# Supervision of Therapeutic Practice PGCert

**Source**: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/supervision-of-therapeutic-practice-pgcert
**Parent**: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/masters

Advance your career in children and young people’s mental health. Develop skills to supervise practice and put theory into action.

## Select your start date

- [September 2026, full time](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/supervision-of-therapeutic-practice-pgcert)

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## Key information

- ### Duration

  1 year full time
- ### Start date

  September 2026
- ### Apply from

  March/April 2026 for a September 2026 start
- ### Location

  [On campus - in person](#location)

### Why choose this course at Sussex?

This course is for you if you’d like to work in children and young people’s mental health services, supervising Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs).

You’ll develop:

- the knowledge and practice to work as a EMHP and CWP supervisor
- effective and sustainable theory-to-practice connections in your local context.

This course is offered in partnership between the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex, one of the largest psychology units in the UK, and the [Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.](http://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/)

[Apply via NHS Jobs](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate)

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### On campus - in person

You’ll study for this degree on our campus, joining our academics and fellow students. With in-person contact time, digitally supported educational resources,
library collections and independent study, this course is designed to give you an inclusive education. Your learning experience may also include work placements, field trips,
studying abroad and internationalisation experiences.

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## Modules

#### Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

##### Autumn teaching

- [Promoting Psychological Knowledge in Supervision](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/modules/postgraduate/2026/90822-promoting-psychological-knowledge-in-supervision)

### Spirit of Sussex Award

Feel involved in life at the University, make friends and enrich your experience with us – the Spirit of Sussex Award is our way of recognising your extracurricular and voluntary achievements.

[Find out more about the Spirit of Sussex Award](https://student.sussex.ac.uk/experience/award)

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  Participating in the Award makes it easy and fun for you to get involved and make the most of university life.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these
modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to
our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

**We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure
of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or
options may differ from what’s shown here.**

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## Our experts

### Mr Tom Bostock

Visiting Assistant Professor

[View profile of Tom Bostock](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/513754)

### Ms Emma Casson

Visiting Ssociate Professor

[View profile of Emma Casson](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/223576)

### Mr Peter Garwood

Honorary Lecturer

[View profile of Peter Garwood](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/83441)

### Ms Nik Mansfield

Visiting Assistant Professor

[View profile of Nik Mansfield](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/349521)

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## Careers

When you graduate, you’ll be well prepared to work as a supervisor in children and young people’s mental health services.

The supervisor role might give you the opportunity to progress into more senior clinical roles. These roles could include management responsibilities within mental health teams or developing clinical specialisms.

Later in your career, you could go on to train as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist or a clinical psychologist.

[Apply via NHS Jobs](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate)

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## Entry requirements

[The course is an NHS England funded course and as such only available to students who are both eligible to work in the UK and are eligible for home fees (have settled status).](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/student-finance-eligibility-2021-to-2022-academic-year/eligibility-rules-for-home-fee-status-and-student-finance-from-the-2022-to-2023-academic-year-onwards)

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| Degree requirements | You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. |
| Subject-specific requirements | You should have substantive experience of practicing Low or High Intensity CBT interventions. You should be able to demonstrate an interest and desire to work with, and supervise others working with, children and young people with mental health difficulties. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing. |

### Additional admissions information

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| How to apply | Opportunities to apply for this course are available through discussion and agreement with NHSE approved employers in the South East Region. To apply for an NHS funded place, please visit the [NHS jobs website](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate). You will be able to apply from March/April for the September intake. |
| Personal statement | Yes. You must submit a personal statement as part of your application.   [Find out how to write a personal statement](http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/masters/apply/tips-for-masters/personal-statement) |

If your qualifications aren’t listed or you have a question about entry requirements, [contact us](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/ask/)

### Application deadlines

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## Fees

The course is funded by NHSE (NHS England). This means that all University fees are paid by NHSE.

If, during your training year, you’re employed by the NHS, you’ll be on a national pay and conditions system called Agenda for Change (AfC).

There are nine pay bands and you’ll usually be paid at Band 4 while you train. After completing your training, you’ll be paid at Band 5, with the opportunity to progress with experience.

Terms and conditions can vary if you’re employed outside the NHS.

It’s important to note that a two-year psychological professions funding rule policy was implemented on 1 April 2022. This means that if you start NHS-funded psychological professions training from April 2022, you won’t be eligible for NHS funding for further psychological profession training for two years from the expected completion date of your first training, where it would lead to a change in your job role.

### Additional costs

#### Note about additional costs

Additional costs to your tuition fees may include field trips, equipment, materials, bench fees or studio hire. These costs are best estimates based on current market values which we review each year. These costs may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances where the University has limited control such as a change in a service provider or government guidance. We will let you know at the earliest opportunity if there is any change to these costs. We will also tell you if these costs are mandatory for passing your course or optional.  [Find out how to budget for student life](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/student-budgeting).

#### Placements

Your employer will arrange your access to supervisees.\
Your employer will be responsible for any additional payments relating to clinical placements.

#### American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid

Please note that Certificate and Diploma programs at the University of Sussex are not eligible for USA federal Direct Loans. Find out more about [American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/studentlifecentre/funding/americanstudentloans)

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### Enquiries

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