Course summary
Develop your cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) knowledge and skills with this advanced course in CBT for severe mental health conditions. This postgraduate certificate aligns with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) requirements and can count towards your accreditation as an individual practitioner. This is a flexible programme, with most students working in clinical settings and attending the University at least one day a week. The key difference between this award and the CBT (Severe Mental Health) (PG Dip) is that applicants for this advanced course already have a good working knowledge of CBT for anxiety and depression.
Modules
Typical modules include: CBT - SMH Working with Complexity, CBT Portfolio, CBT - SMH for Personality Presentations, CBT - SMH for Psychosis and Bipolar.
Assessment method
We'll assess you through a combination of clinical and academic assignments, case reports, therapy recordings including therapy ratings against CTS-R.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
How to apply
International applicants
IELTS 7.0 overall, with minimum of 6.5 in all components.
Entry requirements
Upper second-class honours degree in psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy, nursing or equivalent. You'll need to be already working at a level approaching competency in CBT. This can be demonstrated by one of the following: successful completion of a certificate or diploma in CBT (including a CTS-R rating of 30 or above) or 50 clinical hours of CBT under supervision of an accredited CBT practitioner (including a CTS-R rating of 30 or above).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/fees/postgraduate.page
Provider information
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