The Doctorate of Clinical Psychology in the UK is notoriously difficult to get in, but as it turns out, getting in was only the beginning. The Oxford DClinPsy course asked me to share with the first years my honest take on how I managed my own wellbeing whilst on the course, from a "non-sugar-coated" trainee point of view. As I've somehow managed to survive in one piece and reach my final year of the DClinPsy, I'm here to share what I wish I knew when I first started. This was directed to Oxford trainees but hopefully will be helpful to those in other training courses too. Let me know in the comments if there's anything that helped your wellbeing through your psychology career that I've missed out :)

Disclaimer: All my own subjective perspective. I mention “Fin” who is a senior staff @ Oxford

☆ Timestamps ☆
0:00 Introduction
00:49 Expectations vs Reality
03:06 1.1 PERFECTIONISM
04:36 Aiming for good-enough
06:44 Doctorate is about optimising energy allocation
07:32 1.2 COMPETITIVENESS
08:36 Your unique value
09:07 2. BALANCE
10:08 Balance is synonymous to boundaries
10:39 The non-negotiables
11:11 3. SUPPORT SYSTEM
11:44 Mental health
12:30 Pals pals pals (on the DClin)
13:15 Personal tutor
14:27 Professional support - therapy, occ health, private therapy
15:54 It's not all on you

☆ About Me ☆
My name's Aika, I'm 25, Hong Kong Chinese & I'm a final year Trainee Clinical Psychologist at Oxford. I hope to de-mystify the clinical psychology career in the UK, increase the representation of diversity in the field and make Clinical Psychology and Oxbridge feel just a little bit more accessible and human if I can.

☆ Mentioned ☆
Mental health disclosure amongst clinical psychologists in training: Perfectionism and pragmatism https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29582... (Soz, meant to say Tom Price as first author!!)

☆ Disclaimer ☆
Views and opinions are my own and do not represent the views of the University of Oxford or Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. My videos are for informational and educational purposes only.

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