Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Skills

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an ability to select appropriate theory-based CBT interventions and effectively evaluate the effectiveness of those interventions with a relevant client group
• Critically evaluate relevant CBT theory and models and demonstrate an ability to apply ethically to client work
• Conduct a culturally competent CBT assessment and formulation based on appropriate theoretical models
• Reflect on your CBT clinical practice and the evidence base for CBT, with reference to issues of power, diversity and equality

The curriculum for this module will comprise the following components:

• CBT assessment and formulation (including generic and disorder-specific formulations)
• CBT interventions, including behavioural experiments
• Principles of reflective practice
• Cultural reflections on equality, diversity and ethical practice when applying CBT
• Special considerations for working with complex cases, such as personality disorders, psychosis and eating disorders, physical health presentations
• Professional accreditation
• An introduction to third wave CBT approaches, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching will comprise a number of different methods including lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based earning, e-learning, directed reading, and independent study. Emphasis will be on skills development and lectures will provide students the opportunity to practise skills. This will be done through demonstrations, simulated role plays and multi-media resources. Specific skills development workshops will be delivered throughout the course.

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Barlow, D. H., Farchione, T. J., Fairholme, C. P., Ellard, K. K., Boisseau, C. L., Allen, L. B., & May, J. T. E. (2010). Unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders: Therapist guide.. Oxford: OUP.

Leahy, R. L., Holland, S. J. F., McGinn, L. K. (2020). Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders. NY: Guildford Press.

Hawton, K. (1989). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychiatric Problems: A Practical Guide. New York: Oxford University Press.

Greenberger, D. & Padesky, C (1995). Mind Over Mood. NY: Guilford Press.

Bennett-Levy, J., Butler, G., Fennell, M. & Hackmann, A. (2004). Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy. Oxford: OUP.

Westbrook, D., Kennerly, H. & Kirk, J. (2007). An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications. London: Sage.

Wells, A. (1995). Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: A Practice Manual and Conceptual Guide. Chichester: Wiley.

Nordahl, H. & Wells, A. (2009). Changing Beliefs in Cognitive Therapy: A Therapist’s Guide.

Leahy, R. L. (2003). Cognitive Therapy Techniques: A Practitioner’s Guide. NY: Guilford Press.

Beck, A.T., Rush, A.J., Shaw, B.F. & Emery, G. (1979). Cognitive Therapy for Depression. NY: Guilford Press.

Martell, C. R., Dimidjian, S., Herman-Dunn, R. (2022). Behavioural Activation for Depression. A Clinician’s guide. NY: Guildford Press.

Beck, J.S. (1975). Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond. NY: Guilford Press.

Leahy, R.L. (2006). Contemporary Cognitive Therapy: Theory, Research and Practice. NY: Guilford Press.

Blackburn, I. & Twaddle, V. (2006). Cognitive Therapy in Action: A Practitioner’s Casebook.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External