Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Level 3

This course assesses the following units:

Unit 1: Introduction of CBT

• Advantages of CBT
• Disadvantages of CBT
• CBT background
• Behavioural models
• Triadic structures of CBT

Unit 2: Outline of CBT

• Relationships
• Factors effecting the client relationship
• How CBT is delivered
• Assessing clients
• Reflection and self image

Unit 3: Strategies when applying therapy

• Assessing the needs of clients
• The downward arrow technique
• Case formulation
• CBT strategies
• Identifying cognitive biases
• Solving issues
• Session organisation

Unit 4: Physiology and depression

• The brain and central nervous system
• The spinal cord
• Depression and CBT
• Treatments for depression
• Research and effectively tackling depression with CBT
• Case study

Unit 5: Personality disorders

• Different disorders
• Personality disorder definitions
• Causes
• Using CBT to treat schizophrenia

Unit 6: Psychological disorders

• Anxiety and CBT
• Panic attack disorders
• Explanations for anxiety
• Treating OCD
• Possible session structures
• Treating PTSD
• Irrational thinking

This course can be taken over a 12 month period but you can complete it as fast or as slowly as you wish.

To pass this course learners must pass 6 assignments. These are completed after navigating through the corresponding lessons and writing your answers to assignment questions. Once these have been read and marked by your personal tutor, feedback and marks are provided to students which contain helpful tips to improve work in future assignments.