How about clinical neuropsychology?

I love the idea if helping people and I love the brain hence why this profession however all the information about it is scattered and I’m not too sure what to do so I’m here asking for someone to tell me how to become a clinical neuropsychologist and the stages of it including the degrees and any research if needed.

Because it's pretty rare.

You become an clinical neuropsychologist by completing a doctorate in clinical or educational psychology and then by invitation completing a professional post-doctoral qualification called QiCN which it happens is a master's or postgraduate diploma/certificate, which confuses people.

To be brief the chances of you becoming a clinical neuropsychologist are far worse than getting into medicine.

From my understanding, you'd follow a Psychology path and then do a postgraduate qualification in Neuropsychology

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/psychological-therapies/roles-psychological-therapies/clinical-neuropsychologist

Does the undergraduate psychology degree need to be accredited though because I plan to go to university if Leicester but I don’t think they’re undergraduates psychology courses are accredited.

Also do U think it’s possible to go through via neuroscience?

Clinical neuropsychology is something that is frequently misunderstood. In its applied form it's really a sub speciality of clinical psychology (or sometimes educational psychology). Or it can be approached from an research perspective, where it becomes a part of the more empirical end of academic psychology.

Here is a link that tells you more about it: https://www.bps.org.uk/sites/bps.org.uk/files/Member%20Networks/Divisions/DoN/what%20is%20clinical%20neuropsychology.pdf

If you can do try to attend talks or lectures given by CNs in your local area, as they can be really interesting and you may get a chance to ask them questions.

As marinade suggests, in order to become a CN who directly works with patients you will be looking at 3 year undergrad psychology + relevant experience (2 years plus) + 3 year clinical doctorate + post doctoral Msc/PGdip in neuropsychology (1-2 years depending on if full or part time). You would be looking at being about 30 before you are fully qualified in that area.

In contrast, even if you were to do graduate medicine as a second degree you would qualify in something like neurology a lot sooner (and possibly be at consultant grade around a comparable age depending on the part of the country you are in).

I’m in the UK and thanks for your reply that was very helpful, however do you think I can go into the same profession with a neuroscience undergraduate degree rather than a psychology)

Does the undergraduate psychology degree need to be accredited though because I plan to go to university if Leicester but I don’t think they’re undergraduates psychology courses are accredited.

Also do U think it’s possible to go through via neuroscience?

Does the undergraduate psychology degree need to be accredited though because I plan to go to university if Leicester but I don’t think they’re undergraduates psychology courses are accredited.

Also do U think it’s possible to go through via neuroscience?

Leicester university’s website says that all their undergrad psychology degrees are BPS accredited.

Yepp i just checked it all as well, ok clear with doing the psychology degree then masters in neuropsychology but I’m still in the woods about how the phd would be done and roughly how many years all this would take me including if work experience is necessary

Yepp i just checked it all as well, ok clear with doing the psychology degree then masters in neuropsychology but I’m still in the woods about how the phd would be done and roughly how many years all this would take me including if work experience is necessary

Clinical neuropsychology is something that is frequently misunderstood. In its applied form it's really a sub speciality of clinical psychology (or sometimes educational psychology). Or it can be approached from an research perspective, where it becomes a part of the more empirical end of academic psychology.

Here is a link that tells you more about it: https://www.bps.org.uk/sites/bps.org.uk/files/Member%20Networks/Divisions/DoN/what%20is%20clinical%20neuropsychology.pdf

If you can do try to attend talks or lectures given by CNs in your local area, as they can be really interesting and you may get a chance to ask them questions.

As marinade suggests, in order to become a CN who directly works with patients you will be looking at 3 year undergrad psychology + relevant experience (2 years plus) + 3 year clinical doctorate + post doctoral Msc/PGdip in neuropsychology (1-2 years depending on if full or part time). You would be looking at being about 30 before you are fully qualified in that area.

In contrast, even if you were to do graduate medicine as a second degree you would qualify in something like neurology a lot sooner (and possibly be at consultant grade around a comparable age depending on the part of the country you are in).

BSc Psychology (BPS) ---> years of experience --> clinical/educational doctorate --> QiCN (let's call it a master's)

Or
Neuroscience (non-BPS) ---> MSc Psychology conversion (BPS) ---> years of experience ---> clinical/educational doctorate --> QiCN (let's call it a master's)

If you want to do other things in neuropsychology or brain stuff I don't know.

Generally Psychology graduates do not have particularly high earnings.

I’ve checked the pay of an clinical neuropsychologist in the NHS and it says that I’d enter at band 7 once fully qualified

So just to be clear let’s say I’m a graduate with a psychology bsc degree my next step would be to find work experience right? But can I go straight into a masters on neuropsychology or is it a must that I do work experience and if so what kind of work experience.

Also I saw on websites that you also have to do a phd so can that be done during ur masters or must it be done after ur masters and what do you do in a phd and what type of phd am I looking for.

Finally how long would this all be in years like so what’s the shortest number of years this can be done it and what’s the longest number of years to be able to be a fully qualified clinical neuropsychologist that can work full time at the NHS for example.

Sorry for so many questions but I’m really pedantic and like planning everything out very well.

So just to be clear let’s say I’m a graduate with a psychology bsc degree my next step would be to find work experience right? But can I go straight into a masters on neuropsychology or is it a must that I do work experience and if so what kind of work experience.

Also I saw on websites that you also have to do a phd so can that be done during ur masters or must it be done after ur masters and what do you do in a phd and what type of phd am I looking for.

Finally how long would this all be in years like so what’s the shortest number of years this can be done it and what’s the longest number of years to be able to be a fully qualified clinical neuropsychologist that can work full time at the NHS for example.

Is work experience needed to get into the QiCN ? If so how much ?