Resources that support workforce expansion in the delivery of psychological therapy and interventions include: 

• NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Psychology Directorate: NES Psychology Directorate is funded primarily from Scottish Government Mental Health Directorate to provide:
  • Pre-registration training across Doctorate, Masters, Diploma and Certificate levels with the ambition to increase the workforce supply.
  • Provide high quality, continued professional development for the psychology and psychological therapies workforce. 
  • Improving the overall psychological skills of the broader workforce through high quality training, education, and implementation. 
  • Local educational infrastructure such Psychological Therapies Training Coordinators (PTTCs) and CAMHS Learning Coordinators (CLCs) are funded from NES to support local Boards in the identification of training needs, selection of candidates for training and implementation data. 
• NES Psychological Therapy and CAMHS (Child and Adolescent mental health services) workforce data A quarterly publication updates on available data on the workforce providing psychological services and CAMHS (Child and Adolescent mental health services) across Scotland.  Official Statistics on the workforce of NHS Scotland
• Public Health Scotland Psychological Therapies Waiting Times This is a quarterly publication which provides information on the current performance of local Health Boards in relation to the ambition that people should be provided therapy within 18 weeks of referral https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/psychological-therapies-waiting-times/psychological-therapies-waiting-times-quarter-ending-september-2022 /  

Workforce expansion:

Meeting the mental health needs of the Scottish population involves both developing the existing workforce and developing new staff trained in psychological interventions and therapies.  Training capacity for new psychologists has increased considerably in recent years, this includes expansion of training at Doctorate and Masters levels as well as the development of a new training pathway for the Enhanced Psychological Practice (EPP) programme. It is also recognised that psychological therapy and interventions can be delivered by a range of staff, from different disciplines and backgrounds. Competences, training needs and governance of practice should be clearly articulated.  The range of types of psychological practice is outlined in more detail in the section on this page.