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Cognitive Behavioual Therapy – (M.Sc.)
Queen Margaret University
School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Queen Margaret University
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT) IS THE MODEL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
MOST TESTED BY RESEARCH TRIALS FOR A RANGE OF MENTAL AND EVEN
PHYSICAL DISORDERS, RANGING FROM DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND PHOBIAS
TO EATING DISORDERS, SCHIZOPHRENIA AND CHRONIC PAIN.
This course, which is delivered by staff of NHS Lothian and Greater Glasgow, is aimed at healthcare professionals interested in delivering CBT in clinical settings. The programme will provide sufficient theoretical and skills training so that you can apply to be accredited by the BABCP (British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies) in due course. Healthcare professionals are increasingly required to demonstrate a flexible, multidisciplinary approach to make the best use of skills and resources.
The NHS actively promotes provision of evidence-based management. CBT is the evidence-based psychotherapy par excellence. It can be effective as a stand-alone treatment and can also be used in conjunction with other medical or psychological treatments. The model is versatile and creative and its techniques can be used selectively in general medical, psychological and nursing practice, as well as informing whole courses of integrated treatment. The course in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a multidisciplinary postgraduate modular programme. It is designed to meet the professional and academic needs of professionals working in a healthcare setting, who hold posts in areas including psychiatry, clinical and forensic psychology, occupational therapy, social work and nursing. General Medical Practitioners have also been accepted on to the course.
This course will help you refine your CBT skills, empower you to use the model in a range of clinical situations, and focus on the development of a respectful and pro-active relationship with patients. The Therapeutic Alliance is central to the delivery of CBT and the course will teach you to forge a positive collaborative relationship with patients as a means of improving and maintaining the patient´s mental health.
Contents
The course is modular and is studied on a part-time basis. A case load of patients suitable for CBT is essential and you will be expected to continue working in the healthcare setting whilst undertaking this course. To achieve the PgCert, you will complete four modules over one year. You can then apply for a place on the PgDip, which is achieved by completing a further four modules. After completing these eight modules, you may apply for entry to MSc level if you have achieved 60% average over modules the first eight modules. The PgCert is part-time, day release, one day per week from September to June. Applicants securing a place on the PgDip would then have a two day induction followed by four half day workshops. The course runs for nine months. Students on the Masters programme attend a clinical placement one day per week.
Course Covers
Core modules (PgCert only):
- Principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (modules 1-3)
- CBT for Anxiety and Depression (module 4)
Core modules (PgDip only):
- Research skills in CBT (module 5)
- Advanced CBT for anxiety disorders (module 6)
- Advanced CBT for depression (module 7)
- Introduction to complex adaptation of CBT (module 8)
Core module (MSc only)
- One year specialist clinical placement - including the submission of 2 therapy audio
recordings, 1 case study and culminating in the submission of a dissertation (10 - 12,000
words) of a research project
Careers
This course is only available to people who are already employed as healthcare professionals. Health services across the country recognise that there is a growing demand for therapists specifically trained in this field. This programme may provide a means by which you, the healthcare professional, can develop your career and the service you provide.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
PgCert: Honours degree or equivalent. Non-standard entrants will be considered if they can demonstrate that they have the necessary work-based experience, skills and aptitude. Applicants will be expected to be familiar with individual casework, history-taking and case load management. PgDip: Applicants will have
successfully completed the PgCert or its equivalent. MSc: Applicants will have successfully completed the PgDip and obtained a module average of 60%.
You are required to have a 6.0 IELTS score (and at least 5.5 in all levels) and 580 in TOEFL paper test and 237 in computer based test. If your primary language has been English you may be exempt the above test scores.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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