Trainee clinical psychologists in their first year of training spend six weeks on community psychology placements, considering psychological aspects of social inequality in a community context. Placements were provided by the Time Bank, Emmaus, Alzheimer’s Society, Open Doors, HANA, Department of Work and Pensions, Worklink, Groundwork and Andrew Marvell College. Teaching is set up to support the placement, and consists of formal lectures on topics such as Critical psychology, difference and diversity, and social constructionism. Last Friday the trainees presented their posters to the faculty in the Calder building. They drew out themes of their placements and provided novel perspectives on their experiences to their local colleagues and mentors, as well as their peers and anyone passing through the Calder building during the lunch period. It was a lovely event with a free lunch put on by the trainees to celebrate a positive ending! Thank you to all organisations for providing placements, for all mentors providing support and to all who came to discuss the posters on the day!
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