Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety Disorders, PG Cert

Newcastle University, the United Kingdom

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
PG Cert	Part-time	12 months	find out	find out	find out

About Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety Disorders, PG Cert - at Newcastle University

Our Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety Disorders PGCert produces psychological therapists who are competent in the practice of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for patients affected by psychological disorders. Its main focus is on the treatment of anxiety disorders.

This course offers CBT practitioner-level training designed for healthcare and related professionals. You may have already completed introductory and/or intermediate CBT training (or equal to). You may also have some supervised experience in providing CBT.

The course enables you to develop competency in CBT for anxiety disorders. You'll become a skilled practitioner in this therapeutic approach. The focus is on treating patients with diagnosable anxiety disorders such as:

social phobia
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)

The emphasis is on high-intensity, individual CBT. We do not provide guidance in:

guided self-help
psycho-education
lower intensity anxiety management

You'll conduct CBT therapy with anxiety-disordered patients. This will be in their host services. The patients will have moderate to severe anxiety symptoms. This makes them appropriate candidates for high-intensity psychological therapy.

What you'll learn

You'll gain many developed skills through the course, including:

practical, intensive and detailed training for the development of competent CBT skills.
the necessary knowledge and attitudes to be an open-minded, and reflective CBT practitioner
a critical approach to the subject through engagement with relevant theory and evidence

Facilities

The School of Psychology is based on the University campus in the Dame Margaret Barbour Building.

Notes about fees for this course

See our course fees and funding webpage- http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/cognitive-behav-therapy-anxiety-disorders-pgcert/#fees&funding

Entry requirements

You may be entered for the course at the discretion of the Degree Programme Director provided that you:

have entry qualifications that follow the criteria specified in the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) Minimum Training Standards used to specify CBT practitioner accreditation in the UK. You should be a graduate with an approved basic professional qualification in a mental health or related profession; be registered with a professional regulatory body, and have undertaken a minimum period of two years post-qualification training and experience
or
are a graduate in a relevant discipline with experience that meets BABCP Minimum Training Standards whose prior qualifications, training and experience are equivalent to an approved basic professional qualification in a mental health profession
are in stable employment and have your employer's support to
- attend the teaching programme, and
- treat appropriate patients using CBT for the training purposes of the programme

Although most candidates are expected to work for health organisations (including NHS IAPT services), applications are also encouraged from education, forensic, voluntary and private sectors where there are relevant and equivalent prior qualifications and on-going provision of individual psychological therapies within the applicants' post.

International Students

To study this course you need to meet the following English Language requirements:

Direct Entry: IELTS 7.O overall (with at least 8.0 reading, 7.0 in speaking and listening and 6.0 in writing)

Pre-sessional English Language courses are not accepted as an alternative entry to this course.

Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.

The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.

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