MSc, PGDip Cognitive & Behavioural Therapies: High Intensity Training

This course provides advanced training in cognitive and behavioural therapy techniques, with a focus on high intensity training. Students will learn how to assess and treat complex mental health issues using evidence-based interventions. The course is designed for mental health professionals who want to enhance their clinical skills and knowledge in this area.

Additional Information

The course is delivered through a combination of lectures, workshops, and seminars. Students will have the opportunity to engage with real-world case studies and participate in group discussions and debates. The program also includes a research project and dissertation, which allows students to apply their learning to a specific area of interest.

Advance Your Clinical Skills with Experts in Mental Health Education

The University of Chester is a leading institution for mental health education. Our faculty are experts in their field and have a strong track record of producing high-quality research and clinical practice. The university's location in the UK provides easy access to a diverse range of mental health services, offering students a unique opportunity to gain practical experience.

Cognitive & Behavioural Therapies: High-Intensity Training is a rigorous, challenging, and highly rewarding clinical skills training course.

You will be trained in the use of empirically supported treatments, observe expert clinical demonstrations, and receive constructive feedback on your developing clinical competence.

You will also have the opportunity to develop the research competencies required to ensure that your clinical interventions are based on the best available scientific evidence.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will have satisfied the requirements of BABCP minimum training standards, and be eligible to apply for BABCP accreditation.

Successful completion of the PG Dip makes individuals eligible to apply for BABCP accreditation as a cognitive behavioral psychotherapist. The vast majority of successful completers gain employment as High-Intensity therapists within IAPT services.

We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University, and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, and extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications, and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.

Students and graduates of the University of Chester can use our services free of charge for up to two years after graduating.

Before you apply, please note the program is for experienced mental health professionals with a placement in an IAPT service, and clinical experience working within adult IAPT services. We anticipate the vast majority of places to be NHS England-funded training posts – these are often advertised on NHS jobs.

Applicants will:

have a core professional training in mental health (normally with a science-based honors degree), or demonstrate eligibility through the BABCP Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes pathway

have a minimum of one day a week in face-to-face therapy practice in an IAPT service in the role of high-intensity trainee

have in place suitable BABCP-accredited supervision arrangements.

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.