Shannon

Trainee Clinical Psychologist w/ lived experience 🧠 Interest in Developmental Trauma, Critical Psych, Social Justice & Relational Approaches 🗣 Cow Lover 🐮

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

📢⁉️Quick call out for help with terminology…

My thesis centres on issues of power and identity in what is currently labelled as ‘Personality Disorders’…

I was wondering if there were any alternative terms I could use instead so as to avoid reinforcing stigma/harm?

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

@10000blackcats It certainly seems that way!

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

What I was told: You’ll walk into a Qualified role, they’re crying out for Psychologists

Reality: You’ve submitted your New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) application

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

@Adam_Ernest97 Possibly! There’s also competition with already qualified’s, who services seem to prefer as well as budgets running dry at the end of the tax year

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

@KeeleyWatson5 Thanks Keeley, I’ll keep a look out!

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

Hello 👋🏻

If anyone knows of any available clinical psychologist roles based in East Cheshire / Manchester / Liverpool / remote, then please let me know!

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

@psycholodani Would a gif response also be terribly millennial of me?

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

Migrating to the other app. Give us a follow if you’re also over there!

https://t.co/FIs3lBEmZ0

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

Is anyone aware of a continuum that defines positions or attitudes towards Gender & Sexual diversity?

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

💭 What would you rename ‘Personality Disorder’ as?

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

Recommendations for Narrative Therapy Books that are easy reading?

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

@DaniChadderton Thanks for sharing your experience! I can connect with the relational concept and can envision the benefits, so maybe it’s something about the teaching delivery

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

I always leave CAT teaching with a sense of unease, but I can never quite put my finger on what causes the discomfort…

Curious as to how others have experienced CAT either as provider or recipient?

[Izzy Woolrych 💙 @izzy_woolrych]

Looking for experts by experience to consult on materials (interview themes/questions) for my #DClinPsy #thesis.
It will be a qualitative study (similar to this study that @krichar25 and I conducted) looking at prioritisation of waiting lists in eating disorder services.

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

Nevertheless, more readily available support is needed to ensure any deterioration in trainee wellbeing is addressed promptly.

Issues of discrimination against a trainee also need to be taken seriously & addressed, and more protection is needed for harmful placement experiences

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

Recent Reflections 💭

For the past year, the DClinPsy became all-consuming.

The constant assessment of who I am as a Psychologist and as a person meant that I completely lost a sense of self despite maintaining interests & a social life.

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

As I’m slowly coming out the other side, I’ve been curious to what has helped

Connection with those that genuinely care & share values has been crucial

I’ve also had time to slow down & connect with the playfulness of my inner child that had been lost on the DClin

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

✨ Reminder ✨

“Just focus on getting it done” is not the motivating comment you think it is for a neurodivergent person

[Dani @psycholodani]

I'm still looking for participants for my thesis study, below. If anyone is interested, or knows of someone who might be, please get in touch with me via email at:
[email protected]

#DClinPsy #Thesis #Trauma #Research

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

@Olivia_Grace_94 It is both comforting and angering to know many seem to have had similar experiences! Training has a real way of isolating you and making it seem as if you’re the problem

[Shannon @Shannon_Psych]

There is a possibility that I may have to finish the DClinPsy without pay, as I’ve had to take 3 months out due to disability in my final placement

If you’ve been in a position where you’ve had to complete a placement after your contract has ended, would you mind reaching out?