Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice PG Dip

About this degree

This programme aims to train a new workforce for CAMHS: Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners.

The programme is only available to those who have been offered CWP trainee roles in one of our partnering CYP-IAPT MH sites.

The content of the curriculum is specified at a national level and covers a range of evidence-based interventions currently available for work with children, young people and their families experiencing mental health and behavioural difficulties. Teaching is provided by highly experienced practitioners and supported by supervisors within your work setting; and supervisors oversee your day to day work with children and young people.

Graduates will complement the work of existing practitioners by building better links with communities and offering rapid access to low intensity evidence-based treatment interventions, for mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

Themes and topics covered throughout the year include consideration of how to work with young people and their parents, development of CWP skills; understanding anxiety, depression and challenging behaviours, and exploring the evidence base for low intensity interventions and Guided Self Help (GSH) treatments currently available in these areas. Furthermore, you will work towards increasing accessibility to services by working with diverse populations from a community based and primary care service model, including prevention, health promotion, group work, training others/consultations skills, as well as 1-1 interventions with young people and parents.

The Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice PG Dip programme, a Department of Health initiative, aims to train a new workforce for CAMHS: Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners. You will complement the work of existing practitioners by building better links with communities and offering rapid access to brief treatment interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

Normally a minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard is required. No prior professional experience or accreditation is required.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 2

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Alumni from this programme normally gain employment as Child Wellbeing Practitioners in a variety of settings including schools, NHS clinics, Local Authorities and charities