Getting work or volunteer experience is crucial for your future in psychology.
Here is the link to some useful website for volunteering options across the country.
Mental health in young people
Liverpool
HayWood Hospital volunteer
Middlands
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk/working-here/volunteering
Taking Action surrounding Students Mental health
Various locations
Mind
Various locations
CHICKS Break campments
Cornwall and Derbyshire
Shop Volunteer and Fundraising
Various Locations
Helping those in Need
Romania
Working with people with disabilities
Various Locations
Volunteering with children with Disabilities
Various Locations
Other ways to gain experiences is by:
- Contacting your local charity
- Applying to jobs as a support worker, there is plenty of support worker roles according to your area in Indeed
- checking your Universities Volunteer options ( Handshake and others)
- contacting a local SEN or local Dementia Care until about volunteering possibilities.