OVERVIEW

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a psychotherapy which helps people understand how their dominant beliefs, assumptions, thoughts, affective responses and behaviors have developed, and as importantly, how these may relate to inaccurate appraisal of events, leading to cognitive, affective and behavioural responses which maintain status quo at best, or deteriorating mental health at worst.

The general approach, was initially drawn from the work of Behavioural Therapy theorists and practitioners and Cognitive Psychology theorists and practitioners. More recently, CBT has developed to take account of the complex interaction between thoughts feelings and behaviours.

The particular therapeutic techniques of CBT vary according to specific client needs or issue, but will always include identifying, evaluating, questioning and testing automatic thoughts and assumptions and beliefs that are unhelpful and/or unrealistic; gradually facing activities which may have been avoided; and trying out new ways of thinking, behaving and reacting emotionally.

CBT is widely accepted as an evidence- and empiricism-based, cost-effective psychotherapy for many disorders and psychological problems.

This course will provide participants to an introduction to the model of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and it’s theoretical underpinnings; demonstrate the importance of thorough CBT assessment, case conceptualisation and formulation and develop sufficient knowledge and skill for the practitioner to begin to apply simple CBT techniques in their clinical practice. This will be acheived through didactic teaching sessions supported with discussions and role plays.  Sufficient time will be left between modules for participants to begin to use the CBT framework in a graded fashion prior to commencing onto the next level. 

Progress through the course will be monitored and evaluated via individual case studies which will include detailed assessments, case conceptualisations and ongoing formulations.

TUTOR

Dr. Katrina Laydon-Walters is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Chartered Scientist, Registered EuroPsy Psychologist and Registered Family Psychotherapist.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Experienced counselors and therapists currently in practice, with little or no prior knowledge of CBT

COURSE DURATION / FORMAT

4 weekends, 9.30am-4.30pm each day

CONTENT

Module one

• Mental health – origins of healthy and problematic cognitions, affective responses and behaviour, and their maintenance
• What is CBT?
• Why CBT and for what?
• Theraputic Alliance and the CBT format

Module two

• Review of practice case study
• Contexts and Cognitive Triads
• Problems and cognitive style
• Assessment for CBT and Case Conceptualisation

Module three

• Review of case study
• Practice Principles
• Practice CBT specific Applications
• Challenging negative automatic thoughts
• Socratic Questionning
• Guided Discovery
• Diaries, metaphor, experiments and evaluations

Module four

• Review of ‘Live’ Clinical Case studies.
• Endings

COURSE AIMS

This course will provide training consistent with the NICE guidelines for basic cognitive behavioural therapy knowledge and skills relating to:

Knowledge of the cognitive component in CBT –
the way people think and create meaning about events in their lives, how this links to the ways in which they develop beliefs about themselves, others and the world in which they live and how these beliefs influence behaviours.

Knowledge of the behavioural component in CBT-
    the ways in which people respond to distress by behaviours which can maintain or worsen their problem (for example by avoidance or by reducing or restricting an activity, as a method of managing difficult emotions).

The course will also address:

• Theoretical underpinnings of CBT
• Principles for practice of cognitive behavioural therapy
• CBT specific interventions through Guided Discovery
• Opportunities to apply theory, techniques and principles for practice through discussion and rehearsal (role play)

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

• Conceptualise presented problems from a CBT perspective.
• Assess appropriately the client’s ability to make use of CBT and contextual influences
• Improve your skills base to include CBT as an applicable method of enquiry and intervention, particularly with anxiety and depression
• Utilise the principles and techniques of practice to design interventions.
• Help clients develop a focussed approach to problem solving
• Increase client learning through collaboration
• Evaluate effectively 

COURSEWORK

3 case studies (2-3000 words each). Each case study will relate to the previous module.

PROGRESSION

Successful completion can lead onto further Masterclasses in CBT in special diagnostic areas, this will be discussed towards the end of the Certificate.

AWARD

Post QualIfying Certificate in Cogntive Behavioral Therapy

FEES

From £904.75 (inc VAT). 2 instalment options available.

Option 1 (Total Payable £904.75)

A deposit of £235 followed by ONE instalment of £669.75 due on 5th January 2009

Option 2 (Total Payable £940)

A deposit of £235 followed by THREE instalments of £235

Due on 5 January 2009, 1 February 2009, 1 March 2009

INTAKE

January

DATES

17th & 18th January 2009

7th & 8th February 2009

14th & 15th March 2009

25th & 26th April 2009