Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Course

Fascinated by CBT? Interested to learn powerful new skills? Then this could be the right course for you.

It covers an introduction to CBT, automatic thoughts, the importance of dreams, schema therapy and Socratic questioning. This course provides a thorough introduction to CBT and a great opportunity to learn a valuable new skill.

The course is split into bite sized sections which are easy digest making learning as simple as possible, you will also have the support of your tutor every step of the way.  So Start Learning now!

Distance Learning Support

At Start Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course.

Entry Requirements 

At Start Learning we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.      

Recommended Hours of Study

We recommended you spend approximately 110 hours of your time studying for the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Course Contents

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy consists of the following:

Unit 1 – What is CBT?: Cognitive Therapy - Behaviour Therapy - How do they work together? - History of CBT.

Unit 2 – Automatic Thoughts: CBT Strategies - How they Affect People - Helping People To Cope.

Unit 3 – What can a client expect in CBT treatment?: Homework - Who benefits from CBT? - Limitations of CBT - Focusing on the present – Depression - Bipolar I - Bipolar II - Cyclothymic Disorder - Who can suffer from depression? - Eating Disorders - What is an eating disorder? - Who is affected? - Using CBT to treat a eating disorder – OCD - What is OCD? - Who is affected? - Using CBT to treat OCD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - What is PTSD? - Who is affected? - Using CBT to treat PTSD – Anxiety - What is Anxiety - Who is affected? - Using CBT to treat anxiety – Schizophrenia - What is schizophrenia? - Who is affected? - Using CBT to treat schizophrenia - Addiction and CBT - Personality disorders + CBT.

Unit 4 – The importance and significance of dreams in CBT: Working with imagery - Irrational beliefs.

Unit 5 – Schema Therapy: Early maladaptive schema -Schema focused therapy - Disconnection and rejection - Impaired autonomy and performance - Impaired limits - Other directions - Over vigilance and inhibition - Acceptance and commitment therapy – Supervision.

Unit 6 – Socratic questioning: What we think - Boundaries and regulations - Locus of power – Attachment – Loss - Safeguard against abuse – Trust - Ethical practice - Moving Forward.

Unit 7 – The Use of Medication: Who needs medication? - Use of CBT and Medication. 

Qualification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 4 Award in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Plus a Start Learning Diploma.

Awarding Body Information

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland. The course is recognised in Scotland by the SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority).

Assessment

As you work through this course you are required to complete a series of tutor marked assignments, which you can then send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments; however you do have to prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the question asked.

Language of Course

English