Postgraduate Course: CBT with Complex Presentations (CLPS11088)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to deliver CBT to children and young people experiencing complex mental health problems including trauma (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and autism. |
| Course description |
Through a series of workshops, and regular online tasks, students will be introduced to the core elements of CBT as they are applied to complex presentations, including formulation and re-formulation, engaging young people in a change strategy, and developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship in the context of interpersonal difficulties.
Students will explore complex formulation, working therapeutically in the context of attachment-based interpersonal difficulties, and using CBT systemically.
Assessment on this course will contribute towards a portfolio that can be submitted for accreditation with British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2025 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 36,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
156 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Two case studies of 2500 words (50% for each case study) |
| Feedback |
During class-time, students will receive peer and tutor feedback on role-plays demonstrating core CBT competencies. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Be proficient in conducting, and critically appraising, a functional analysis of complex disorders in children and young people via the use of self-report, parental/ other report, observations and interview methods.
- Demonstrate awareness of and proficiency in providing cognitive behavioural formulation and re-formulation of complex disorders in children and young people in a written format.
- Demonstrate a critical appreciation of theoretical models of CBT as applied to complex disorders.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the developmental and systemic perspective of the child/young person and its relationship with their presenting problem.
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Reading List
Fuggle, P., Dunsmuir, S. & Curry, V. (2013). CBT with Children, Young People & Families. London: Sage
Friedberg, R.D. & McClure, J. M. (2002). Clinical practice of cognitive therapy with children and adolescents: The nuts and bolts. New York: Guilford Press.
Graham, P. (2005). Cognitive behaviour therapy for children and families (2nd ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kazdin, A. & Weisz, J. (2003). Evidenced¿Based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents. New York: Guilford Press.
Kendall, P.C. (2006). Child and Adolescent Therapy: Cognitive¿Behavioural Procedures. New York: John Wiley and Sons. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
This course is part of a suite that supports graduates to be:
- creative problem solvers and researchers
- critical and reflective thinkers
- effective and influential contributors
- skilled communicators |
| Keywords | CBT,children and young people,therapy skills |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Helen Griffiths
Tel: (0131 6)50 3482
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Clara Shaw
Tel: (0131 6)51 3970
Email: |
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