PgDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (IAPT)

You must already work in a clinical setting which enables you to provide CBT interventions to a range of people with depression and anxiety, from assessment to completing treatment protocols. (This is an IAPT course; therefore, the ideal placement areas are within an IAPT service).

Once the course is completed and awarded, you can register for provisional accreditation with the BABCP as a cognitive behavioural therapist. You can continue your studies and complete a 60-credit master’s level dissertation and a 20-credit Designing Research Project module. Successful completion leads to an MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This is only offered part-time and must be taken within five years of commencing the PgDip.

Suppose you haven’t undertaken the PgDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Teesside University. In that case, you must complete an additional 20-credit evidence-based practice module before applying for the MSc Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

You must have a health-related degree at 2:2 (or above) and work with suitable clients with anxiety or depression. If you have not completed a degree, contact the course leader to explore introductory level 6 learning as an alternative route to this programme.