Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy PGCert / PGDip

Postgraduate

In Dundee

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Dundee (Scotland)

  • Duration

    8 Months

  • Start date

    September

The course was established in 1995 and alumni includes a wide range of professionals who have developed their knowledge and skills in CBT. In 2008 the programme was granted Level 1 and 2 accreditation by the British Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapies (BABCP).

The programme will enable participants to teach basic Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy skills, supervise other practitioners, critically appraise research in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy and conduct basic audit and clinical research.

Successful completion at the Cert and Dip levels of the programme allows participants to apply for personal accreditation by the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy in the UK, the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

Facilities

Location

Start date

Dundee (Dundee City)
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Fulton Building, DD1 4HN

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course

The programme allows students to combine work and study : participants attend teaching in Dundee one day a week from September to May whilst remaining in practice a vital component in allowing them to develop and apply the knowledge and skills gained on the programme

Applications are welcome from clinicians with professional qualifications in mental health. Consideration will also be given, on a case by case basis, to experienced counsellors working in the private or voluntary sectors.

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Subjects

  • Psychotherapy
  • Treatment
  • Treatment strategies
  • CBP
  • Behavioural Psychotherapies
  • Psychotherapies
  • CBT
  • Skills in CBT
  • Behavioural Psychotherapy
  • Clinical Research

Course programme

What you will study
  • Fundamental Principles and basis therapeutic competencies (cert yr)
  • Core Treatment Strategies (cert Yr)
  • CBP and specific disorders (dip year)
  • Critical Appraisal and Meaning from Data (dip year)
How you will be taught

The programme is taught through a combination of lectures, workshops, clinical demonstrations and peer-learning through group discussion as well as the completion of case studies within the students’ own workplace.

How you will be assessed

A distinct benefit for students is the teaching of skills through structured role-playing exercises to develop clinical /counselling skills. In addition all students undertake supervised clinical practice with a range of different disorders.

Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy PGCert / PGDip

Price on request