The Young Psychologist Summer Experience

Name: The Young Psychologist Summer Experience
Brand: InvestIN Education
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The Young Psychologist Summer Experience

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Overview

Places are highly limited and we are over 50% full for this experience.

The Young Psychologist Summer Experience gives students aged 15-18 a fully-immersive experience of working as a psychologist in London.

Over the course of 15 days, students will have some of the most exclusive experiences of psychology that one can imagine: enter a simulated mental health ward, carry out patient consultations and use cutting-edge VR to treat psychological disorders.

Join us for a life-changing that will set you up for a future as a successful psychologist.

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Conduct live patient consultations in a simulated psychology clinic under the guidance of experienced clinical psychologists
Become the forensic psychologist in a live criminal trial: carry out a psychometric assessment of the offender, act as an expert witness in court, and consult with the parole board
Explore life on a mental health ward at a simulated in-patient ward; work collaboratively with a team of psychologists, nurses and doctors to diagnose and treat your patients
Visit a Premier League stadium and practise innovative psychological techniques used to give elite athletes a ‘mental edge’ on match day
Discover the latest cutting-edge psychological techniques at a pioneering PsychTech firm, including the use of virtual reality to treat conditions such as phobias, PTSD or anxiety
Attend a private reception with top psychologists

Be coached through the immersive experiences with psychologists from an array of specialities: clinical, forensic, sports, behavioural, business, educational and more
Private networking sessions with these professionals, who can become vital connections for your future career

Comprehensive coaching on how to get into a top university
Master the admissions process: personal statements, interviews and more
World-class professional development training: dedicated coaching on all the soft skills you need to become a top psychologist, including leadership, teamwork, communication, empathy, time management, agility and more

Attending the experience demonstrates that you have gained skills which are highly-valued by top universities
Complete the online assessment after the programme and receive a personalised certificate to include in your university applications.

Experience one of the best universities on the planet: University College London (UCL).
Meet talented and ambitious students from around the world who fly in for the Summer Experience, creating an invaluable lifetime network.

Select your preferred length of experience. You can choose to attend for:

Days 1-15 (the full experience); or
Days 1-10 only; or
Days 1-5 only

Accommodation, meals, guardianship and airport pick-up are available if required and can be added at checkout

Immersive Experiences Days 1-5

Educational Psychology

Discover the realities of working with vulnerable young people and get insider tips from experienced professionals
Take on the case of a child who is struggling at school and carry out your own assessment
Take part in a simulated consultation with a parent and develop the key communication skills needed to support the child’s learning development
Use what you’ve learnt to develop an intervention plan and get feedback from qualified experts

Enter the Psych Clinic

Learn the key skills and techniques employed by clinical psychologists
Discover the fundamentals of patient interaction: building trust, establishing rapport and active listening
Become the psychologist: carry out an initial assessment with a variety of patients and develop bespoke treatment plans
Explore Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and use specialised techniques with your patients

Sport Psychology

Tour a premier league stadium and walk in the footsteps of world-renowned athletes and sports psychologists
Understand the key to match-day preparation and recognise the athlete’s critical pitfalls
Undertake a private conversation with a professional athlete about how sports psychology has impacted their performance
Explore acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to enhance player concentration and promote resilience on and off the pitch

Forensic Psychology

Assess the psychological state of a criminal in a simulated criminal case
Carry out psychometric assessments on the offender and find out the cognitive and behavioural factors that led to the offence
Enter the courtroom: take to the stand and testify as an expert witness
Devise a treatment plan for the convicted criminal: facilitate a prison therapy session and evaluate the prisoner’s rehabilitation progress
Consult with a parole board and make the final decision on whether the prisoner should qualify for early release

How to Become a Successful Psychologist

Your path to success: understanding the key decisions ahead and how to maximise your chances of success
Making the right subject choices: A-level/IB/university and beyond
Building an outstanding university application
Securing work experience and designing an impactful CV
Powerful interview techniques
Coaching from experienced psychologists on how to stand out from the crowd

Immersive Experiences Days 6-10

Enter the Mental Health Ward

Explore a simulated in-patient ward used by trainee medical professionals
Discover pioneering therapy techniques: art, drama and movement therapies
Work collaboratively with a team of psychologists, nurses and doctors in a multidisciplinary meeting to support your patient
Work with your medical team to diffuse an alarming situation and ensure the psychological safety of your patients
Devise a crisis plan with a patient showing schizophrenic symptoms to manage negative emotions

Inside the Nervous System

Discover how cognition and behaviour are inextricably linked to brain function
Become the assessor and facilitate a neurological assessment
Case study: work alongside clinical neuropsychologists to ascertain the impact of a traumatic brain injury on a patient’s everyday function and cognition

