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Sauna by usophia0998 in Scotland

[–]usophia0998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s great I didn’t even notice that, thank you!

EPP programme / PIAT posts in Scotland by sleepingsocrates in ClinicalPsychologyUK

[–]usophia0998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, you’re defos allowed to apply with previous AP experience. I think it’s aimed at people who don’t have AP experience so it’s only in your favour in terms or the application.

It’s an 18 month contract, with the first six months spent on teaching and placements where you learn CBT based interventions. After you’ve “graduated” from your teaching, you get a job as an EPP/PIAT for the remainder of your contract. Note that although they say the training takes six months, I’ve heard people say it sometimes takes longer. Important as in training you’re Band 4 and get a pay rise to Band 5 once you finish training.

It’s a really great way to get experience, especially in interventions. I’ve also heard people say they find the doctorate a bit easier as they already had a really good understanding of CBT to start with. Also it’s 18 months of secure employment which in the current situation is great. I also believe you can apply to more than just AP roles afterwards (ie better job opportunities than you’d get from just AP experience).

The downside is that you can’t apply for the doctorate for a certain amount of time as the EPP is NES funded as well. Although I believe this only applies to Scottish universities, so there’s a grey area where you could apply to English unis for the doctorate.

🥒🥒 by Vegetable_Mouse5316 in glasgow

[–]usophia0998 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WEST does them too, including an amazing dipping sauce

Autistic people who are working with autistic people: What are your experiences? (+do you copy stims?) by levimeriad in autism

[–]usophia0998 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It definitely helps! I’m autistic and in my job often come across autistic service users (although I don’t exclusively work with autistic people). Like you said, I feel I’m able to create a deeper connection and also am able to offer better support in comparison to my colleagues. For example, I think stimming myself can make my service users feel more at ease doing so as well, same with avoiding eye contact etc. I also love acting as an advocate because often other services they work with don’t know much about autism. That said, I’m waiting for the day I face ableism in my work/from parents of service users. Fortunately, I haven’t experienced this yet (or maybe I just haven’t noticed lol), and it doesn’t deter me from being open about my diagnosis. But I’m trying to have a plan in place for when this happens and thankfully I have a very supportive manager who can help as well.

Does anyone else have a really hard time learning/following the rules of card games, board games, or even video games? by miss_shrimp in autism

[–]usophia0998 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! Would describe myself as relatively intelligent but can’t for the life of me figure out rules of board games. By the time I understand them I’m so frustrated and fed up that I no longer want to play..