MY ROUTE INTO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND BEYOND DR GEMIMA FITZGERALD - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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MY ROUTE INTO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND BEYOND DR GEMIMA FITZGERALD CONSIDERING CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AS A CAREER It can feel daunting Diversity: youre not the type Gemima Why will you be a good psychologist? How to stay

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MY ROUTE INTO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND BEYOND

DR GEMIMA FITZGERALD

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CONSIDERING CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AS A CAREER

It can feel daunting
Diversity: “you’re not the type Gemima”
Why will you be a good psychologist?
How to stay motivated: be process-

focused, not just destination-focused

Grit

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HOW TO HELP YOUR CLINICAL APPLICATION

Your application should have a narrative that makes sense
Clinical and research skills
Reflection skills. Even more important than what you have done is what you

have learned from what you have done

Life experiences. Nothing, successes or failures, is wasted

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CLINICAL TRAINING

Personal reflections
How it was as a single parent
Imposter syndrome
Staying motivated

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MY FOCUS ON RESILIENCE

Be curious – find out what most sparks your interest
The processes involved in becoming more resilient
Including developing self awareness, meaning, belonging, acceptance - being
k with not being ok (accepting vulnerability), self compassion, assertiveness

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MY CAREER PATH

Hospice – palliative care and bereavement
Hospice – bereavement lead
Developing skills in therapy, management, leadership, teaching
Requests to speak at conferences, TEDx talk
Starting my own business

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A FORTNIGHT IN MY LIFE….. WEEK 1:

Monday: See clients in my clinic with a range of mental health or stress related

difficulties

Tuesday: Contract with an NHS Trust to support people with life-limiting illnesses

and their family members

Wednesday: Facilitate several supervision groups for counsellors in a hospice
Thursday: Facilitate reflective practice sessions for various staff teams in the

Homelessness sector

Friday: Facilitate an all-day Resilience Workshop

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A FORTNIGHT IN MY LIFE….. WEEK 2:

Monday – Wednesday Co-facilitate a 3 day Resilience Building Residential

course for family carers of people living with dementia

Thursday: Contract with an NHS Trust to support people with life-limiting

illnesses and their family members

Friday AM: Run a Stress Management workshop for counsellors/nurses
Friday PM: Home early!

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