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PgD - Advanced Practice in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - High Intensity IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies)

Do you want to help treat depression and anxiety in others? If you already work in the health sector, why not expand your skills through training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?

We have an excellent history of producing professional CBT practitioners, working with clinical partners in Lancashire and Cumbria to support students in developing their practice.

You'll learn everything you need to be a successful provider of CBT, able to work with clients to help them achieve the most from their therapy, and advance your career options through our fully accredited course.

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Course Overview

This is a masters level programme for suitably qualified individuals working within health and social care settings who wish to develop their practice skills in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Our course strives to link theory and practice, enabling you to conceptualise underpinning theories and principles with practices in your own work setting.

This High Intensity IAPT programme is mapped against the BABCP minimum training standards. Individuals who successfully complete the level II BABCP accredited training programme will be eligible to apply for BABCP accreditation.

On this course you will...

Develop you into a practitioner able to make ethically safe, CBT informed decisions in complex professional/clinical situations.
Develop a critically evaluative understanding of the evidenced based models of CBT practice.
Develop advanced skills of enquiry, critical analysis and reflective methods. To use these to explore personal and work place experience, relevant scholarship, current statutory regulations and policy.
Develop advanced clinical skills to practice as clinical specialists in CBT that meet the BABCP minimum training standards.

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Key Details

Recruiting toUK / RoI / Settled in UK
Course LocationLancaster
Institute Institute of Health
Delivery StyleBlended Learning
Course DurationFull-time: 1 Year
Course Start PointJanuary
AwardPgD
More informationProgramme Specification
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Minimum entry requirements

1st or 2nd class honours degree.

Honours degree

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Course Structure

What you will learn

It is in clinical supervision that you merge theory and practice under the guidance of a highly experienced and skilled CBT supervisor. To train in CBT is to become an apprentice to your supervisor, who has the responsibility of supporting you on the journey to becoming a fully fledged CBT practitioner. No one begins this training as an expert. A willingness to review weaknesses, to ask questions, to explore and learn are vitally important. Your supervisors have all been there before you and know how demanding the training process can be. Your university supervisors are also your personal tutors with whom you can arrange extra tutorial support. CBT is not just a theoretical practice it is a real clinical skill and a skill that only develops through practice and application in the real world of clinical work.

To help you in your studies you will have access to a suite of Blackboard module sites that have lecture materials, reading lists and additional readings to help you develop your skills and understanding. You will actively participate in role plays, clinical demonstrations, group and individual supervision sessions where videos of your work are reviewed by both tutors and peers. You will study the principles of internationally recognised evidenced based clinical CBT practice. You will experience working in a professional IAPT service. You will learn to understand and develop ethical professional practice, to manage patient risk and to liaise with other mental and other health professionals. You will develop skills to keep professional records. In essence you will lean to work as a mental health professional.

Modules

Fundamentals of CBT (IAPT)
CBT For Anxiety Disorders 1 (IAPT)
CBT For Depression (IAPT)
Advanced Supervision of CBT Practice 1 (IAPT)
Advanced Supervision of CBT Practice 2 (IAPT)
CBT For Anxiety Disorder 2 (IAPT)
Qualificatory Practice Unit: Advanced Practice of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (IAPT)

Teaching & Assessment

How you will learn

You will have opportunities to learn by interacting with others in a collegiate, facilitative and dynamic learning environment. Teaching, assessment and student support will allow equal and equitable opportunities for you to optimise your potential and develop autonomy. We seek to create a stimulating and innovative community of learning, whether encountered on campus or at a distance, on placement or in the workplace. Facilitated by our expert practitioner staff, you will experience a learning environment that is well equipped, flexible, and stimulating. Our programme aims to implement these principles in our teaching approach and to meet the BABCP minimum training standards. To these ends you will attend university for lecture days and to take part in clinical supervision groups. Each lecture day will be split 50/50 in a mix of academic lectures and skills development exercises. Lecturers provide clinical demonstrations, role plays, and video presentations of their own work. You will be encouraged to reflect, challenge, question and develop your own critically reflective understanding of CBT.

How you will be assessed

As you progress through your training you will be assessed in a variety of ways to test the development of your skills and knowledge. Assessment has two aspects; the first is formative, which helps you prepare for the summative assessments which are marked and count toward the award of the PGDip. To develop your understanding and skills you will write theoretical essays, and write up case studies of your clinical work. You will submit videos of your work with patients and be evaluated in practice by your supervisors. You will be supported by being provided specific guidance on how to complete each assignment. If you fail to pass a piece of work you are allowed the chance to make a second submission in line with academic regulations and will be offered detailed tutorial support to help you succeed. The process of assessment tests both your understanding of CBT and your skill in delivering CBT. The assessments encourage you to reflect on your developing CBT practice.

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PgD - Advanced Practice in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - High Intensity IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies)