✨ The Pre-Qualification Group Conference 2026 ✨
Connections and Conversation: Building Community in Clinical Psychology
🗓 Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
⏰ Time: 09:30am – 17:00pm
📍 Location: In-person, BPS London Office
Mark your calendars for Friday 3rd July 2026, as we gather at the BPS London Office to connect, share ideas, and build community within clinical psychology.
More details about the event program and registration will be coming soon.
✨ How do we continue to hold hope in increasingly challenging systems of care?
Join the Holding Hope in a Challenging World: Reflections and Choices for Clinical Psychologists hosted by the British Psychological Society.
This event offers an opportunity to reflect on the realities of clinical practice, explore how psychologists can sustain compassion and values-led work, and consider the choices we make within complex systems.
🗓 Date: Friday 22nd May 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
💻 Location: Online
💷 Cost: Free
Don’t miss out — sign up here:
.uk/event/holding-hope-challenging-world-reflections-and-choices-clinical-psychologists-0
📢✨ New blog alert! ✨📢
Ever wondered what it’s like chairing MDTs as an Assistant Psychologist? 💭
Read Ross’s blog here 🔗 : .uk/news/pre-qual-spotlight-blog-chairing-mdts-assistant-psychologist
💡 Got an idea for a future blog post? We’d love to hear from you! 📝💬
Share your ideas here 👉 /forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQzDySTktCIk7IzBoEt81SfkA0WAevKcSz9GkP4utLCFgzjA/viewform
BPS DCP Prequalification Group – Blog Requests
Aspiring or trainee clinical psychologist? Got something to say? 🧠✨
Share your ideas, insights, or experiences and get your voice published on our page!
Submit your blog idea here 👇
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Bringing identity into DClinPsy interviews ✨
Rutendo Mhonda, trainee clinical psychologist and DCP Pre-Qualification Group Scotland Representative, shares her advice on how to reflect on identity during a DClinPsy interview 💭
The blog highlights useful frameworks like Social GGRRAAACCEEESSS and intersectionality 📖
Read more here ➡️ .uk/news/bringing-identity-dclinpsy-interviews
🎓 Five Key Takeaways from our DClinPsy Interviews Event 2026
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this year – it was such a supportive, thoughtful space and we loved seeing so many future clinical psychologists in one place 💬✨
Today marks the start of the DClinPsy interview season.
For those attending interviews over the coming months we’re wishing you the very best of luck. This is an opportunity to bring your experiences, reflections and values.
At the same time, we want to acknowledge that for many this period can be difficult, particularly if you weren’t shortlisted this year. The process is highly competitive and not being invited to interview is not a reflection of your worth or potential.
Wherever you are in the process, we recognise the effort, resilience and commitment it takes to pursue clinical psychology training.
📢 Sharing an opportunity from the DClinPsy programme at Royal Holloway, University of London
🌍 Widening Access to Clinical Psychology – Free Online Event
For undergraduate students or recent graduates from the global majority interested in a career in Clinical Psychology.
🗓 25th March 2026 ⏰ 13:00–17:00 (UK time) 💻 Free online event
Hosted by the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme at Royal Holloway, with support from other London and South-East DClinPsy courses.
📌 See the poster for details and register here: /event/14a6fbe8-ac5e-4435-9a3b-daebb8e1320b@2efd699a -1922-4e69-b601-108008d28a2e
🚨Last chance 🚨
Join our informative webinar to gain insights into the DClinPsy interview process and tips on how to prepare for interviews.
Whether you’re counting down the days to your interview, or wanting to learn more about the process, there’s something for everyone to learn during our event!
📅 Date/Time: Mon 9 March 2026 (6:30-8:30PM)
📍 Location: Online
🎟️ Tickets: BPS Division in Clinical Psychology (DCP) Members: Free, Non-BPS/DCP members: £12 (£10 + VAT)
Key Event Details:
1. Guest Speaker: Prof David Murphy
Our guest speaker, Prof David Murphy, will share personal reflections on their career journey and experiences of the DClinPsy interview process.
Prof David Murphy has been involved in clinical psychology training for over 30 years. He is former programme director of the Clinical Psychology training programmes at universities of Oxford and Plymouth. He has also served in many BPS roles including as the 2019-2020 President.
2. Trainee & Newly Qualified Panel Q&A
Bring your burning questions to a Q&A panel with current trainees and newly qualified clinical psychologists. Panellists will represent a diverse range of experiences and DClinPsy course centres across the UK.
3. Reflective Breakout Rooms
Take part in breakout discussions with fellow attendees, creating space for reflection, peer learning, and connection.
💻 Sign-up for tickets now: .uk/event/dclinpsy-interview-event-2026
👉 New to the DClinPsy interview process?
Check out our five tips to help normalise the interview experience and boost your confidence.
💻 Want to find out more? Sign up for our upcoming DClinPsy Interviews Event here: .uk/event/dclinpsy-interview-event-2026
🤔 Have you applied for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy)?
Join our informative webinar to gain insights into the DClinPsy interview process and tips on how to prepare for interviews.
Whether you're counting down the days to your interview, or wanting to learn more about the process, there's something for everyone to learn during our event!
📅 Date/Time: Mon 9 March 2026 (6:30-8:30PM)
📍 Location: Online
🎟️ Tickets: BPS Division in Clinical Psychology (DCP) Members: Free, Non-BPS/DCP members: £12 (£10 + VAT)
Key Event Details:
1. Guest Speaker: Prof David Murphy
Our guest speaker, Prof David Murphy, will share personal reflections on their career journey and experiences of the DClinPsy interview process.
Prof David Murphy has been involved in clinical psychology training for over 30 years. He is former programme director of the Clinical Psychology training programmes at universities of Oxford and Plymouth. He has also served in many BPS roles including as the 2019-2020 President.
2. Trainee & Newly Qualified Panel Q&A
Bring your burning questions to a Q&A panel with current trainees and newly qualified clinical psychologists. Panellists will represent a diverse range of experiences and DClinPsy course centres across the UK.
3. Reflective Breakout Rooms
Take part in breakout discussions with fellow attendees, creating space for reflection, peer learning, and connection.
💻 Sign-up for tickets now: .uk/event/dclinpsy-interview-event-2026
📘 Stories from the DClinPsy Journey
Are you an applicant, trainee, or qualified clinical psychologist?
If you’ve been part of the DClinPsy pathway, we’d love to hear your story.
This questionnaire invites you to share experiences of the applications, interviews, and training — from challenges and support, identity, potential barriers, and what’s helped things along the way.
Responses will be anonymised and some quotation extracts may be used within a magazine-style article for The Psychologist that centres the voices of the community.
👉link here: /pages/responsepage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO49Vbg3Xy2MtAq8GlYLaDjQFUNUtFU084NE9CTjZZRzBVN1NEQ1lJV0cySy4u&route=shorturl
