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Welcome week

Join us between Monday 18 and Saturday 23 September and get ready to start your studies with us

Welcome week is taking place during the week before our term starts. It’s about preparing you for the start of your studies, with an induction and the chance to meet your fellow students and staff and to complete some essential enrolment, administrative and mandatory governance tasks.

Additionally, there are some fun and friendly virtual student groups and opportunities to meet core staff, for everyone to attend if they would like to do so.

Welcome week in 2023 is between Monday 18 and Saturday 23 September 2023.

Timetable

Please find below the induction timetable, which will include an induction with the library and the technology enhanced learning, digital education service team.

All induction sessions for our London-based courses, unless specified, take place in person at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust building (London, NW3 5BA).

If your course requires a DBS check, please bring your DBS documentation with you on the day of your course induction. All students who require a check will need to speak to a member of staff face to face, even if you are a member of the online update service. Your DBS times will be listed below as part of your induction timetable as a timetabled slot. You can attend at any time during this time slot; DBS appointments will take approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

Please look for your course and note the date and time of your induction. If you can’t see your course listed below, we have some courses that have their induction outside of welcome week – please see the details below the tabbed section.

Please select a day of the week to view course inductions.

Child, adolescent and family mental wellbeing: multidisciplinary practice (D24)Course induction: 10am to 2:30pm (Lecture Theatre, 5th Floor)

Library and digital education induction: 12pm to 12.30pm (Lecture Theatre, 5th Floor)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 2.30pm to 3.30pm (ground floor)
Developing a diverse child and adolescent workforce (CPD64)Course induction: 3.30pm to 4.30pm (Seminar Room 1)

Library and digital education induction: 3pm to 3.30pm (Seminar Room 1)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 2.30pm to 3.30pm (ground floor)
Introduction to counselling and psychotherapy (D12)Course induction: 9.30am to 10:45am (lecture theatre)

Library and digital education induction 11am- to 11:30am (lecture theatre)
Psychoanalytic studies (M16)Course induction: 2.30pm to 4:30pm (seminar room 1)

Library and digital education induction: 4:30pm to 5pm (seminar room 1)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 1.30pm to 2.30pm (ground floor)
Foundations of psychodynamic psychotherapy (D58)Course induction: 11:40am to 1pm (lecture theatre)

Library and digital education induction: 11am to 11:30am (lecture theatre)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 1pm-2pm (ground floor)

You will also need to attend the clinical induction on the morning of Thursday 21 September 2023.
Inter-cultural psychodynamic psychotherapy (D59I)Course induction: 11.40am-1pm
(Seminar Room 1)

Library and digital education induction: 11am to 11:30am (lecture theatre)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 1pm-2pm (ground floor)

You will also need to attend the clinical induction on the morning of Thursday 21 September 2023.
Psychodynamic reflective practice in mental health (D65)Course induction: 3pm to 4.30pm (seminar room 10)

Library and digital education induction: 4.30pm to 5pm (seminar room 1)
Systemic approaches to working with individuals, families and organisations (D4, intermediate)Course induction: 6:45pm to 7:30pm (lecture theatre)

Library and digital education induction: 6pm to 6:30pm (lecture theatre)
Systemic approaches to working with individuals, families and organisations (D4, foundation)Course induction: 5pm to 6pm (lecture theatre)

Library and digital education induction: 6pm to 6:30pm (lecture theatre)
Child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapy (M80)Course induction: 10am to 2:45pm (seminar room 1)

Library and digital education induction: 1:30pm to 2pm (lecture theatre)

Please note: You require a DBS check for this course. However, if you already have a DBS with your workplace, you will not need a new check.
Psychological therapies with children, young people and families (M34)Course induction: 10am to 1:30pm (lecture theatre)

Library and digital education induction: 1:30pm to 2pm (lecture theatre)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 9am to 10am (ground floor)

You will also need to attend the clinical induction on the morning of Thursday 21 September 2023.
Working with children, young people and families: a psychoanalytic observational approach (M7, daytime)Course induction: 2:30pm to 4:30pm
(lecture theatre)

Library and digital education induction: 5pm to 5:30pm (lecture theatre)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 1pm to 2.30pm (ground floor)
Working with children, young people and families: a psychoanalytic observational approach (M7, evening)Course induction: 5.30pm to 7:30pm (lecture theatre)

Library and digital education induction: 5pm to 5:30pm (lecture theatre)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 4pm to 5pm (ground floor)
Advanced practice and research consultation and the organisation (D10D) and Tavistock qualification in consultation (D10C)Course induction: 1pm to 2:30pm
(seminar room 10)

Library and digital education induction: 12.15pm to 12.45pm
(lecture theatre)
Interdisciplinary training in adult psychotherapy (M1)Course induction: 1pm to 3pm

Library and digital education induction: 12.15pm to 12.45pm
(lecture theatre)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 3pm to 3.30pm (ground floor)

You will also need to attend the clinical induction on the morning of Thursday 21 September 2023.

