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Introductory Certificate: Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

In Association with: The UK College of Cognitive & Behavioural Therapies

Trainers: Dr Steven Harris MSc MB BCh, Dr Polly Ashworth, D Clin Psychol and Henry Whitfield MSc (CBT/REBT) MBACP

Weekend one: 16th - 17th October
Weekend two: 23rd- 24th October
Weekend three: 30th - 31st October
Location: Park Crescent Conference Centre, Great Portland Street, Central London.

Course Overview

If you’re interested in expanding your therapy skills, this is your perfect opportunity to begin training in cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). There’s a growing demand for evidence-based psychological therapists using methods such as CBT. This six day introductory certificate course has been specifically designed for people who already work with therapy clients but want to learn more about CBT. The course is delivered by experienced trainers who specialise in CBT: Henry Whitfield, Dr. Steve Harris and Dr. Polly Ashworth. The content of this course is based upon standard core textbooks and contemporary evidence-based practice in CBT. It is mapped against the new National Occupational Standards for CBT, and includes practical classroom training and licensed video material from leading CBT experts such as Beck, Lazarus, Meichenbaum, etc.

This course is designed for mental health professionals including psychologists, GPs, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counsellors, hypnotherapists, social workers, occupational therapists, nurses, counselling and psychology students, etc. You should already be qualified to work with clients before taking this course or be in the process of completing a professional qualification. This course may be used for CPD purposes by qualified therapists, and a certificate of attendance will be provided.

Course Structure

This course takes place over three consecutive weekends, and you may attend one, two or all three weekends. Practical skills training is emphasised in each class and interwoven with group discussion of CBT theory and concepts. Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to develop your CBT skills through experiential learning and clinical case presentations. Therapeutic demonstrations are also given live and by video. You will also be asked to role-play examples of CBT interventions to develop your core practical skills. Please see below for detailed course content.

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Course Content

Weekend One: Dr Steve Harris

The CBT toolbox of techniques: Cognitive interventions

Content includes:

The basic theory and rationale of CBT
Semi-structured assessment in CBT
Introducing CBT conceptualisation
Risk assessment in therapy
Socratic questioning
Thought forms and their disputation
Cognitive rehearsal imagery, time projection, double standards, role-play disputation.
Psychopathology and treatment of anxiety
Validated outcome measurement for anxiety
Case conceptualisation
Treatment planning
Assigning homework to CBT clients

Weekend Two: Dr Polly Ashworth

The CBT toolbox of techniques: Behavioural interventions

Content includes:

Defining problems, setting goals, and developing graded hierarchies
Evidence-based relaxation skills training (tension-release/breathing/applied relaxation)
Desensitisation, graded exposure (in reality and in imagination)
Cognitive-behavioural modelling
Progressive muscle relaxation
Behavioural Activation
Habit reversal techniques in CBT
Assigning homework to CBT clients
Monitoring and evaluating client progress

Weekend Three: Henry Whitfield

Mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural approaches

Content includes:
Relapse prevention
Relapse prevention for Depression – MBCT and overview
Psychopathology and treatment of depression with Mindfulness approaches
Validated outcome measurement for depression
The core processes for mindfulness and behaviour change in ACT
Present Moment, Acceptance, Cognitive defusion, Observer self, Committed Action and Values.
Evidence for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Willingness and Acceptance in facilitating behaviour change.

Assessment

After attending the classroom training, students will complete an online assessment from home. A certificate will be issued by the college on successful completion of the classroom training and assessment.

Course Fees

£659.18 (£561 + VAT) for bookings received by the 16th August 2010
£775.50 (£660 + VAT) for bookings received after the 16th August 2010

Course fees include course materials and refreshments (lunch is not included)

A place can be reserved by payment of a deposit of £117.50 with the remaining fees due at least seven days before the start of the course, or in ten monthly instalments.

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All major credit and debit cards are accepted. Call on 020 7183 2485

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Dr Steven Harris MSc MB BCh

Steven is a medical doctor who has been working as a General Practitioner in North London for the last ten years.  Dr Harris has a special interest in mental health and was one of the first to introduce CBT into General Practice in the UK.  He developed a brief form of CBT which proved to be highly effective in Primary Care.  Dr Harris completed his Masters Degree in Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at the University of London in 2006 and is now the lead General Practitioner for Mental Health in West Haringey and the head of IAPT which helps patients gain access to CBT on the National Health System.

Recent Publications

Harris S, Davies M, Dryden W, An experimental test of a core REBT hypothesis: evidence that irrational beliefs lead to physiological as well as psychological arousal, 2006 June: 101-111
Harris S, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Aesthetic Medicine, 2007 February: 20-22

Dr Polly Ashworth, D Clin Psychol

Polly is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who completed her CBT training in Newcastle. She has worked for 20 years in the NHS, most recently delivering CBT based programmes for people with general health conditions, with a focus on pain. She has a research interest in cognitive factors associated with sleep disorders and clinical interest in the development of CBT interventions for insomnia in the context of general health conditions.

Henry J. Whitfield MSc (CBT/REBT) MBACP, Accredited Advanced TIR trainer and TIR practitioner (TIRA) Henry founded Mindfulness Training Ltd in 2006. His research interests include the theoretical and practical integration of mindfulness with cognitive behavioural theories, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes and in case-formulated applications of mindfulness. After 4 years as a trauma specialist for Victim Support Lambeth, Henry is now conducting empirical research for City and Hackney Mind, investigating the process of values within different approaches to trauma counselling. He also works in private pratice, and teaches widely on the subject of Mindfulness-consistent therapies.

Recent Publications Whitfield, H., Towards case-specific applications of mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioural therapies: A Mindfulness-Based Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy - Counselling Psychology Quarterly June; Vol 19(2): 205-217. Routledge (2006) . Whitfield, H., Traumatic Incident Reduction: Operationalising Rogerian theory in Brief therapy practice. Chapter 4 in Tudor, K. Brief Person-Centred Therapies. Sage (2008). Whitfield, H., Bringing Mindfulness into the therapeutic relationship. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal. BACP, (in press).

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