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Health Psychology

PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event. 2. Health Psychology. Health Psychology. Application of psychological theory, methods and research to health, physical illness and health care for the promotion and maintenance of well-being. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event. 3. Health Psychology. What do Health P

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Health Psychology

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    1. Health Psychology Martin Dempster

    2. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event 2 Health Psychology Health Psychology Application of psychological theory, methods and research to health, physical illness and health care for the promotion and maintenance of well-being

    3. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event 3 Health Psychology What do Health Psychologists do? For example: How do people adapt to chronic illness? What factors influence healthy eating? How is stress linked to heart disease? Why do patients often not take their medication as prescribed? How can we improve health services delivery?

    4. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event 4 Health Psychology Becoming a Health Psychologist It is necessary to have a primary degree in psychology (recognised by BPS or PSI) Must complete a period of postgraduate training which will provide appropriate knowledge base and supervised practice

    5. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event 5 Health Psychology Route to Chartered / Registered Health Psychologist Stage 1 - MSc - certifies academic knowledge base. Stage 2 - at least 2 years supervised practice - certifies professional competence, research competence, competence in consultancy, teaching and training and delivery of behaviour change interventions.

    6. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event 6 Health Psychology Health Psychology Training – knowledge base Lifespan perspectives and developmental processes Health-related cognitions and behaviour Psychoneuroimmunology Professional-patient communication Personality, health and disease Stress, illness and coping Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in the context of health-related behaviour

    7. 7 MSc Courses – leading to Stage 1 England London (City, Institute of Psychiatry, Metropolitan, Middlesex, Thames Valley, UCL, Westminster), Birmingham (Aston), Coventry, Stoke (Staffordshire), Bath, Preston (Central Lancashire), Derby, Luton (Bedfordshire), Nottingham, Southampton, Guildford (Surrey), Brighton (Sussex), Middlesbrough (Teeside), Bristol (West of England), Liverpool (John Moores), Sheffield (Hallam) Scotland Edinburgh (Queen Margaret), Stirling Wales Glamorgan, Cardiff (UWIC) Ireland NUI Galway http://www.nuigalway.ie/psychology/1mhp1_0809.html University of Ulster – from Sept 2010 (distance learning)

    8. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event 8 Health Psychology Doctoral Courses – leading to Stage 2 England London (City), Stoke (Staffordshire), Southampton, Bristol (West of England), Guildford (Surrey) Scotland Edinburgh (Queen Margaret) Ireland University of Ulster – from Sept 2010 (distance learning)

    9. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event 9 Health Psychology Summary

    10. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event 10 Health Psychology Working as a Health Psychologist Often employed by academic institutions Work in clinical practice, eg. promoting self-care behaviours among people with diabetes, promoting dietary behaviour among people in cardiac rehabilitation May also work in other areas including: Health Services Executive research posts and voluntary agencies (e.g. Aids Help West).

    11. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event 11 Health Psychology Survey of Employment and Further Training History of the Graduates of the MSc (Health Psychology) Programme, NUI Galway

    12. PSI and NIBPS Joint Careers Event 12 Health Psychology Further Information The Psychologist & Health Psychology Update (BPS) http://www.bps.org.uk/dhp/dhp_home.cfm Irish Psychologist & Division of Health Psychology Newsletter (PSI) http://www.psihq.org/members_div_health.asp

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