Visit Bethlem Royal Hospital

Take a private tour of the UK’s oldest mental illness hospital
Gain a unique insight into the history of mental health care and treatment
Explore a renowned collection of archives, art, and historic objects
Understand the significance of labelling and diagnosis, freedom and constraint, temperament, treatments and recovery in an ethical debate
Talk with the anxiety disorder referral unit and hear first hand patient experience

Occupational and Business Psychology

Journey to the heart of corporate London and uncover how psychology underpins successful businesses
CEO or psychopath? Explore different behaviours and personality types found in the workplace and analyse what these mean for getting ahead
Humanising business: develop thoughtful solutions to social problems using behavioural science
Design your own behavioural experiment and carry it out with your peers
Analyse the results before pitching your findings to top business psychologists

The Future of Psychology

Meet with a pioneering PsychTech firm and discover how Cyberpsychologists are helping people master their minds with cutting-edge technology
Step into the virtual world and collaborate with your peers in a group assessment task
Explore how Virtual Reality can help patients with struggling trauma, phobias, addiction, pain management, ADHD symptoms and more

Networking Event with Top Psychologists

Take part in a private networking session with senior psychologists, trainee psychologists and current psychology students
Have your burning questions answered by those in the know
Receive valuable advice from experts in the field

Immersive Experiences Days 11-15

CAREERMAX

Over the next five days, we will prepare you to outperform others in the race to become a top psychologist. You will be given dedicated coaching on how to become a world-class professional in any industry, with training on the most crucial skills that universities and employers are looking for: public speaking, leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, communication, time management and negotiation. Expect hands-on, interactive activities led by professional development experts, to help turn you into a confident young psychologist, right now.

Leadership & Teamwork Coaching

How you can build a high-performance team
The most effective styles of leadership you can adopt
What makes the ultimate team player?
Inspiring and motivating others
Leading vs managing

Leadership & Teamwork Challenge: work with your team to try and devise how to create a city fit for human habitation on Mars

Public Speaking & Communication Coaching

Public speaking coaching by a specialist who trains CEOs
Perfecting enunciation, tone, pace and body language
How you can engage an audience and read the room
The art of persuasion
How to communicate effectively in a team environment
Understanding emotional intelligence and using empathy
Building strong interpersonal skills
Influencing others

Communication challenge: use your communication skills to guide a blindfolded team member to safety on an obstacle course
Public speaking challenge: critically analyse public speaking performances

Negotiation Coaching

Understand the art of negotiation and its importance
How to identify when you are actually in a negotiation
The typical stages of a negotiation
Key negotiation styles
Building relationships
Key tactics: anchoring, tradeable concessions, commitment tactics, bluffing, injecting urgency, varying pace and more

Negotiation challenge: enter a simulated hostage negotiation scenario. Work with your team to get the hostage released

Problem-Solving Coaching

How you should approach problems and solve them decisively
Analytical skills: identifying and structuring problems
Creative and lateral thinking
Effective decision-making
Implementing solutions, analysing results and making changes

Problem-solving escape room: work through a series of complex problems under time pressure

Time Management Coaching & Reflection

How successful people manage time
The time management quadrant
Setting goals, prioritising, simplifying and re-evaluating
The power of hyper-focusing
Eliminating distractions
Practising the ‘4Ds’: doing, deferring, delegating and deleting
Implementing solutions, analysing results and making changes

Time management challenge: enter a humanitarian crisis simulation. Identify your goals, decide your priorities and execute them under time pressure

Immersive Career Experiences Days 1-7

A 7 day immersive online version of the in person timetable, that you can participate in, from the comfort of your own home.

Clinical & Neuropsychology

Learn the fundamentals of patient interaction under the guidance of, including building trust, establishing rapport and active listening
Become the psychologist: carry out an initial assessment with a patient and seek to learn about their thoughts, feelings, behaviours and physical symptoms
Explore one of the most fundamental therapy techniques of our time: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and see how it works live with your patients
Receive live, in-depth feedback from professionals on your consultation approach
Become the assessor and facilitate a neurological assessment
Case study: work alongside clinical neuropsychologists to ascertain the impact of a traumatic brain injury on a patient’s everyday function and cognition

Educational & Sports Psychology

Discover the realities of working with vulnerable young people and receive insider tips from experienced professionals
Take on a case of a child who is struggling at school and carry out your own assessment, analyse the results and develop an intervention plan
Under the guidance of top educational psychologists participate in a simulated consultation with a teacher and child and develop the key communication skills needed to support the child’s learning development
Understand the key to match day preparation and routines and recognise the athlete’s critical pitfalls
Goal setting: develop psychological strategies to enhance players’ concentration and resilience on and off the pitch
Explore acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to enhance player concentration and promote resilience on and off the pitch

Forensic Psychology

Work alongside forensic psychologists to assess the psychological state of a criminal in a simulated criminal case.
Carry out psychometric assessments on the offender and observe both cognitive and behavioural factors that have led to the offence
Carry out an in-depth risk assessment on the convicted criminal and devise an effective treatment plan
Experience first-hand therapeutic techniques and use observation and assessment to give an accurate evaluation of the prisoner’s rehabilitation progress
Judgment call: using your expert opinion, consult with a parole board and make the final decision on whether the prisoner should qualify for early release

