Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Entry requirements
Honours degree or equivalent, plus mental health qualification. Applicants will be expected to be familiar with individual casework, history-taking and case load management and must normally be UK registered health professionals.
Non-standard entrants will be considered if you can demonstrate that you have the necessary work based experience, skills and aptitude demonstrated by a Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSA) portfolio.
Months of entry
September
Course content
This course will provide registered health professionals with sufficient theoretical and skills training in cognitive behavioural therapy and can develop your career as a therapist and the service you provide. lt is delivered part-time.
This course is for people already working in a healthcare setting (in areas including psychiatry, clinical and forensic psychology, occupational therapy, social work, nursing, general medical practitioners) who are interested in delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in clinical settings.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PGDip
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- PGCert
- part time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MSc
- part time36-42 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Elizabeth Shearer
- elizabeth.shearer@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk