MSc/PgDip/PgCert Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
University of Salford
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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has a crucial role to play in health and social care provision today. This course is delivered by a highly qualified team of psychotherapy and counselling staff from a variety of professional backgrounds.On this course, you will gain insight into how to use CBT creatively and collaboratively with clients and how to assess, formulate, provide interventions and evaluate your own practice.You will gain insight into how to use CBT creatively and collaboratively ...Read more

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has a crucial role to play in health and social care provision today. This course is delivered by a highly qualified team of psychotherapy and counselling staff from a variety of professional backgrounds.On this course, you will gain insight into how to use CBT creatively and collaboratively with clients and how to assess, formulate, provide interventions and evaluate your own practice.You will gain insight into how to use CBT creatively and collaboratively with clients and how to assess, formulate, provide interventions and evaluate your work with clients. This course focuses on interventions with clients who have anxiety and depression right through to people with personality disorder and schizophrenia as well as other complex needs. There are opportunities to study new developments in CBT, related to mindfulness and compassion focused therapy.MSc: one year full-time two years part-timePgDip: one year full-time two years part-time

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Marie
09 Oct 25

Tutors are passionate Car parking is terrible..Read more

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Diana
06 Mar 25

Communication from Uni is not great but most of the tutors are brilliant..Read more

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Entry requirements

An upper second class honours degree in psychology or other health/social care related discipline, e.g. counselling, health sciences, nursing OR an honours degree (in any discipline) (2.2 or above) and a diploma in counselling or its UKCP or BPS equivalent.

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£8,820 per year

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£16,380 per year

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