Description
This Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) course is to help CBT Therapists, Mental Health Nurses, Mental Health Practitioners, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Clinical Psychologists. It covers the fundamental principles, theories and models of CBT needed to treat a range of mental health disorders.
Through this course, you will explore Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), therapeutic alliance, ethical codes, ethical principles in therapy, psychoeducation, psychotherapy, comorbid diseases, and the NICE guidelines in England. Furthermore, you will learn how to set goals, avoid challenges, make your clients engage and feel comfortable, motivate your clients and use things like exposure techniques, behavioural experiments and the Socratic approach as an effective tool in sessions.
Our course also covers the impact anxiety has on mental health, common eating disorders, their causes, the dietary and nutritional issues that can occur from eating disorders, and the cognitive, social and family factors that play a role. Lastly, by the end of this course, you will know how to design and review an action plan, the best, most efficient ways for concluding therapy sessions, and the best practices to follow up with your clients.
Please Note: Occupational Therapists and Clinical Psychologists must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which is the statutory regulator of the professions. Please note, that completion of the course does not entitle a person to join the HCPC Register or use the protected titles of Occupational Therapist or Clinical Psychologist
Accredited by CPD
Instant e-certificate and hard copy dispatch by next working day
Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
Developed by qualified professionals
Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
24/7 Learning Assistance
Discounts on bulk purchases
Who should take the course
This comprehensive training course is ideal for anyone looking to start a career in the field of psychology, in particular, cognitive behavioural therapy. Professions in this field include the following:
CBT Therapist
Psychotherapist
Clinical Psychologist
Occupational Therapist
Certification
Once you’ve successfully completed your course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). All of our courses are fully accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field. Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
Know the model of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), the benefits and how it can help
Get introduced to the NICE guidelines for health & care in England and how they should apply them in a clinical setting
Become familiar with the ethical codes and the ethical principles in counselling, therapy and psychology that they have to follow
Learn the key elements of therapeutic alliance and why it is very important
Learn effective goal setting strategies for their client and how they can help their client overcome any possible challenges
Familiarise themselves with how Socratic questioning can be used to find out the mental health and therapeutic problems of their client
Understand the different methods of applying CBT and know when to apply them
Demonstrate an understanding of the role and responsibilities of a CBT Therapist
Assessment
At the end of the course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.
Curriculum
Module 01: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
