Computer with Internet Access
Text books and learning materials as suggested
Opportunity to carry out supervised CBT assessment and formulation with clients in a clinical setting
A clinical supervisor who works according to a CBT framework

Beck, J.S. (1995) Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond. Guilford Press.
Bennett-Levy, J., Butler, G., Fennell, M., Hackmann, A., Mueller, M. & Westbrook, D. (2004) Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy
Gilbert, P. & Leahy, R. (2007). The therapeutic Relationship in the Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies. Routledge
Lawton, B. & Feltham, C. (2000). Taking supervision forward. Enquiries & trends in counselling and psychotherapy. Sage:London
Padesky, C. & Greenberger, D. (1995). Mind over mood: Change how you feel by changing the way you think. Guilford Press
Padesky, C. & Greenberger, D. (1995). A clinician's guide to mind over mood. Guilford Press
Pretorius, W.M. (2006). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Supervision: Recommended Practice. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 34: 413-420
Salkovskis, P. (2002). Empirically grounded clinical interventions: cognitive-behavioural therapy progresses through a multi-dimensional approach to clinical science. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy,30:3-9

Participants attend 11 full day experiential skills development workshops. During these workshops participants are given the opportunity to develop and practice a range of CBT techniques using role play and video feedback. Participants are also given the opportunity to reflect on the interaction between the personal and the professional in undertaking CBT and on the use of supervision.

Participants spend a minimum of 15 days undertaking supervised cognitive therapy practice within a human service setting. Participants are required to obtain confirm on entry to the award that the setting in which they are intending to gain clinical experience is appropriate to the requirements of this award. They are required to undertake a minimum of 100 hours of face to face cognitive behavioural therapy with clients. They should work with a minimum of 4 clients, two with predominantly anxiety-related symptoms and two with depression. Participants attend a supervision group lasting 3.5 hours which takes place on a fortnightly basis and is run by an experienced CBT supervisor. Participants are encouraged to bring audio tapes of client sessions and written communications regarding clients to supervision sessions and there are opportunities to learn through modelling and feedback. Participants are also encouraged during supervision sessions to integrate their clinical experience with academic and research material. Participants are required to keep a logbook of their clinical experience and supervision sessions. In order to achieve the 70 hours of clinical supervision required by IAPT across the course as a whole participants also need to arrange some additional clinical supervision sessions with an appropriately qualified supervisor within their own workplace.

Students will be required to complete 3 pieces of summative assessment. Students are required to pass all three pieces of assessment in order to pass the module:

1) Evaluation of clinical competence - ratings of clinical supervisor: 33.3%. Addresses learning outcomes 2 to 6.
These are based on the clinical and supervision logs produced by each participant, written communications to referrers and by the performance of the participant in supervision. Supervisors view the clinical & supervision logs at this stage & confirm that students have undertaken 100 hours of supervised clinical practice & have received 35 hours of supervision

2) Audio tape of client session and 1000 word process report: 33.3%. Addresses learning outcomes 2 & 3.
The cognitive therapy skills of the participant are assessed using a standardised instrument.
3) 1500 word reflection on at least 5 samples of CBT literature and their application to practice with individual clients: 33.4% Addresses learning outcome 1

Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback by clinical supervisors. Structured written feedback identifying strengths, weaknesses and guidance for improvement will also be given.

Entry requirements for the Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

- The role of supervision (how to make best use of supervision on the course and after training
- Completion of the client and supervision log to record details of work undertaken
- Effective use of supervision to help students identify own values and beliefs in working with CBT to enhance & regulate good practice
- Experiential learning illustrating how cognitive behavioural methods can be applied to students? own lives
- The role of the therapeutic relationship in CBT
- Theories and experimental studies of process in CBT
- Use of the Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale
- The use of specific CBT techniques and approaches - delivering a clear treatment rationale, agenda setting, pacing and structuring of CBT sessions, setting agreed goals for treatment that are specific, achievable and measurable, using guided discovery, working with key cognitions & automatic thoughts & helping the client to develop an alternative perspectives, eliciting cognitions associated with distressing emotional responses using change techniques such as continua, data logs and behavioural experiments, preparation for the ending of therapy and the development of relapse prevention plans
- Developing and implementing CBT intervention plans with adults with anxiety and depression
- The 'scientist-practitioner' approach. Links between theory and practice