Admission to the "Consultation" sub-module of the "Child and Adolescent Psychology" specialisation

Introduction

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Presentation

Admission to the "Consultation" sub-module of the "Child and Adolescent Psychology" specialisation (Master of Psychology).

Academic start autumn 2025.

Job-related information

Start date: during the 2nd and 3rd semesters of the Master’s degree

Contract duration: 1 year 

Work rate: part-time

Workplace: Unil - Institute of Psychology - Consultation - Gare 1 - Lausanne

The procedure below is renewed every year, with no waiting list.

Application files will not be returned to candidates.

Your activities

Students are made aware of psychological assessment practice and involved in this practice under the supervision of experienced professionals. They jointly manage cases from the initial request to the synthesis at the end of the assessment. This involves conducting interviews (welcoming the family, developing the request, conducting an anamnesis, providing feedback on evaluation results), designing the psychological examination process (choice of tools), and administering various tools involved in the assessment to children and adolescents (developmental scales, questionnaires, projective tests...). They are also responsible for maintaining records, producing session reports and analyses, as well as the final report. Managing the records requires proficiency in a computerised data management tool. Students participate in network meetings and are thus introduced to interdisciplinary exchanges with other professionals.

Your profile

Hold a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with at least 120 ECTS credits in psychology, awarded by a Swiss university and linked to the "psychology" field of study or an equivalent qualification.
Have chosen the Master’s specialisation "Child and Adolescent Psychology" and have submitted a transfer/admission request to the Master of Psychology within the deadlines (see www.unil.ch/immat) .

A maximum of 30 students will be admitted each year to the Child and Adolescent Consultation.

Application deadline

Admission to this specialisation requires sending two files to different bodies and within different deadlines.

Deadline for the admission or transfer request to the Master at UNIL (see www.unil.ch/immat): 30 April 2025.

Deadline for submitting the application file for the "Consultation" sub-module for the autumn 2025 intake: 6 August 2025.

Application to the consultation must be made before entering the 1st year of the Master’s degree. If admitted, participation in the Consultation takes place during the 2nd and 3rd semesters of the Master’s (spring 2026 and autumn 2026-2027 semesters for students admitted in summer 2025) and requires availability one day per week during these 2 semesters, either Wednesday or Thursday. The consultation day assigned will be communicated to admitted students at the beginning of September.

Students accepted to the Consultation must attend the following courses in their 1st year: "Evaluation of the affective functioning of the child and adolescent", "The psychological examination of the child: process and methods", "Introduction to consultations with children and adolescents" and "Child psychopathology and emotional development".

Application

The application file for the "Consultation" sub-module for children and adolescents includes:

1. A transcript of grades and certificates obtained in Bachelor courses;
2. A 2-page letter explaining the student’s motivation to train within the Child and Adolescent Consultation;
3. A 3-minute video presenting the student’s interest in clinical psychology of children and adolescents to be uploaded at the following link: 

       https://unils- my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/consultation_ip_unil_ch/EgsK5ldfi7VPs3XgyE6ldhQBUDXsD7OKLcCvP4EOcRfpTw ;

   4. A complete curriculum vitae detailing academic background, as well as various pre-professional and professional experiences (employment, internship, ...), accompanied by all available annexes (certificates, work certificates, possible internship reports, etc.).

If the submitted file is incomplete, the secretariat sets a final deadline for the candidate to complete it. If the candidate does not complete the file within the deadline, the application is refused.

Interviews - Decision - Appeals

If additional information appears necessary, the Admission Committee reserves the right to summon the candidate for an interview during the last week of August 2025.

The admission decision is announced at the beginning of September.

Students not admitted to the Child and Adolescent Consultation may appeal to the UNIL Directorate within 10 days following receipt of the decision informing them of the refusal.