Based on national curriculum requirements:

¿ Aetiology of the long term physical health condition
¿ Medical treatment of the long term physical health condition
¿ Understand the bi-directional interactions between physical health and psychological processes
¿ Medication and its impact on cognitive processing
¿ Specific cognitive behavioural interventions for each given long term physical health condition

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities:
Eight teaching sessions, 50% focus on theory, and 50% focus on the development of skills acquisition.
Independent learning activities to explore theory behind long term health conditions.

Teaching Rooms with multimedia equipment.

Experience of working within an IAPT setting as a High Intensity CBT Therapist and have attended the Introduction to cognitive behaviour therapy with long terms health conditions module (PSYC70802).

Include Summative and Formative

ASSESSMENT 1: Literature Review of 3,000 words focusing on the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy for a particular long term health condition (75% weighting)
ASSESSMENT 2: Oral presentation (30 minutes) of literature review to peers. (25% weighting). This is the final assessment.

Cole, F., MacDonald, H., Carus, C. and Howden-Leach, H. (2005). Overcoming Chronic Pain. London: Constable & Robinson Ltd.

1. Develop specific treatment plans incorporating existing evidence base for anxiety and depression and promoting the client’s capacity for adjustment and self-management. Application
2. Manage complex issues arising in Long Term Health Conditions presentations. Learning
3. Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving therapeutic problems. Problem Solving
4. Practise as ‘scientist practitioners’, advancing their knowledge and understanding and developing new skills to a high level. Knowledge and Understanding
5. Reflect on own developmental needs in relation to understanding long term health conditions. Reflection