CBT and Counselling QLS Level 3

Would you like to boost your career opportunities as a Counsellor or a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist? Why not consider doing both? Most counsellors have an area of specialism, and since CBT is recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), it has become a desirable specialism for counsellors to add to their skills. This combined course will teach key counselling skills and approaches, as well as providing you with additional knowledge of CBT theory and techniques. All course materials will be delivered to you by post or via email, so it couldn't be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors will help you every step of the way by email. This bundle is approved by the ACCPH (Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists), at the end of this course students will be able to join and become a member of the ACCPH. The ACCPH is an independent self-regulated professional body for counsellors, psychotherapists and hypnotherapists. What is CBT? Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that is commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but it can also be used to treat other mental and physical problems. It is based on the concept that negative thoughts can trap you in a cycle, with its aim to break down problems to smaller parts to help you deal with overwhelming problems in a more positive way. What next? There are several avenues you can go down once you have successfully completed this course. You could take a look at our other counselling  courses, or you could further your education by studying a counselling degree at university. If you want to work in counselling using your CBT and Counselling Level 3 qualification, here are just a few of the jobs you could explore (depending on your credentials):

• Counsellor
• CBT therapist
• Mental health therapist
• Intervention therapist
• Wellness therapist
• Psychotherapist

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Course Content

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT QLS Level 3

Unit 1 Development of CBT

• Introduction
• Background
• Social-cognitive perspectives on behaviour
• Overview of behavioural methods
• The ABC Model
• Defining irrational beliefs
• The triadic structure of CBT
• Techniques

Unit 2 CBT principles

• The therapeutic relationship
• Practical skills
• Awareness, knowledge and understanding
• Conversational skills
• Positive experience
• How is therapy delivered?
• CBT Assessment
• Self-concepts
• Reflective practice

Unit 3 CBT therapeutic skills

• Forms of assessment
• Case formulation
• Further cognitive strategies
• Problem-solving skills
• Behavioural tasks
• Organising sessions and programmes
• Reading behaviour
• Behaviour and beliefs
• Ending the CBT programme

Unit 4 Depression

• The central nervous system (CNS)
• How do drugs work on the CNS?
• Depression
• CBT and Depression

Unit 5 CBT and psychological problems

• Anxiety
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Panic disorder
• Phobias

Unit 6 CBT and personality disorders

• Classifications of psychological disorders
• DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10
• More on personality disorders
• Causes and effects of personality disorders
• Psychosis
• Acute psychotic episodes
• Schizophrenia
• Reviewing the CBT ethos

Counselling QLS Level 3

Unit 1 Key aspects of counselling

• Introduction
• Who becomes a counsellor?
• Counselling theory and skills
• Problems with directed advice
• Why do people seek counselling?
• Counselling types and settings
• Training and knowledge development

Unit 2 Counselling skills and approaches

• Structure of counselling
• The main theoretical approaches
• Counselling skills and core competencies
• Ending the counselling relationship

Unit 3 The counselling relationship

• Confidentiality
• The counselling relationship
• Transference
• The counselling contract
• Referral
• Dealing with clients in crisis
• Supervision

Unit 4 Psychodynamic counselling

• How theory evolved
• Adler
• Jung
• Object relations and ego psychology
• Bringing it all together

Unit 5 Humanistic counselling

• Introduction
• Rogers and the person-centred approach
• Maslow
• The existential approach

Unit 6 Behavioural approaches

• Theoretical perspectives
• Skinner
• Behaviour and learning
• The ABC model
• Defining irrational beliefs
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• The triadic structure of CBT
• CBT Assessment
• Awareness, knowledge and understanding
• Practical skills