Trainee Assitant Psychologist Review

by Woodfield Trauma Service

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • - provided stabilisation sessions for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD, helped with practical issues for patients - shadowed assessments and was responsible for conducting service measures - responsible for patient communication and handling patient files

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • yes - i was able to work on my clinical skills and how to conduct clinical sessions. have been able to understand how psychology is used in public services and how to conduct and tailor psychological services for individual patient needs. i was able to develop my communication and people skills, and develop my psychological understanding around PTSD

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • yes, was responsible for my own case load of patients and handling their social and practical needs. was also responsible for patient communication and responsible for patient communications (letters)

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • had weekly supervision sessions with supervisor which supported me in my personal devleopment and what i can improve to provide the best care for patients

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • the team was very friendly and welcoming and they valued the contributions and work that i was doing despite being a placement student. felt that i was supported and could seek advice from any team member and they were respectful of my role

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • i found this placement to be super beneficial for my career development and because i enjoyed the placement so much, it has driven me to want to pursue clinical training

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Woodfield Trauma Service

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Woodfield Trauma Service to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Woodfield Trauma Service

    • read the job description well and be wary that the nature of the patient group means that it can be difficult. however the team is so supportive and there is sufficient training and guidance with how to cope with the workload

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Voluntary

London

September 2023