Executive Summary:
This is a course for people who have at least 6 months practice subsequent to receiving Level 3 APT-Accreditation (often much more). In lectures, the masterclass provides more depth on some of the topics in the Essentials course but is mainly focused on developing skill, based around the following components: listening to and making case presentations, watching video demos by others, role-play/real-play where you interview others and they interview you, and establishing a stable system for support and development for yourself in this area post course. The result is that you enhance your skill and technique, not just your knowledge. Successful completion also gains you APT's Level 4 accreditation in the subject.
To find out more or to contact APT, see https://www.apt.ac/cbt-masterclass-training.html
Who should attend this course?
People who attend this course normally fall into one of two categories:
1. Groups of professionals who see patients in 1:1 treatment settings, have a significant degree of clinical skill, and wish to become more proficient.
2. 'Whole teams' (either in inpatient or community settings) seeking to develop a unified good level of proficiency.
The professional affiliations of people attending this course include: mental health/psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, probation officers and others working in a variety of settings including: Substance Misuse, Forensic, Adult Mental Health, and Children & Adolescents.
To find out more or to contact APT, see https://www.apt.ac/cbt-masterclass-training.html
What this course will do for you:
- You will review your work using CBT so far and consider how you would like to develop this in the future.
- You will consider challenges you have faced working with the CBT model.
- You will review strategies that are working well and look to build a template of success.
- You will discuss complex cases and problem solve with an experienced CBT clinician.
- You will prepare and present your own case presentation, choosing issues you would like to consider.
- You will build your own feelings of self-efficacy and confidence using the CBT model.
- You will add to your repertoire of CBT skills and practice new and familiar techniques in a supportive learning environment.
- You will participate in group supervision and consider issues raised by peers.
- You will review your own practice and ensure you are sticking to the ‘CBT model’ as far as you are aiming to do. You will look at ensuring your practice is sustainable and supported.
- You will have the chance to discuss best practice and innovative methods of using CBT.
- You will gain APT’s CBT level 4 accreditation (assuming you have the level 3 accreditation and 6 months’ experience working with CBT necessary to attend this masterclass).
- You will become eligible to work to submit a project for level 5 accreditation if it meets the requirements.
To find out more or to contact APT, see https://www.apt.ac/cbt-masterclass-training.html
