Postgraduate Course: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Young People:Theory and Practice (CLPS11032)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is a core course for the PGCert cyCBT and an option course for the PGCert Psychological Interventions for Children and Young People. Students completing either PGCert have the option to continue on to the MSc in Children and Young People¿s Mental Health and Psychological Practice.
This course aims to equip child and adolescent mental health professionals working in the NHS and related settings with an understanding of the scientific principles underlying cognitive and behavioural interventions with children and adolescents, and the application of these in practice with children and adolescents experiencing difficulties with anxiety and depression.
This course covers cognitive-behavioural models of change as they apply to children and adolescents, including principles of assessment and formulation. The course will provide a review of normal and atypical cognitive, social, and emotional development, and the links among these. The teaching strategy is distinctive, aiming to teach students the fundamentals of normal development alongside those of psychopathology. The course aims to be integrative in its approach, in which, for example, cognitive development is viewed within the context of changes in affective or social development.
The main themes will be evaluation of CBT for children and adolescents, application of models of cognitive development to treatment, and teaching of core behavioural and cognitive therapy methods for these age groups.
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | 1. Have a relevant core professional training, to degree level or equivalent (reaching SCQF level 9). Where an applicant¿s undergraduate degree does not meet the level stated above they may be admitted at the discretion of the programme director so long as they meet the relevant professional training requirements.
2. Substantial current, or recent, work experience with children and young people in mental health settings. This should provide clinically relevant experience which may be acquired in statutory, third sector or private organisations.
3. For applicants whose first language is not English, documentary evidence of competence in both written and spoken English must be provided. The IELTS level for this programme is: IELTS 7.0 (with no score lower than 6.5 in each section).
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
21/09/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 40,
Online Activities 10,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
144 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formative Assessment of a role-play, leading to Summative Assessment of one case conceptualisation of approx. 4000 words (100%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical and integrated understanding of the developmental and psychological theories that underlie effective CBT interventions as these are applied to anxiety and depression based problems in childhood.
- Demonstrate awareness of and critical reflection on the evidence-base for CBT with children and young people and its implementation in practice.
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Reading List
Manassis, K. (2009). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Children: A Guide for the Community Practitioner. East Sussex: Routledge
Stallard, P. (2008). Anxiety: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Young People. East Sussex: Routledge.
Stallard, P. (2002). Think Good - Feel Good: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People. Chichester: Wiley.
Verduyn, C., Rogers, J. & Wood, A. (2009). Depression: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Young People. East Sussex: Routledge
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Emily Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)50 3892
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Course secretary | Mrs Lorna Sheal
Tel: (0131 6)51 3970
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