Trust with a Diagnosis of Psychosis

SeNSS ESRC-FUNDED COLLABORATIVE STUDENTSHIP in Using attachment and personality theory to identify critical personal characteristics of a therapist: engendering trust in clinicians working with patients with a diagnosis of psychosis (2021)

What you get

UK fee waiver and Maintenance stipend UKRI Rate £15,285 (20/21)

Type of award

3 year PhD programme, or a 1 year Masters degree, followed by a 3 year PhD programme

PhD project

Project aims and objectives

The project will be supervised by Professor Kathryn Greenwood (University of Sussex) and Dr Mark Hayward (University of Sussex) who are internationally recognized experts in CBT for psychosis . The project will also benefit from collaboration with  Sophie Holmes (Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) who plays a key role in workforce planning for psychological therapies within the NHS.

This studentship will draw on personality and attachment theory, a systematic review in the first year, qualitative and quantitative experimental/empirical methods to: (i)investigate the personal characteristics/qualities that clinicians look for in a briefly-trained therapist; (ii) investigate the extent to which these qualities engender trust: and (iii) develop and evaluate a screening process for the use of this information in the selection of briefly-trained therapists within NHS mental health services for patients with psychosis.

This PhD would particularly suit someone with an interest in pursuing a clinical academic career.

Eligibility

Residential eligibility

• To be eligible for a full award you must be a Home or International student who satisfies the criteria below:

To be a home student, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be a UK national (meeting residency requirements), or
• Have settled status, or
• Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
• Have indefinite leave to remain or enter.

If you do not meet any of the criteria above, you are classed as an international student.

Number of scholarships available

1 Scholarship

Deadline

How to apply

How to apply for this studentship

In order to be considered for this SeNSS studentship, you must first apply for a place to study University of Sussex, noting that you are applying for the collaborative studentship. Please go to University of Sussex, How to apply for a PhD for information on how to make your application.

You will then need to make a separate application to SeNSS for this collaborative studentship. Please read the SeNSS Collaborative Studentship Application Guidance Notes before completing our online application form. The Guidance Notes are available at the bottom of the following webpage: Applying for a SeNSS collaborative studentship

Contact us

For further enquiries:

For enquiries related to the studentship topic, please email

Prof. Kathryn Greenwood (k.e.greenwood@sussex.ac.uk)

Timetable

Deadline:

The deadline applying to University of Sussex for a place is 12.00 GMT on 18 January 2021

The deadline for submitting your application on FluidReview is 12:00 GMT on 01 March 2021

No extensions to this deadline will be permitted.