Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Level 3

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is one of the best known techniques used in counselling and is often used to treat anxiety and depression. This CBT Level 3 course looks at this technique in detail and arms students with the knowledge required to work with clients and use CBT to help people to overcome their psychological issues.

Certificate of completion

Hard copy certificate - Included

About this Course

Working with people that suffer from addiction can be very challenging for counsellors and this course is perfect to learn the necessary skills that should be employed in this role. The course covers many different counselling types and explains ways of working with people that suffer from addiction in order to rehabilitate and tackle their issues.

Study Time:100 hours

Enrolment length:12 months

Course Format:Online

Entry Requirements:None Specific

Upon completion of this course, students are awarded a Quality Licence Scheme Level 3 certification and an OLC Certificate. All certification fees are included in your course fees.

Certification

To gain the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Level 3 certification you will need to submit and pass all of the tutor marked assignments. There are 6 assignments in the course and no need to purchase any textbooks as we provide all of the lessons and materials required to learn the syllabus.

There is no formal exam and the certification fee is included in the course fees.

Method

All of our students are given access to our online campus through their own personal login and password. Once logged in you can access your course materials, lessons, resources and assignments in your own time. Assignments are uploaded through your account and the process is easy intuitive. Our online campus includes:

• 24/7/365 access to all of your course materials- all lessons, assignments and resources are available from the moment you enrol
• Instant access to your course after you enrol- start studying immediately!
• Integrated chat and messaging systems so that you can contact your tutor
• Online assignment uploads to save time in returning marks and feedback.
• Links to further resources and information available on courses
• Self-led learning on all courses- study in your own time and work through your assignments at your own pace
• Safe e-portfolio of your work is kept under lock and key on our secure servers
• Progress bar to show the work you have completed and how many tasks you still have to complete on your course
• Detailed help centre with step-by-step instructions on getting the most from your course and how to upload assignments and contact your tutor

Assessments

To pass this course learners must pass 6 assignments. These are completed after navigating through the corresponding lessons and writing your answers to assignment questions. Once these have been read and marked by your personal tutor, feedback and marks are provided to students which contain helpful tips to improve work in future assignments.

Enrolment Length

All of our courses are allocated plenty of time for students to complete their studies and all materials are self-led so that you can complete the course at your own pace. Should you require additional time on one of our courses you can extend your enrolment by 30 days for an additional fee of £60.

As well as this we operate a 14 day money back guarantee on every one of our qualifications- that’s how confident we are of how you will love studying with us!

Course Content

This course assesses the following units:

Unit 1: Introduction of CBT

• Advantages of CBT
• Disadvantages of CBT
• CBT background
• Behavioural models
• Triadic structures of CBT

Unit 2: Outline of CBT

• Relationships
• Factors effecting the client relationship
• How CBT is delivered
• Assessing clients
• Reflection and self image

Unit 3: Strategies when applying therapy

• Assessing the needs of clients
• The downward arrow technique
• Case formulation
• CBT strategies
• Identifying cognitive biases
• Solving issues
• Session organisation

Unit 4: Physiology and depression

• The brain and central nervous system
• The spinal cord
• Depression and CBT
• Treatments for depression
• Research and effectively tackling depression with CBT
• Case study

Unit 5: Personality disorders

• Different disorders
• Personality disorder definitions
• Causes
• Using CBT to treat schizophrenia

Unit 6: Psychological disorders

• Anxiety and CBT
• Panic attack disorders
• Explanations for anxiety
• Treating OCD
• Possible session structures
• Treating PTSD
• Irrational thinking

This course can be taken over a 12 month period but you can complete it as fast or as slowly as you wish.

Support

The most important tool that all of our students have at their disposal is their tutor. When studying for a course with us you are assigned a personal tutor with indepth knowledge and experience in your chosen subject.

You are strongly advised to make use of your tutors expertise and ask questions about the course content. Your assignments are marked by your personal tutor and detailed feedback is given. As well as this your tutor will provide you with pointers and advice on where you can improve- this helps you to get the most from your courses and constantly improve your skills.

There are no entry requirements.

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