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PYMFUN-Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Treatments (CBT)
Module Provider: Psychology
Number of credits: 40 [20 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Spring term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites: PYMANX Theory and Practice for Anxiety Disorders and PYMDEP Theory and Practice for Depression
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2021/2
Module Convenor: Mr Elliot Rose
Email: elliot.rose@reading.ac.uk
Type of module:
Summary module description:
This module will cover the basic knowledge and clinical skills for delivering evidence based psychological treatment with adults. Basic knowledge and skills in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy will be covered.Ìý Specific knowledge and skills with respect to anxiety disorders and depression will be covered in subsequent modules.
Aims:
- To develop practical competency in the fundamentals of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- To develop critical knowledge of the theoretical and research literature of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Assessable learning outcomes:
General:
- Evidence of theoretical, evidence-based interventions integrated within and guiding therapy.
- Ability to implement and critically evaluate a range of CBT interventions (such as setting goals, eliciting and evaluating thoughts, identifying and working with safety behaviours, problem solving).
- Begin to take personal responsibility for clinical decision making in complex and unpredictable situations. < br />
- Demonstrate insightful knowledge of CBT and an ability to identify own values and beliefs and the application of CBT to their own lives.
- Make best use of supervision on the course and evidence of making use of and continuing to learn from on-going continuing professional development.
- Demonstrate an ability to sensitively adapt CBT and ensure equitable access to diverse cultures and values.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the principle s and practice, and competency in delivering high intensity psychological therapy within a stepped care system.
Specific:
- Knowledge of diagnostic classification and key characteristics of common mental health disorders.
- Assessment of clients for suitability for short-term CBT.
- Deliver a clear CBT treatment rationale derived collaboratively and appropriate to the individual client.
- Construct maintenance and developmental CBT conceptualisations.
- Set an Agenda, pace and structure CBT sessions.
- Set agreed goals for treatment which are specific, achievable and measurable.
- Work with clients using guided discovery, adopting an open and inquisitive style within the cognitive behavioural model.
- Identify and evaluate key cognitions, working with automatic thoughts and helping t he client develop an alternative perspective.
- ÌýIdentify and conceptualise common thinking errors and processing biases.
- ÌýIdentify and evaluate underlying assumptions, attitudes and rules.
- Employ a range of change techniques such as pie charts, advantages and disadvantages, continuums, positive data logs.
- Identify and evaluate core beliefs, employing a range of change techniques.
- Elicit cognitions associated with upsetting emotion with skilful use of empathy.
- ÌýIdentify problematic cognitions, related behaviours, and construct, carry out and evaluate behavioural experiments.
- Demonstrate on-going critical evaluation of the CBT conceptualisation with evidence of a clear treatment plan.
- Develop CBT treatment plans for straightforward cases of anxiety and depression.
- Develop CBT treatment plans for more complex presentations, including a range of depression and anxiety disorders and cases of co-morbidity.
- Ability to form effective therapeutic relationship with evidence of teamwork, collaboration and joint summarising of sessions.
- Ability to deal with ending therapy and planning for long term maintenance of gains with evidence of a relapse prevention plan.
Additional outcomes:
A training log specifying the length of study, number of taught hours and a record of the lecturers, tutors or mentors partici