Cognitive & Behavioural Therapies: High Intensity Training MSc

The module is intended to equip students with (a) knowledge regarding evidence based approaches to the assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders; & (b) core assessment & clinical intervention skills. 

It has been designed to prepare students to work in Talking Therapies services providing high-intensity Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. It provides an opportunity for intensive skills training and to develop core skills in assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. 

First there is an introduction to key cognitive and behavioural theories. Second there is skills training in assessment interviewing for depression and anxiety disorders. Third there is skills training in the core skills which underpin the majority of evidence based treatments. These core skills include behavioural activation; cognitive restructuring; exposure; and problem solving. Fourth students are orientated to a model of supervised clinical practice that will facilitate safe, efficient, effective clinical work during their studies. 

The module is intended to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to select & implement evidence based treatment protocols for adults with depression and anxiety disorders within Talking Therapies services. It provides an opportunity for intensive skills training and to develop core skills in assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. 

The first part of the module focuses on how to develop and share treatment model compliant case formulations. The rest of the module provides training on treatment protocols for depression and anxiety disorders including depression, specific phobia, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, PTSD, OCD, generalized anxiety disorder, and health anxiety. 

Due to the applied nature of the training, the running order of protocol training requires a certain degree of flexibility in line with student feedback and stakeholder need. Hence the order in which protocol training takes place will vary from year to year.   

The module aims to help students advance their competence by learning how to (a) assess, formulate & treat; or (b) recognise, manage & refer patients with complex presentations of depression and anxiety disorders. This skill is essential for all cognitive behavioural practitioners due to the prevalence of complex presentations within Talking Therapies services.

This module is available to students that have completed a BABCP level 2 accredited Talking Therapies Postgraduate Diploma in CBT. It enable students to design, conduct and report a CBT relevant research project. The broad content of the module includes integrated coverage of research methods and statistics. The structured component is delivered through a series of dissertation tutorials. The specific focus of tutorials will vary depending on the individual needs of the student.

This module is intended to enable students to develop & demonstrate in step 3 Talking Therapies services the basic clinical competences required to assess and treat depression and anxiety as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist.

It is intended that the supervised clinical work undertaken in this module will enable the student to complete (a) a minimum of 100 hours of clinically supervised practice; & (b) the competent treatment of a minimum of four cases that meet the criteria set out by BABCP in their minimum training standards and documentation for accreditation of training programmes. 

This module is intended to enable students to develop & demonstrate in step 3 Talking Therapies services the full range of clinical competences required to assess and treat depression and anxiety as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist.

It is intended that the supervised clinical work undertaken in this module will enable the student to complete (a) a minimum of 100 hours of clinically supervised practice; & (b) the competent treatment of a minimum of four cases that meet the criteria set out by BABCP in their minimum training standards and documentation for accreditation of training programmes. 

This module is intended to enable students to develop & demonstrate in step 3 Talking Therapies services the clinical competences required to assess and treat depression and anxiety as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist.

It is intended that the supervised clinical work undertaken in this module will enable the student to complete (a) a minimum of 200  hours of clinically supervised practice; & (b) the competent treatment of a minimum of eight cases that meet the criteria set out by BABCP in their minimum training standards and documentation for accreditation of training programmes.