The Doctorate in Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology (DECAP) seeks to provide qualified educational psychologists to work in Northern Ireland. It is a postgraduate professional training course, approved by the Health & Care Professions Council for the training of educational psychologists and for employment as a qualified educational psychologist in the UK.

The DECAP is a three year (36 month) postgraduate professional training course, approved by the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as conferring eligibility for chartered status and for employment as a qualified educational psychologist. The course is based in the School of Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast and placements are undertaken in a variety of educational, health or community settings.

Applications for September 2023 entry to the DECAP programme closed on Friday 6 January 2023.

An online DECAP Information Session for September 2024 entry will take place on Monday 27 November 2023 at 4.30 pm on Microsoft Teams - please register to attend here.