Job sector information

Counselling and Advice, Psychology

You will find the following information on this page. Click on the list below to go directly to a section:

• General Resources
• Bath Spa Careers Resources
• Where To Look for Jobs and Work Placements
• Useful Web Links
• Professional Organisations
• Events and Careers Fairs
• Further Training and Development

For information and resources linked to your subject of study, see the Degree Subject Resources pages of our website.

General Resources

AGCAS sector briefings for the Education sector (eg Educational Psychology), Health sector and Social Care sector provide an overview of each sector and the job roles therein. They also contain useful links and list relevant sources of information. Take away copies are available from Careers or you can view or download them from the Prospects website.

Prospects website has an explore types of jobs section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, related jobs and case studies, contacts and resources.

Bath Spa Careers Resources

These resources can be found in the Careers Information room for reference:

• Careers in Nursing & Related Professions (Linda Nazarko – Kogan Page)
• Careers in social Care (Bernard Moss – Kogan Page)
• Compass, complete guide to careers in Social Work and Social Care
• Counselling as a Career (Robert Ross – Baldrick Press)
• Getting into Healthcare Professions (Laurel Alexander – Trotman)
• Health Promotion-Disciplines, Diversity and Developments (Routledge)
• The Orange (B/C) lever-arch files contain occupational information for the Health & Social Care sector including Social Work, Probation, Youth & Community work, Religious and Pastoral Care, Counselling & Advice and Psychology.
• DVD Clinical Psychology - Making a Difference

Where To Look for Jobs and Work Placements

www.appmemo/jobseeker/search
BPS Psychology job search

www.jobs.guardian.co.uk

www.psychminded.co.uk
jobs, courses, news archive etc, for all who work in psychology, psychiatry and mental health

www.jobs.ac.uk/sector/psychology
database of psychology vacancies

www.gradsouthwest.com has graduate level jobs in the south west. Register to search for jobs and job alerts matching your criteria.

Check our GO> database for the latest jobs and placement opportunities, plus lists of employers by sector and location.

• Community Care (Thursday): social work jobs (in NP Library)
• Guardian (Wednesday): Social Services and Health

For further information on the job seeking and application process and resources available, please see the Looking for Jobs and Applying for Jobs pages of this website.

For further information on Work Placements and to download our information sheet, please see our
Work Placement pages.

 

Useful Web Links

www.aep.org.uk/Careers/careers.htm
Information on careers in Educational Psychology

www.health-psychology.org.uk
BPS Division of Health Psychology

www.counselling.ltd.uk
Registered charity, professional body of Counsellors and Psychotherapists

www.connexions.gov.uk/partnerships
a website for Connexions practitioners and those who work with young people.

 

Professional Organisations

Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists in Primary Care, Queensway House, Queensway, Bognor Regis
West Sussex PO21 1QT
www.cpc-online.co.uk

Association of Educational Psychologists
26 The Avenue, Durham, DH1 4ED
Tel: 0191 384 9512
www.aep.org.uk

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
BACP House, 35-37 Albert Street, Rugby, Warks
CV21 2SG
Tel: 0870 443 5252
www.bacp.co.uk

British Association of Psychotherapists
37 Mapesbury Road, London, NW2 4HJ
Tel: 020 8452 9823
www.bap-psychotherapy.org

British Psychological Society (BPS)
St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester
LE1 7DR
Tel: 0116 254 9568
www.bps.org.uk

Confederation of Scottish Counselling Agencies
18 Viewfield Street, Stirling FK8 1UA
Tel: 01786 475140

Institute of Career Guidance
Third Floor, Copthall house, 1 New Road, Stourbridge
DY8 1PH
Tel: 01384 376464
www.icg-uk.org

Events and Careers Fairs

Look at the What’s On section of this website for events and fairs.

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location

Further Training and Development

Connexions

Diploma for Connexions Personal Advisers

Qualification in Career Guidance (QCG)

Psychology Conversion Courses

Postgraduate Professional Training Courses (Psychology)