Course Brief
Module of Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Adolescents
Learning outcomes for the day will be:
- How common is Social Anxiety Disorder and what are the factors that increase the risk for this problem
- What other factors might be present when we see a child with Social Anxiety Disorder
- How to be confident that you are not working with someone whose main problem is that they are on the Autistic Spectrum
- How to measure, assess and formulate Social Anxiety Disorder
- The role of parents in maintaining Social Anxiety Disorder
- Using CBT to treat Social Anxiety Disorder
SDS’ Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Adolescents is Approved by the British Psychological Society
Course Tutor
Dr Rebecca Linnell worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Manchester for over 10 years, in 2012 she joined the Psychological Therapies Training Centre in Salford to develop the CYP IAPT programme, a Government initiative aiming to transform children’s mental health services. For many years she’s been involved in training mental health professionals, leading the CBT Pathway of the Postgraduate Diploma in Evidence-based Psychotherapies for Children and Young People.