Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

You'll need:

• To hold a relevant core profession e.g. mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy or clinical psychology. If you don’t have a core professional training, you may be admitted if you can provide evidence that you fulfil the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSA) requirement of the BABCP prior to the start of the course. This will be assessed at interview.
• Access to an appropriate work setting where you can undertake at least three days per week of face-to-face CBT practice and the audio/video recording of client sessions for assessment in an academic setting.
• Access to a BABCP-accredited workplace supervisor who can offer weekly supervision.
• To meet the Staffordshire University required level of proficiency in English – IELTS Level 7 or equivalent.

You’ll be required to undertake a written assessment and an interview before being admitted to the course. You’ll also need to demonstrate that you have the necessary interpersonal and academic abilities to achieve the award.

We select to the values of the NHS values-based recruitment.

Teaching and supervision sessions usually take place in the Learning Centre of St George’s Hospital in Stafford.

We know that everyone learns differently. So not only do we use traditional ways of teaching like lectures, we also use problem-based learning to help you apply your skills.

For this course, you'll:

• Work with others on group work
• Delve deeper into subject areas in workshops
• Take part in skills acquisition through extensive role-play
• Undertake enquiry-based learning
• Be expected to study independently

Our teaching is supported through our Virtual Learning Environment called Blackboard. This means you can access a range of materials to support your lectures wherever you are.

We’ll also assign you a supervisor to support you throughout your research project.