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Semester BC - Full Time - January 2026 to August 2026
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Semester AB - Part Time - Year 2 - September 2026 to May 2027
Course overview
This module enables students to further develop skills around building collaborative therapeutic relationships with clients and identify and address factors that may impact on therapy. Through supervision, students will enhance their CBT skills around assessment, building formulations and treatment plans with clients, whilst continuing to evaluate their own practice. The importance of developing as reflective, evidence-based practitioners will be emphasised. The module will culminate in the development of a portfolio that shows how students have developed the required competencies to work as effective CBT practitioners.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
Successful students will typically:
1. Critically discuss and evaluate the theories, policies and research evidence that contribute to the use of a cognitive−behavioural framework in assessment, case formulation, treatment plan design, treatment and evaluation
2. Be able to employ critical, research and reflective skills to identify and develop the CBT competence of self and others
Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills:
Successful students will typically:
1. Show a detailed understanding of the needs of diverse populations and provide adaptations to addressing their needs, including being able to address power dynamics and how this effects collaboration
2. Develop skills that enable them to demonstrate self-direction and originality in personally challenging situations and be able to critically reflect, understand and where possible respond appropriately in the context of that challenge
Assessment
Coursework 1 is a case study presentation to an audience. The practical assignment is an end of programme portfolio. This will contain various elements required to evidence related to BABCP accreditation. Both assignments must be passed and together they support requirements laid down by BABCP’s Minimum Training Standards.
This module can contribute to the following programme(s)
HSCBTHPGD: PgDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy : NHS Talking Therapies route
Funding
£3,940.00
The price quoted above is per 30 credits and relates to students assessed as UK/home self-funded for fee purposes. Prices may differ for students that are assessed as EU Overseas/Overseas. Fees status will normally stay with the student for the remainder of their course. Here you can find further details along with, costs and when your fees need to be paid. Please note that some modules within this programme are charged at a premium rate and details can be found at the link above. You may be able to obtain a Post Graduate student loan, for which you must sign up for the whole MSc programme and not just individual modules or a Post Graduate Diploma, further details can be found at Gov.uk Master’s Loan
Why choose HERTS?
Excellent sector connections: we have extensive links with eight NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in Hertfordshire.
Links with over 98 NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in East Anglia and London regions.
Flexibility: we provide flexible study options to ensure you can fit CPD study around your busy professional and personal lives.
Location: the main University of Hertfordshire campus is 25 minutes from London with easy access by both road and rail services.
Course details
Course leader
Dr Candan Ertubey-Sterling
Administrator
Niamh Sexton
Telephone
01707 284800
Course delivery
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Prerequisites
Students should have completed modules;
- 7HSK2141 - Fundamentals of CBT
- 7HSK2142 – CBT for Anxiety & Depression
- 7HSK2143 - CBT Practice 1
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