills, analysing and appraising the usefulness and application of psychological theories, and becoming an ethical and reflective practitioner.

You'll also be continually enhancing your employability by developing your decision making and communication skills as well as practising self-awareness and self-reflection.

Career Opportunities

Work may include helping people deal with diabetes, pain, or stroke; health promotion in communities, schools or the workplace; designing and delivering interventions for weight loss or smoking cessation; promoting well-being and mental health; and research and teaching.

Graduates have found successful careers as:

• Child well-being practitioner in the NHS 
• Senior triage and engagement coordinator in a Stop smoking Service 
• Drug and alcohol recovery worker in the prison service 
• Specialist support office with young people with complex needs