Family Interventions for Adults: Foundation level training in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice

• Diploma in Higher Education, Undergraduate degree or equivalent (for example nursing registration).
• Core mental health professional training or equivalent, for example nursing, OT, social work, clinical/counselling psychology, psychiatry, PGCE, peer support training.
• Extensive clinical practice in mental health.
• Able to actively contribute to the delivery of psychologically based interventions with people with psychosis or dementia.
• Line manager support to work with at least two families during the period of training and to deliver family interventions ongoing after completing the course.
• Line manager support to attend the teaching days and supervision sessions and to attend ongoing supervision and annual CPD to maintain practice.
• Reference from manager and clinical supervisor.
• Currently working in a role, appropriate for family interventions to be incorporated into the job description or job plan during and after training.
• You will be required to have completed statutory training such as information governance, safeguarding of adults and children and have a current DBS check.

Please note: all students will need to practice alongside another family worker for the practice component of module 2 (from January to summer 2019). We recommend that the co-worker should be another student on the course, so applicants will find it advantageous to apply in pairs.

Applicants not working in an NHS setting where they can carry out family interventions with local field supervision will need to see families as part of a clinical placement with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust with an honorary contract. If you will need a clinical placement, please contact the course organisers at an early stage to discuss this.