Program for Integrated Clinical Specialist and PhD training
The Program for Integrated Clinical Specialist and PhD training for Psychologists is a recruitment program for positions which requires dual competence in psychology. Dual competence means the achievement of both documented research competence (PhD degree) and (clinical) specialist competence (approved by The Norwegian Psychological Association, NPF).
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The Program for Integrated Clinical Specialist and PhD training for Psychologists is a recruitment program for positions which requires dual competence in psychology. Dual competence means the achievement of both documented research competence (PhD degree) and (clinical) specialist competence (approved by The Norwegian Psychological Association, NPF).
The project is a joint cooperation between 3 universities and NPF.
The recruitment programme aims at improving the supply of competent applicants for positions at universities, university colleges and health institutions which requires or demands this dual competence.
The professional profile concerning the recruitment of researchers is based on demands within Norwegian universities and the regional health authorities.
The recruitment positions offered by the Program for Integrated Clinical Specialist and PhD training for Psychologists have a total duration of seven years. The PhD degree, without duty work, is estimated to three years and the clinical specialist education has a duration of four years. The PhD degree is financed through scholarship positions assigned to the universities.
Local professional coordinators are located at each place of study:
- Professor Helene A. Nissen-Lie (University of Oslo)
- Professor Elisabeth Schanche (University of Bergen)
- Professor Odin Hjemdal (The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim)
The local coordinators are responsible for organizing local activities and the continuous observation of candidates in the Program regarding universities and health authorities.
A Coordinating Group has been established to coordinate matters related to the dual competence education in psychology. In addition to local coordinators from the universities, NPF is represented here by Special Adviser Kenneth Sundin.
The Program is coordinated by Deputy Dean, Professor Karsten Specht and Senior Adviser Arild Mellesdal at The Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen.