PPN Communities

Our Community of Practice (CoP) is a new group comprised of qualified Clinical Associates in Psychology (CAPs) that work in various services across the East of England region. As a CAP CoP, we meet virtually every 6 weeks with the initial aims of providing peer support during the transition from a training to a qualified post, reflecting on practice and creating a hub of shared recourses.

Driven to establish and develop our role further, we are working alongside the regional CAP steering group to standardise the CAP role across teams and locations, clarify training and career progression opportunities for CAPs and highlighting emerging issues. 

The Aspiring Psychological Professions Community of Practice meets online on the last Tuesday of each month, from 6.30-7.30pm with a key purpose of introducing aspiring and early career professionals to the entire range of psychological professions and help them make sense of the routes into different careers, signposting them to resources, addressing confusions and generally supporting them on their way.  

We are a warm, friendly and inclusive group, co-designed with aspiring psychological professionals.

The EMHP and CWP subnetwork will sit within the CYP community of practice. The hope and initial thinking for this group is for it to become a shared learning and supportive space for qualified and trainee EMHPs and CWPs.

As EMHPs are one of the newest professions to be developed and are uniquely placed to work with/in education settings, it is anticipated there is a great deal of new learning and best practice that could be captured and shared through this subgroup. EMHPs are also a key element of the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) which is the largest National Transformation project for Children and Young People’s mental health, so having a subnetwork could be a key vehicle in capturing how MHSTs are supporting to change the landscape of Children and Young People’s mental health provision across the region/nationally. It is recognised there are many similarities between the work of EMHPs and CWPs, but also the need for each profession to develop its own distinct voice/role. To support this, separate subnetworks will be set up within the CYP Community of practice but it is anticipated that there would be opportunities for shared learning between the sub network groups. The work of this group will be led and developed by EMHPs in the EoE.

The CWP subnetwork sits within the CYP community of practice. The hope and initial thinking for this group is for it to become a shared learning and supportive space for qualified and trainee CWPs. CWPs form a key part of the workforce supporting Children and Young People’s mental health. With the CWP role continuing to be developed at a National Level, this subnetwork could form a key supportive role for those training and qualified professions as these roles continue to evolve. It is recognised there are many similarities between the work of CWPs and EMHPs but also the need for each profession to develop its own distinct voice/role. To support this, separate subnetworks will be set up within the CYP Community of practice but it is anticipated that there would be opportunities for shared learning between the sub network groups. The work of this group will be led and developed by CWPs in the EoE.

The CAPT subnetwork sits within the CYP community of practice. The hope and initial thinking for this group is for it to become a shared learning and supportive space for qualified and trainee Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists. As CAPTs across the East of England are a small and expanding workforce, this subnetwork could become a key vehicle for promoting the profession and sharing the valuable work of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists. The work of this group will be led and developed by CAPTs in the EoE.