Overview

TRAINING PACKAGE

This package consolidates two existing eLearning activities on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Principles and practice of CBT and Advanced CBT. Register for this package and take advantage of reduced fees and an extended access period.

eLearning activity 1: Principles and practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

This activity includes eight topics:

1. Introduction to CBT,

2. Assessing symptoms,

3. CBT case conceptualisation,

4. Structure of CBT,

5. Behaviourally focused intervention,

6. Thought records,

7. Behavioural experiments, and

8. Core beliefs.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the topic.

eLearning activity 2: Advanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 

CBT has evolved from a disorder-specific and manualised approach to a flexible modality and it retains efficiency and adaptibility through this evolution that enables the clinician to work with clients to develop tailored treatment plans. 

This activity covers seven topics: 

1. Introduction to Advanced CBT: acknowledging key frustrations and development, 

2. Personalised medicine and the advent of process- based care/ CBT,

3. Advanced CBT formulation that is theoretically integrative, 

4. The latest evidence on the therapeutic relationship as a change agent, 

5. A new framework for CBT: the nested nature of relational processes and treatment processes,

6. Advanced CBT practice: putting it altogether, and 

7. Implications for evaluating your practice of CBTs. 

Level of Learning

Advanced. This activity is targeted to those who have significant expertise on the topic.

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Stand-alone activities

Each module in this package is also available to be completed as stand-alone activities. To register for an individual activity, click the relevant title below

• Principles and practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 

• Advanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Duration of access

Access to this packaged content is for 12 months from the date of confirmed registration (individual eLearning activity access period is 6 months).

APS CPD-Approved

These eLearning activities have been assessed against the APS Standards for CPD activities and approved for their education quality.

Learn more about the APS CPD Approval process.

CPD Frequently Asked Questions

Refer to the APS CPD Frequently Asked Questions for general and technical information when undertaking APS Professional development activities.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this eLearning package, participants should be able to: 

• demonstrate an understanding of the principles and the evidence for CBT,

• distinguish elements of the CBT model, underpinning techniques,

• translate the evidence base for assessment to the practice of CBT,

• distinguish the client attributes that are important for considering the suitability of a short term course of CBT,

• distinguish different types of case formulation in CBT,

• construct a comprehensive case conceptualisation for a client,

• collaborate with the client on the goals for each and every session,

• assist the client to learn with a facilitative approach, 

• apply the definition of core beliefs to core belief and schema work,

• identify the evolution of CBT and the advent of process based care,

• identify the important advances in the evidence for therapeutic relationship processes,

• target empirically supported treatment processes in CBT within the framework,

• use empirically supported relationship processes to enhance CBT techniques within the framework,

• use theoretically diverse and comprehensive advanced CBT case formulation,

• use a framework for linking techniques to treatment processes in work with clients, and

• identify how to evaluate focused psychological strategies within a process approach.