Behavioural Activation for Depression

Can be taken as an individual course or as a part of:

The British Psychological Society Approved through the BPS Quality Mark Scheme.

2 days 9:30am – 4:30pm 14 CPD hours

Course Brief

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This course forms part of the following certificate:


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This course forms part of the following certificate:

Learning outcomes for two days will be:

  • How common depression is and the factors that increase the risk for this problem
  • The age at which a child is likely to start to show signs of depression
  • Other factors and problems that might be present when working with a child with depression
  • How to measure, assess and formulate Depression
  • Using Behavioural Activation (BA) to treat Depression
  • Developing a good overview of manualised BA for depression and practicing the key skills used in the approach

Book all modules together as a full Certificate programme
(CBT Introductory Course to be booked separately)


This Course is now available as a full recording via SDS Online Video Training (OVT)


Title: Behavioural Activation for Depression

Modality: CBT

CPD Hours Attached: 14 CPD Hours

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Book all modules together as a full Certificate programme
(CBT Introductory Course to be booked separately)

Click here for the full SDS Accreditation terms for the BPS Approved Certificate in CBT for Children and Adolescents (see Accreditation tab)

Course Tutor

Lisa Anderson
Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Lisa Anderson is an HCPC registered Consultant Forensic Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist. She is also a fully accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with BABCP. She has over 18 years’ experience as a clinician and an academic and has worked within child mental health and adult services, where she has provided assessment, interventions, and supervision in both the NHS and private sector. She has worked with children, adolescents, adults, young offenders, looked after children, homeless and asylum seekers. Lisa worked as a lecturer in Psychology for the University of Leicester where she has managed the multi-agency training service in child mental health across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. She was responsible for training 600-900 primary care staff per year for over 12 years and also taught postgraduate students. She is an associate Lecturer for University of Derby on the CYP Talking Therapies course. She is national trainer in child mental health, working closely with Universities and local councils.