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Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with IAPT PWP Status PGCert

Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with IAPT PWP Status PGCert

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Study mode

Part time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

Postgraduate Certificate

Subject areas

Health Studies Cognitive Psychology Behavioural Psychology

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Explore Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) at a global top 100 (QS World University Rankings 2024) university.

Learn the skills needed to work as a psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP) and help treat people with anxiety and depression on this PGCert in Low Intensity CBT with IAPT PWP Status, aimed at people who want to work in a stepped care Adult Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service.

Our expert academics will train you to deliver psychological interventions within a stepped care model. You’ll complement your learning with clinical work in an approved IAPT service, allowing you to apply theory in a real-life setting.

You’ll learn how to deliver low intensity CBT to support people with common mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, and help them to self-manage.

You'll graduate primed to take the next step in your career.

At Southampton, assessments are designed to equip you with the skills you need for success in your career.

On this course, you'll be assessed through a clinical assessment session, therapy recording, clinical case presentation, reflective essay, and an assessment of practice document.

Professional bodies: British Psychological Society.

Modules

PWPs operate at all times from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity. Diversity represents the range of cultural norms including personal, family, social and spiritual values held by the diverse communities served by the service within which the worker is operating. Workers must respect and value individual differences in age, sexuality, disability, gender, spirituality, race and culture. PWPs must also take into account any physical and sensory difficulties people may experience in accessing services and make provision in their work to ameliorate these. They must be able to respond to people's needs sensitively with regard to all aspects of diversity. They must demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities for all and encourage people's active participation in every aspect of care and treatment. They must also demonstrate an understanding and awareness of the power issues in professional / patient relationships and take steps in their clinical practice to reduce any potential for negative impact this may have. This module will, therefore, expose PWPs to the concept of diversity, inclusion and multi-culturalism and equip workers with the necessary knowledge, attitudes and competencies to operate in an inclusive values driven service.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£4,782

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

This course is not available to EU and international students.

Entry requirements

You’ll need a 2: 2 Hons degree in a clinical, health or science subject. You should have secured recruitment into a trainee PWP post in an IAPT service, or meet the requirements for an honorary contract with an IAPT service.

University information

The University of Southampton boasts a rich legacy of excellence in education, combining over a century of heritage and tradition with innovative modern teaching that prioritises the success of its students. Southampton is a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-focused UK universities, and today ranks within the top 17 institutions in the country, according to the 2024 Complete University Guide league table. With seven...more