Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Practitioner Level 5

Overview

A professional training course in Cognitive Behavioural Training (Therapy).

Suitable for new students and existing therapists or coaches who wish to add CBT methods to their professional toolbox.

Includes comprehensive core counselling modules and is designed to enable the graduate to meet the National Occupational Standards for Counselling in relation to counselling work within the context of Cognitive Behavioural Training.

There is empirical evidence that CBT is effective for the treatment of a variety of problems, including mood, anxiety, personality, eating, substance abuse, and psychotic disorders.

Treatment is sometimes manualized, with specific technique-driven brief, direct, and time-limited treatments for specific psychological disorders.

CBT is used in individual therapy as well as group settings, and the techniques are often adapted for self help applications.

Some clinicians and researchers are more cognitive oriented (e.g. cognitive restructuring), while others are more behaviorally oriented (in vivo exposure therapy). Other interventions combine both (e.g. imaginal exposure therapy).

Description

On completion of your course, you will receive these qualifications:

Qualification: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Diploma
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, entitling you to use the letters SAC Dip after your name.

Qualification: Level 5 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Award
At the end of this course successful learners will also receive a level 5 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3).

This award has been designed by Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements.

Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.

Career path

Holistic Therapist and Coaches, social care