Applicants must hold a 2.2 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in a cognate area, such as Mental Health Nursing, Psychiatry, Applied Psychology or equivalent recognised professional qualification(s). In addition, you should have: • At least two years' clinical practice / experience in a relevant area (statutory or independent sector) working with clients with mood and anxiety disorders, AND • Be employed in clinical practice in a suitable area (where CBT approaches are employed) with the support of your management for study on the course, AND • Have access to a minimum of eight suitable clients and supervision by an experienced BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist while on placement in your own clinical area. The eight clients must represent a minimum of at least three different types of mental health condition. • A minimum of four cases will have been closely supervised. • You must have access to your supervisor and be under supervision while you are seeing clients. • You must spend a minimum of one hour per week engaged in face to face supervision; some of this must be ‘live’ supervision. • All assessment and therapy sessions, with client consent, must be video recorded; this is both for supervision and assessment purposes and meets the requirement for ‘live’ supervision. Applications are accepted from non-core professions such as counsellors. Non-core professionals, however, will be required to provide a portfolio of evidence in line with KSA guidelines as provided by the BABCP. Applicants who meet the academic criteria but who are non-core and unable to provide KSA evidence will be required to enter through the School's KSA pathway. In this instance if all other requirements are met the applicant will be offered a place on the one year certificate programme to allow time for the KSA portfolio to be completed. On successful completion of this course and the completion of the KSA portfolio, the student will normally then be eligible for application to the PG Dip programme. Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements should contact the School for advice.