Clinical Psychology University of Liverpool

Overview

The Clinical Psychology programme at University of Liverpool  conducts internationally acclaimed research into many aspects of psychology and human behaviour. Our research focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of health services, the social origins of health and social inequalities in healthcare, and mental health and wellbeing, including the evaluation of a wide range of psychosocial interventions and therapies.

Research

PCMH’s goal is to enhance mental health and wellbeing support, and primary healthcare provision. PCMH engages in scholarly activity to develop theories, models and interventions for primary healthcare and to promote mental health and wellbeing. Our research and teaching activities aim to enhance excellence in primary, community, mental health and social care at a local and global level. Our underlying principles include inclusion and diversity, multi-disciplinarity and co-production, and we adhere to robust governance and standards of professional and research ethics.

Our research is supported by colleagues working in health and social care, experts by experience and members of the public. We have a long and successful history of research links with NHS services and are extremely well placed to help develop students’ clinical research expertise across a range of settings in mental and physical health care.

Who we usually supervise

We understand that people undertake research degrees within clinical psychology at different stages in their careers and for different reasons. Our research students include those with first degrees in psychology, those who already have professional qualifications in psychology, graduates of disciplines other than psychology, and professionals in other, related disciplines. Please note, the PhD in Clinical Psychology is not the same as a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), and our PhD programme does not confer registration to practice as a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Practitioner (Clinical) Psychologist in the UK.