Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies

Entry requirements

Applicants need:

• A first degree (please see the 'entry requirements' document for exceptions)
• A core profession in mental health or KSA portfolio (please see the website for details or contact: hittdl@cf.ac.uk
• Work (paid or unpaid) in the UK in which you can practise individual CBT with clients experiencing anxiety and depression
• A manager and a clinical supervisor (these may be the same person)
• A GCSE level English qualification
• Personal suitability
• Demonstrated interest and commitment to CBT.

Applicants should apply for the postgraduate certificate (PgCert) in the first instance unless they hold a BABCP accredited CBT certificate from another institution’.

Months of entry

January

Course content

This part-time course is for professionals working in mental health, such as mental health nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and social workers, and is designed to help you towards individual practitioner accreditation with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP).

It aims to provide high quality postgraduate training in Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (CBT), and is accredited by the BABCP at Level 1. You will have to meet some further criteria, in addition to the course, for full practitioner accreditation.

The syllabus is based on the Roth & Pilling competency framework for CBT with anxiety disorders and depression, and the course focuses on CBT with adults, although we also welcome practitioners working with children and older adults.

You must be able to practise CBT in your work and have ongoing supervision from a supervisor or manager in your workplace. You will also need five hours’ supervision from a BABCP accredited practitioner.

Qualification and course duration

PGDip

PGCert