Psychology Careers Networking Event

We support a network of charities/organisations who befriend those in our community in need.

Aberdeen City Council Educational Psychology Service is a team of 16 Educational Psychologists providing Consultation, Assessment, Intervention, Training and Research to  the local authority, and to the the schools, families and learners in Aberdeen.  

We are sorry we cannot offer shadowing experience but we offer an annual summer research internship programme for 3rd or 4th year undergraduate students.  Take a look at our Digital Hub to find out more about us: https://sites.google.com/ab-ed.org/educational-psychology-service.

Aberdeen Foyer supports people facing homelessness, unemployment, mental health issues and poverty. The charity believes everyone has a right to a positive future and aims to help people towards education, work and a stable place to live. Our Foyer Fitmind team offers free counselling services to individuals aged 16 and above.

Aberdeenshire Council Educational Psychologists use psychology to create positive change, leading to improved learning and wellbeing for children and young people. 
We aim to make a positive difference to the lives of all children and young people across Aberdeenshire, from the early years to school leaving age. This is achieved through working collaboratively with children, young people, families, educational staff, local authority colleagues and a wide range of other professionals.  We use a Consultation model to do this.  Through Consultation, we work with others to understand needs and problem solve through potentially difficult and complex situations. 
Consultation combines assessment, intervention and review. We apply psychology throughout to help create a shared picture of strengths and concerns relating to a situation, and together design an action plan to support positive change.

ACVO is the third sector interface for Aberdeen. Through our Volunteer Aberdeen resource - www.volunteeraberdeen.org.uk - students can access details of volunteering opportunities. We work closely with the University of Aberdeen in providing opportunities for students and building the tremendous, positive impact students and the University make for people and the community.

Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore, formerly Bond Air Services (Bond Aviation Group), is an operator of air ambulance, police, and offshore windfarm helicopters in the UK. Babcock operates a mixed fleet of light twin-engine helicopters custom designed to perform specific and specialised tasks.

Aberdeen children's befriending charity,

Professional body for psychology in the UK. 

The Division of Occupational Psychology exists to promote the professional interests of occupational psychologists and to support the development of psychology both as a profession and as a body of knowledge and skills.

For more than 120 years, we have championed psychology, psychologists and the wider psychological professions, supporting our members through every stage of their careers.

Psychology affects all aspects of our everyday lives, from government policy to the advertising you see on TV. And with the demand for psychology services growing, so is our community.

We have more than 60,000 members - all of whom share a passion for psychology, and its impact on individuals and society.

Next Gen Safety Culture, Human Factors Training, Coaching and Consulting in Aviation.

We are one of Aberdeen’s leading family support charities.  Every year we provide practical and emotional support to around 200 families with young children in Aberdeen. We help them to create a secure and loving home environment where their children can grow up happy, healthy and confident, and able to achieve their full potential.

Hope Counselling is a Mental Health Charity that provides a high quality and affordable counselling service for individuals and young adults from the age of 18 years and above. We specialise in early interventions and customised counselling to meet clients' needs. Easily accessible too. While the ethos of HOPE lies within the Christian tradition, our service is available to those of any faith and none. We offer the opportunity to explore issues from the perspective of Christianity for those who specifically request it. As a mental health charity, we believe we can help people find hope even in the most difficult of circumstances. Hope has been operating since May 2012 and is well established with a manageable waiting list. We use an integrative model with a Christian perspective and we provide a service to anyone irrespective of race, religion, or cultural background.

We are a private practice providing individually tailored counselling, psychotherapy and coaching  services helping clients overcome issues such as anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship difficulties and other mental health difficulties.  We also work with employment assistance programmes (EAPs) and health insurance companies. We have a shared passion for empowering others to make healthy life and well-being changes so that they can flourish, reach their goals and enjoy life to the full.

Friends' Wednesday Club (Insch, Aberdeenshire) is part of the Meeting Centres Scotland Network. Meeting Centres are evidence based social clubs, offering warm and friendly expert support for people with mild to moderate dementia and their care partners. 
Originally developed in the Netherlands, Meeting Centres are now growing around the world. The are 80+ in the UK, 35 of which are in Scotland. Meeting Centres Scotland has experienced rapid growth since 2020 and the expansion of Meeting Centres is a key component of the Scottish Government's National Dementia Strategy. Being a part of this network offers rewarding, fun and challenging ways to volunteer and/or forge a great career.

We deliver people-focused solutions that overcome barriers to working and learning.

By equipping, our clients and their people with tools and knowledge – through workplace adjustments, assistive technology, accessibility solutions, training, coaching, and more – we help to create equitable environments, in the workplace and education, where anyone can thrive.

North East Wellbeing Solutions (NEWSolutions) is a community interest company based in the North East of Scotland.

Mental health problems can happen to anyone therefore it is important for children, young people and families to receive the right help, at the right time through early identification and intervention. We believe that when someone needs help they should ‘Ask once, get help fast’ (Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027, Scottish Government, 2017) and that “there can be no ‘wrong door’ for children and families who need and want help” (The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce Recommendations, July 2019).

Our mission is to enable children, young people and adults to hope for a better future, to know that there is help and to access it when they feel help is needed. We aim to do this by providing support which focuses on prevention and early intervention for children, young people, families and those who may be working with and alongside them.

NHS Grampian employs a wide variety of applied Psychologists to improve the health of the population of Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray. These include Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologists, Health Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists and Neuropsychologists. An Undergraduate degree in Psychology would be essential to progress in any of these fields.

Rape Crisis Grampian (RCG) charity that provides free, confidential support to anyone aged 11+ in Aberdeen or Aberdeenshire and has been subjected to any form of sexual violence, regardless of when it happened. We are open to people of all genders and backgrounds. We use Language Line and interpreters to support survivors whose first language is not English or who use BSL. We also provide information and crisis support to families, friends and partners who have been affected.

Robert Gordon University is an innovative, inclusive, impactful and professionally-focused institution focused on demand-led teaching and research.

HMP & YOI Grampian is run by the Scottish Prison Service; it is located in Peterhead, servicing the local courts.

Shirelle Young works at the Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen.

Susan Griffiths will be at the fair to speak to students about options in clinical psychology. 

Find out about the MSc Psychology of Mental Health course offered at the University of Aberdeen.

Find out about postgraduate research degrees in Psychology at the University of Aberdeen.

Sports Psychology course (15 credits level 3/4) SR3024

We are a national organisation serving all of Scotland, with significant influence at the highest levels. Our support services are available locally, tailored to meet people’s needs where, when, and how they need it. Founded on a deep commitment to justice and compassion, we operate independently, offering non-judgmental and confidential support to anyone who has been affected by crime.

As a leading social care charity, with over 150 years of experience, we have always been at the forefront of providing vital care and support to vulnerable children and adults living across Aberdeen, and beyond.
We support people through some of the most challenging times they have ever experienced; we help them to take control of their lives for a brighter and better future.
Every day we change lives by supporting a person’s physical, emotional, mental and social wellbeing through a wide range of health and social care services such as residential services and community outreach programmes.
We support vulnerable children and adults who are living with: a mental health diagnosis, complex additional learning and support needs, addiction (drugs and alcohol), loneliness and isolation and living in extreme poverty.
VSA - providing the best of care so that people can live the best of lives.

Human Factors training and consultancy.