Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Skills

Module overview

The NICE guidelines recommend cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) as the best evidenced and most cost-effective treatment for a range of disorders including anxiety and depression. In order to be effectively delivered Clinical Psychologists, should be both knowledgeable and skilled in delivering evidence-based interventions to people with a variety of psychological disorders. This CBT module will provide you with knowledge about CBT theory and application, and will develop your CBT skills in assessment, formulation and treatment. You will also be introduced to third wave CBT approaches for common psychological presentations encountered by clinical psychologists across a range of mental and physical health settings.

Learning and Teaching

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.

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	50
Teaching	150
Total study time	200

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assessment

Formative

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

Role-played CBT assessment

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback: The assessment will be scored using items 3,4,5,6,7,& 8 of the Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale-Revised (CTS-R). Students will receive qualitative feedback on their assessments from other students and members of the course team.
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Summative

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

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Written case report	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External