Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (Severe Mental Health) University of Southampton

About this course

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.

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Entry requirements for this course

Contact University of Southampton to find course entry requirements.

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