Approved by the British Psychological Society for the purposes
of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
3
days9:30am –
5:00pm21 CPD
hours
Course Brief
Our most popular and critically acclaimed three-day intensive training on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic approach. The course has been developed and taught by accredited CBT therapists and multidisciplinary in nature. This course introduces you to CBT within a context of other therapeutic methods using a wide range of learning techniques: live demonstrations, video demonstrations, presentation, experiential exercises etc.
This course introduces you to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy within a context of other therapeutic methods using a wide range of learning techniques.
Our aim is to provide you with the highest possible standard of training and enable you to make immediate use of your learning.
You will leave this course with a solid grounding in CBT that you can put into practice straight away.
The course covers: the history and meaning of CBT, conceptualising cases in CBT terms, the format of a standard CBT session, and the most important CBT techniques.
At every stage of your learning theory will be constantly applied to practical examples.
We will provide you with quality seminar materials including photocopiable worksheets, checklists and forms to use with your clients.
All techniques will be illustrated either by live or video demonstrations. Delegates will practise techniques in group and pair exercises.
This course is an important part of the training programme that enables you to complete the BPS Approved Master Practitioner Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as well as several other BPS Approved Certificates. You can gradually build up your CBT training portfolio by attending all the courses within the chosen programme at the pace that suits you. All your training hours will be calculated, recorded in an individual validated log and accumulated towards your full Diploma or Certificate.
Closure of therapy – therapy blue print and relapse prevention
How to formulate a treatment plan
Review of course goals and progress monitoring
Feedback in written form
Summary and closure
There is a heavy reliance on video and live demonstrations of techniques, combined with specially developed exercises that allow participants to practise the skills learnt.
What does British Psychological Society Approval for this course mean?
SDS Seminar’s CBT: Introductory Course (Certificate) is Approved by the British Psychological Society (BPS). The British Psychological Society is established by Royal Charter and is the Keeper of the Register of Chartered Psychologists. BPS Approval means that the certificate course meets the Society’s five course quality standards. Delegates who complete the course will receive their Certificates with the BPS Logo and the Approval Statement. BPS Approved courses can be found on BPS website.
Course Tutor
Paul GranthamConsultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and Director of SDS Seminars
Paul Grantham, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, a Senior Associate of The Royal Society of Medicine, Accredited CBT Therapist. He is the Founder and Director of SDS Ltd and one of the most popular and inspirational tutors in the field of psychological skills training.
Paul Grantham delivers engaging and professional courses which are both theoretical and demonstrate immense practical applications. SDS’ CBT Introductory Course is an essential if you are planning on delivering this type of approach. The course offers a solid grounding in CBT methods, a host of practical examples, the opportunity to improve your skill set and is excellent value for money. I have gained valuable knowledge through my attendance and been able to utilise everything I learned on this course.
I have been using different components of CBT throughout my practice as Educational Psychologist since 2008, but this Introduction to CBT course has really given me a fuller picture, and helped me draw the treads together. I am more confident after this in taking on certain clients which I might have been nervous to take on before. So, this course has been very practical and I can use it straight away. Paul knows what he is talking about and I have learnt many things that I didn't know before. Being so far away from England, I have missed out on many CPD courses that could bring value to my practice. After taking this course on webcast, I now realize that these professional development courses are available, and the learning is just as effective as being there in person. The webcast was well organized and being a little tech nervous, I was supported throughout.
“I attended your introductory course on CBT this week and it was my first day back at work today. I saw a number of teenage clients and decided to use the DTR exercise with one of them in particular. She is a very tricky client, very passive aggressive and displays insecurities and very low self-esteem. We only had time to look at one of her negative thoughts (the session looked very much like the "Emma" clip you showed us). She chose "I am ridiculously stupid".
After what felt like a VERY long session (but in fact was relatively brief) she revised her statement to "I am ridiculously stupid ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME". I genuinely didn't think she would budge at all and I felt overwhelmingly satisfied to have witnessed the very beginning of cognitive doubt!!!”
“The course was brilliant - I thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt a lot. I would definitely be interested in doing more courses with you in future.”
Watch live demonstrations of Essential CBT Techniques followed by a detailed analysis and informed explanation by Accredited CBT therapists: Dr Tom Werner and Consultant Clinical Psychologist Paul Grantham. This training video concentrates on introducing the viewer to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) through a combination of demonstration, discussion and reflection. This training video consists of 8 parts:
Agenda Setting
Downward Arrow Technique
Working with Negative Assumptions
Continuum Work
Cost – Benefit Analysis
Activity Log
Behavioural Experiments
Cognitive Restructuring of Negative Automatic Thoughts
