Experience - Forensic Psychology (PG Careers)
- Sally Quinn
Placements
You are advised to contact local organisations at the start of the Autumn Term if you are considering undertaking work experience during your studies. Please also be aware that some placement providers (particularly charities) may require volunteers to commit for a full year and this should be borne in mind when arranging accommodation.
Our students have succeeded in securing placements with the following establishments/organisations:
- HMP Doncaster
- HMP Full Sutton
- Durham and Tees Valley Probation Trust
- The Farndon Unit
- Strength to Change, Hull
- Stockton Hall Hospital, York
- North Yorkshire Probation
- Rampton Secure Hospital
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 In the 2015/16 academic year, students have undertaken work experience with:
- Stockton Hall Hospital, York
- Circles of Support and Accountability
- The Petros Organisation, York
- NSPCC
- The University of York (supporting PhD students)
- YACRO
- Springwood Lodge Hospital, Leeds
On some occasions, students have managed to secure full or part-time employment with the placement provider after graduating from the MSc programme.
Criminal justice related
The following organisations regularly recruit volunteers (see job sector page above for details): Probation Service, Youth Offending Teams, Network 2, Victim Support and the Police (Special Constables). The Criminal Justice careers website also includes advice about volunteering in criminal justice settings.
Project
Could you link your project with a local forensic organisation and setting? This is a great opportunity to make contacts within organisations that could provide further work opportunities. A number of our students each year have secured employment in this way.
To contact the Student Documentation maintainers please email psychology-student-docs-group@york.ac.uk (use your University of York email address).