The Future of Psychology: Virtual Reality & Business Psychology

Meet a pioneering PsychTech firm and take part in an interactive session with experienced psychologists on the impact of technology on the psychology field
Experience how virtual reality is being harnessed in the treatment of clinical disorders such as phobias, anxiety, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Cyberpsychology: discover one of the most important branches of psychology in the modern age. What is the psychology behind human interaction with digital technology?
CEO or psychopath? Explore different behaviours and personality types found in the workplace and analyse what these mean for getting ahead

Career Coaching & Private Networking

Your path to success: understanding the key decisions ahead and how to maximise your chances of success
Coaching from experienced psychologists on what you can do now to stand out in the future
Take part in a private networking session with senior psychologists, trainee psychologists, and current university students and receive valuable advice on each step of your psychology journey

Places are highly limited and we are over 50% full for this experience.

This Summer Experience is for students aged 15-18 and you do not require any prior knowledge to attend.

The programme starts on 7th July OR 28th July 2023. You can choose to attend for either days 1-5, days 1-10 or days 1-15; and either with or without accommodation. Pricing for all options is set out below.

Click “Register Now” to book your place. Alternatively, if you wish to pay via invoice/instalments, please complete this form and a member of our team will reach out to you.

	London 5-Day	London 10-Day	London 15-Day
Length	Days 1-5	Days 1-10	Days 1-15
Enter a simulated psych ward, assess patients and use CBT with patients, visit a premier league stadium and have a private conversation with an athlete, assess the psychological state of a criminal in a court setting
Visit the UK’s oldest mental health hospital, work with patients in a mental health ward, understand the psychology of magic and use state of the art VR technology
Private networking session with senior Psychologists
World-class professional development training: 5 days of coaching on all the skills you need to become a top professional in psychology
Summer Experience Fee	£1475	£2850	£3950
Optional fee for University of London accommodation (private single rooms) with all meals and guardianship included	Available for an additional £990	Available for an additional £1815	Available for an additional £2640
Optional fee for London airport pick-up and drop-off (each way)	Available for an additional £150	Available for an additional £150	Available for an additional £150

In Person

Available dates:

7th July 2023, 28th July 2023

Venues:

The programme is based at UCL and the surrounding University of London campus. Certain days take place in other key industry locations in London.

Accommodation location:

Students who choose accommodation will reside in University of London halls of residence. We occupy 3 different halls close-by to each other (listed below). The vast majority of students will be placed in Garden Halls

Garden Halls, London, WC1H 9EN,

College Hall, London, WC1E 7HZ

International Hall, London, WC1N 1AS

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Please find below some of our most frequently asked questions. If you have any other questions you'll be able to find our full FAQ list here and you are also welcome to reach out to us at info@investin.org and we'll be happy to help!

Places on our programmes are allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis so we will close registration as soon as we reach capacity, because of this we would always recommend booking as soon as possible to ensure you do not miss the opportunity to attend.

Upon completion of the programme you will receive a bespoke certificate to include in all of your future applications. This will help you stand out from the crowd and show your passion for your chosen career. Letters of attendance are also available upon request at info@investin.org.

On each Summer Experience, we have safeguarding team members on-site 24/7 to promote the safeguarding and pastoral welfare of our students. Our team are security-vetted (enhanced DBS-checked) professionals who work in education full time and our team is made up of Academic Professionals / LSA, Safeguarding Officers, Nursing Professionals, and Mental Health Practitioners. Students will therefore always be able to easily contact a guardian, should they need any support.

You can choose to add our accommodation package to your booking where you will be allocated to the University of London's Garden Halls, College Hall, or International Hall. Here, you will enjoy your own private room, 3 meals a day, and 24/7 guardianship. There are also lots of communal areas such as a games room and cinema room where you will be able to socialise with other students. Our safeguarding team will also put on evening activities such as trivia night, games night, and sports evenings. You will be able to arrive at the accommodation the day before the programme starts and checkout will be the day after the programme comes to an end.

We offer payment plans for our Summer Experiences, allowing you to pay in instalments. A 50% deposit is required to reserve your place. To arrange your personalised plan contact contact us at info@investin.org.

On the mornings of day 6 and day 11 you will have rest time to allow you to recharge for the next period of your programme. You will also have time in the evenings and during your lunch break to relax and socialise with the other students on the experience.

Covid-19

There are no travel restrictions in place in order to enter the UK; you are not required to test or to provide proof of vaccination status, so you can book your programme place with confidence.

Support

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You may wish to try on your mobile device instead. Alternatively, please email info@investin.org with details of the programme you want to register for. We will reserve your place immediately and send you a link to pay by card online.

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The Young Psychologist Summer Experience