University of Southampton · Full-time
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (Severe Mental Health)
Explore Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) at a global top 100 university. Develop your CBT knowledge and skills with this advanced course in CBT for severe mental health conditions. This postgraduate certificate aligns with the British Association for Behavi…
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Explore Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) at a global top 100 university. Develop your CBT knowledge and skills with this advanced course in CBT for severe mental health conditions. This postgraduate certificate aligns with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) requirements and can count towards your accreditation as an individual practitioner. Your future career You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of cognitive behavioural concepts, models and methods and will graduate primed to take the next step in your career. Key features of this course By studying both theory and research-based evidence, you’ll develop essential skills in: - collaborative assessment - formulation and treatment - critical decision-making Your choice of modules will allow you to develop specialist skills in line with the needs of your clinical practice. Further information The key difference between this award and the PG Dip CBT (Severe Mental Health) is that applicants for this advanced course already have a good working knowledge of CBT for anxiety and depression. Visit our course page for a full list of modules and detailed requirements. QS World University Rankings 2025
Getting in
As the university states it
Upper second-class honours degree in psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy, nursing or equivalent. You'll need to be already working at a level approaching competency in CBT. This can be demonstrated by one of the following: successful completion of a certificate or diploma in CBT (including a CTS-R rating of 30 or above) or 50 clinical hours of CBT under supervision of an accredited CBT practitioner (including a CTS-R rating of 30 or above). If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate your English meets IELTS 7.0 overall, with minimum of 6.5 in all components or accepted equivalent. For information on other accepted English language tests, please see the website.
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