This BPS Approved Certificate in CBT for Working with Adolescents consists of 20 two-hour training modules (40 CPD hours). The Certificate is designed to enable delegates to apply CBT to a range of common adolescent problems important to both practitioners and their clients. Each module gives a background on the topic, combined with practical implications and strategies.
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This BPS Approved Certificate in CBT for Working with Adolescents consists of 20 two-hour training modules (40 CPD hours). The Certificate is designed to enable delegates to apply CBT to a range of common adolescent problems important to both practitioners and their clients. Each module gives a background on the topic, combined with practical implications and strategies.
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Issues covered include:
- Managing Difficult Emotions and Emotional Regulation Problems (Adolescents Cert)
- Dating & Sexual Relationships, Including Safeguarding Issues (Adolescents Cert)
- Self-Harm And Suicide Risk (Adolescents Cert)
- Trauma Following Sexual Assault (Adolescents Cert)
- Gender Dysphoria and Supporting Young People with Transgender Identities (Adolescents Cert)
- Substance Use and Misuse (Including Alcohol, Cigarettes and Street Drugs) (Adolescents Cert)
- Body Image Issues / Body Dysphoria (Adolescents Cert)
- Supporting Young People with Anorexia and Bulimia (Adolescents Cert)
- Obesity, Healthy Eating and the Link to Mental Health (Adolescents Cert)
- Ethnicity, Identity and Racism (Adolescents Cert)
- Sexual Orientation Development, Supporting Young People at a Time of Exploration (Adolescents Cert)
- Sexual Health (Adolescents Cert)
- Adolescence & Gaming – Benefit or Harm (Adolescents Cert)
- Adolescence and Social Media - Benefit or Harm (Adolescents Cert)
- Behavioural Activation to Improve the Mood of Adolescents (Adolescents Cert)
- Shyness and Social Confidence (Adolescents Cert)
- Sleep Problems in Adolescence (Adolescents Cert)
- Disability & Adolescence (Adolescents Cert)
- Dealing with Toxic Perfectionism (Adolescents Cert)
- The Adolescent Brain: Development & Implications (Adolescents Cert)
These common problems frequently create distress and substantially interfere with functioning for many adolescents even though they are not diagnostic problems typically leading to referral to mental health services.
CBT is an evidence-based approach to tackling problems that addresses process as well as content issues in therapy. It includes 2nd and 3rd wave CBT ideas as well as evidence based “tips” from other therapeutic approaches, such as MI, SFT, REBT and others, specifically to address process issues such as motivation and communication difficulties which can often arise when working therapeutically with adolescents.
This Certificate is a series of bite-sized trainings provided by a series of experienced psychologists and CBT practitioners who specialise in the areas addressed within their courses. As a result, delegates that will be guided through cohesive evidence based treatment plans and strategies.
Number of Modules: 20
Duration of each module: 2 hours
CPD Hours: 40 in total
Modality: Integrated CBT
Times: Available as online courses
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SDS Accreditation, Level 3 (Entry Level)
Completion of all twenty 2-hour modules and their associated individual tests leads to the BPS Approved Certificate in Integrated CBT for Working with Adolescents and SDS Accreditation in CBT for Working with Adolescents, Level 3.
Your accreditation is valid for five years, after which you may no longer make the above statement. It can be renewed by completing a refresher course. A full list of suitable refresher courses is available from SDS Seminars Ltd.
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SDS Accreditation, Level 4
Completion of all twenty 2-hour modules, their associated individual tests and the final summary test leads to the BPS Approved Certificate in Integrated CBT for Working with Adolescents and SDS Accreditation in CBT for Working with Adolescents, Level 4.
Your accreditation is valid for five years, after which you may no longer make the above statement. It can be renewed by completing a refresher course. A full list of suitable refresher courses is available from SDS Seminars Ltd.
Courses and masterclasses on working with adolescents that count towards the renewal of your accreditation:
- Children and Adolescents with Autism: Masterclass with Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett
- Behaviour and Emotion Management for Autistic Children & Adolescents with Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett
- Succeeding with Autism in Adolescents and Young Adults – Masterclass with Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett
- Self-Esteem in Adolescents – A Masterclass with Paul Grantham
- Using ACT with Children and Adolescents – New Developments with Prof Nuno Ferreira
- Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) for Working with Adolescents
- CBT and Counselling with Autistic Clients: A Masterclass with Professor Tony Attwood
- Girls and Women with Autism – Masterclass with Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett
- Adapt Your CBT Practice to Autistic Clients: Fast with Paul Grantham
- Supporting Parents of Autistic Children and Young Persons with Paul Grantham