Please note: if you are already employed by the Trust and have a valid DBS check, you do not need to have a new check.
Advanced practice and research: social work and social care (D55)Course induction: 1pm to 2:30pm (seminar room 9)

Library and digital education induction: 12.15pm to 12.45pm
(Lecture Theatre, 5th Floor)
Emotional care of babies, children, young people and families (EC1)Course induction: 5pm to 6pm
(seminar room 1)

Library and digital education induction: 6pm to 6.30pm (lecture theatre)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 4pm to 5pm (ground floor)
Advanced practice and research: systemic psychotherapy (M10)Course induction: 1pm to 2:30pm (seminar room 8)

Library and digital education induction: 12.15pm to 12.45pm
(Lecture Theatre, 5th Floor)
Foundations of psychodynamic psychotherapy (BD58, evening)Course induction: 6:30pm to 7:45pm (lecture theatre)

Library and digital education induction: 6pm to 6.30pm (lecture theatre)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 4:30pm to 5:30pm

You will also need to attend the clinical induction on the morning of Thursday 21 September 2023.
Introduction to counselling and psychotherapy (ED12, online)Induction session: 10.15am-11am
 
Library and digital education induction: 10.30am to 11am

Please note: these inductions will take place online using Zoom. The link for the induction will be sent to you by the course team ahead of time.
Working with children, young people and families: a psychoanalytic observational approach (M7, Saturday)Course induction: 10am to 12.15pm (seminar room 1)

Library and digital education induction: 11.30am to 12pm (seminar room 1)

Disclosure and barring checks (DBS): 9am to 10am (ground floor)

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Attend the clinical induction (clinical courses only)

New students on clinical programmes of study will be required to undertake clinical checks and inductions as part of the Trust’s governance passport, prior to starting your clinical work at the Trust. The clinical induction will take place in person from 9am to 12pm on 21 September 2023, in the 5th floor Lecture Theatre at the Tavistock Centre. 

Courses with an induction outside of welcome week

Child, community and educational psychology (M4)

Your course orientation day will have taken place in June 2023. You will have a library and DES induction, as well as meeting your course administrator on the first week of teaching. You will also need to attend the clinical induction on Thursday 21 September 2023. You are welcome to attend any value-adding events or student groups throughout welcome week.

Consulting and leading in organisations: psychodynamic and systemic approaches (D10 and ED10, online)

We look forward to welcoming you to ED10 at an introductory session from 18.00 – 20.00 on Wednesday October 4 and then at the first teaching block on 6 and 7 October. 

Students on the D10 programme that will take place at the Trust, will attend their induction in person during the first teaching block on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 October.

Systemic psychotherapy (M6)

Your course induction days will take place on Thursday 21 September and Friday 22 September 2023.

You will also need to attend the clinical induction on the morning of Thursday 21 September 2023 if you are doing clinical work at the Trust.

Your DBS appointments will take place on either Thursday 14 September 2023 or Friday 15 September 2023. Your course administrator will email you to confirm these appointments with you soon.

You are also welcome to attend any value-adding events or student groups throughout welcome week.

Perinatal course (HEE funded)

Your course induction will take place at your first full teaching session in September.

You are also welcome to attend any value-adding events or student groups throughout welcome week.

Systemic family therapy supervision, consultation and training (M21)

Your course induction will take place at your first full teaching session on Monday 9 October 2023. This session will take place in person at the Trust.

Student and trainee group drop-ins

Disabled student and trainee group

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic/Global Majority Student & Trainee Group

LGBTQIA+ student and trainee group

International student and trainee group

National centres in the UK

National centre students are advised to contact their local centre for course induction details. If you require a DBS appointment, your centre will help support this process and provide you with details of how to start your application.

We welcome all our national centre students to attend any online value-adding events or student groups throughout welcome week.

Come meet the Dean

We welcome you to come meet our Dean, and other senior members, at an informal, social event on Tuesday 19 September from 1pm to 2pm. This is an opportunity to hear first-hand, what it is like to work and study at the Tavistock and Portman. Further details will follow.

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