Friend trying to get validated by DOHC

Giblet

I have a friend who is currently trying to get validated by the DOHC for her qualifications. She has the equiv of a Masters from a University in Europe. For the past year they have been going back and forward trying to get this thing sorted without success. Today, finally they got back to confirm that she couldn't be validated as a Clinical Psy (Due to her degree + masters), but as she has qualifications in Educational Psy, she should reapply and they'll waive the fee.

All well and good, but even considering the fact that the Uni course is an Education Psychologist qualification, all of her work experience for the last 9 years is in Clinical and Social Psychology from kids and teens, to adults, and to those with learning / other disabilites, she doesn't have enough teaching experience to even fill out the Educationial Psy form (it looks to be the most obtuse form I have ever read, very specific in it's requirements to actually make it useless for her). She had no problems with the Clinical form, as she has the relevant experience. She does have some bits of experience in teaching, but what they require doesn't match her experience as she works mostly in clinics and liaisons with schools

Has anyone else had trouble in this regard trying to get validated, or know of anything that would help her out? This has been a year of her life, and it's soul destroying at this stage. She has written letters to them, before any of this, and they weren't very helpful.

dissed doc

Surely working as a clinical psychologist with educational psychology qualifications is pretty dubious? It's like a respiratory physician working as a gastroenterologist, in the eyes of regulatory bodies I would think.

If you want to be a clinical psychologist AFAIK you need to have a basic degree, masters, etc., in clinical psychology and not educational psychology? Work experience doesn't make you qualified for the job when it comes to approval bodies.

Which country did she get the quailifications in?

Giblet

The course was actually more clinical and counseling in it's course work compared to an Irish equivalent, which is what lead to her pursuing that line of work. It's Portugal.

dissed doc

I think your best shot is to see what the British Psychological Society say. the Irish will tend to approve those approved by it from my understanding.

Giblet

She was just validated as an Educational Psychologist

I wonder does anyone have any information on getting on the NEPS panel or any relevant information about it?