Being a parent whilst training as a Psychologist: The Highs and Lows with Rose Dunstan

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 25: Being a parent whilst training as a psychologist: the highs and lows

Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast.

Aspiring psychologists often feel they must put their lives on hold for training. Today we speak to a Trainee Clinical Psychologist studying at Salomons who explores how she navigated moving to England from Australia and then having a baby before getting onto training. We explore the experiences of parents, what support parents need, and how other trainees and courses may be able to help. I hope that you enjoy this podcast episode because I very much enjoyed recording it!

The Highlights:

00:28: Introduction for topic and guest speaker

02:35: New incoming Trainees and membership spaces!

03:30: Male perspectives needed

04:47: Introducing Rose!

05:26: A psychology journey in Australia

07:17: “Jobs that I just really enjoyed”

09:09: For the Australian listeners  

11:10: Having a baby and training

12:28: Imagining life with children as a trainee

13:17: A post-natal interview

15:05: Financial pressure

16:37: Any family friendly courses out there?

17:29: An offer for training and reflecting on parenting

18:57: Improving access to psychology

20:11: Role models

21:01: A diverse cohort

23:00: Employment rights

24:33: Flexible supervisors

28:39: Parenting and placements while completing assignments!

29:53: COVID as a trainee and parent

33:16: Pros and cons of parenting

40:01: The difficult parts, like SLEEP!

43:28: Parental support

46:29: How to support the parents in your cohort?

51:08: A supportive university

51:54: Thank you Rose!

52.41: Thank you for listening and I hope it helps!

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