Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practice

Entry requirements

Essential:

• Undergraduate honours degree at 2:2 or above
• Good solid literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2

Desirable:

• Relevant Honours Degree (e.g. psychology, mental health, sociology etc.) graded at 2.2 or above.

Months of entry

January, March

Course content

The aims of this programme are aligned to the aims of NHS England and the UK Government’s Improving Access to Psychology Therapies (IAPT) for Children and Young People project (CYP IAPT). This curriculum has been developed as part of the Child and Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT), and complements other programmes offered at the University of Northampton in this training development.

PWPs support Children and Young People with Common Mental Health problems (such as anxiety and depression) using evidence based Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches. Low-intensity CBT places a greater emphasis on parent and CYP self-management and are designed to be less burdensome and intensive for families than traditional psychological therapies. The overall delivery of these interventions is informed by behaviour change models and strategies.