How do you get experience in CBT in order to study CBT? In the UK
September 9, 2013 9:51 AM   Subscribe

I'm thinking of doing a Masters in CBT after my psychology/spanish degree. Thing is to do the Masters requires - "12 months mental health related work experience and be currently working/volunteering in practice using CBT or Cognitive Behavioural skills. Students will be required to use CBT skills within their work/voluntary placement setting and will need to access supervised practice." But surely to get such a position requires a degree in the first place? Am I being dense? Anybody in the UK who can help me out understanding my options? Thanks
posted by niruniru to Education (3 answers total)
 
My recollection is that a friend doing a PhD in psychology in the UK did a number of courses at a local college to get some additional therapy qualifications. The more of these she got the more she was entitled to do on the therapy side. She didn't need the PhD to get these qualifications. Check out your local FE college or even uni for these courses. Whoever does the licensing may also have a list on their website.
posted by biffa at 10:37 AM on September 9, 2013 [1 favorite]


Without knowing which Masters course it is I can't say whether this is relevant, but some CBT courses are designed specifically for NHS trainee therapists. You apply for a salaried trainee position, having gained some basic experience with the client group (not experience of CBT as such - working as a mental health care assistant would count). If your application is successful they enrol you on a CBT masters or diploma. The NHS provide a pdf with the details.

There are also people who have trained in another profession, such as mental health nursing, who may enrol on a CBT masters because they already have access to an appropriate client group.
posted by Ballad of Peckham Rye at 10:40 AM on September 9, 2013 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: Thanks guys really helps. Thanks for the pdf very interesting.
posted by niruniru at 2:38 PM on September 9, 2013


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