Child Mental Health Lancaster University

Overview

Through the Child Mental Health course from Lancaster University you will build critical insights, in-depth knowledge and practical skills as you learn about:

• The questions, theories and evidence behind our modern understanding of development and neurodevelopmental conditions
• The critical and the practical challenges involved in doing research in developmental science and in clinical psychology

• Working with children and adolescents, in clinical practice and in research on mental health intervention or treatment

You will learn from expert teachers who are world-leading researchers in developmental psychology and in clinical psychology. You will:

• Learn how clinical psychology researchers design, develop, evaluate and deliver mental health interventions and treatments
• Deepen your knowledge and understanding of the nature of development and neurodevelopmental conditions
• Engage in stimulating debates to develop your critical insights into the important conceptual and ethical issues for policy, practice and research
• Develop your skills in using quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods
• Work with real examples of mental health research to highlight how these methods can be applied and developed to meet real-world problems

Career opportunities:

Graduates of the MSc Child Mental Health are well prepared to pursue:

• Advanced training in clinical psychology (Doctorate in Clinical Psychology) or educational psychology (Doctorate in Educational Psychology)
• Jobs in research focusing on children and young people, neurodivergent development, and mental health
• Careers working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
• Roles as assistant psychologists

Alumni of our previous MSc Developmental Disorders have progressed into roles as:

• Support worker
• Clinical psychologist
• Clinical supervisor
• Assistant psychologist
• Assessment design manager
• Educational psychologist
• SEN teacher Lab