PSYC446-24W (C) Whole Year 2024

Frontiers of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy I

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 17 March 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 25 August 2024

Description

PSYC446 is one of two advanced courses in the Postgraduate Diploma in CBT that provide further opportunity to develop skills in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) assessment and formulation, with a focus on advanced cognitive behavioural assessment, formulation, and intervention skills. Students will gain critical appraisal skills about process issues and enhancing motivation in cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT). Continued emphasis on bicultural practice is a focus of this course, along with increasing skills in working with Pasifika peoples. The course includes CBT for working with children and adolescents and with groups. A focus of the course is working with clients with more complex presentations when comorbid mental health disorders are present and using a trauma-informed approach.

PSYC446 is a compulsory course for the Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (PGDipCBT).

This course is limited to students enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (PGDipCBT) or the Postgraduate Diploma of Health Sciences Taha Hinengaro - Health and Wellbeing Practice (PGDipHealSc).

PSYC442 & PSYC443 are prerequisites for PSYC446.

Learning Outcomes

  • Be able to provide CBT assessment, formulation, and treatment for people with more complex presentations—co-occurring problems, suicidality, trauma history
  • Learn to process-based conceptualisations within assessment, formulation and treatment for client problems
  • Understand and be able to use motivational interventions within CBT
  • Develop skills for using CBT with children and adolescents

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Programme Director.

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Intensive Block Course A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 451
18 Mar - 24 Mar
Intensive Block Course B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 451
18 Mar - 24 Mar
Intensive Block Course C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 451
18 Mar - 24 Mar
Intensive Block Course D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 451
18 Mar - 24 Mar
Intensive Block Course E
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 451
18 Mar - 24 Mar

Course Coordinator

Virginia McIntosh

Lecturers

Rikki Thompson , Eileen Britt and Nadine Pow

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Oral Paper Case 30%
CBT Treatment Case Study 1 40%
CBT Treatment Case Study 2 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Beck, J.S; Cognitive therapy for challenging problems: What to do when the basics don't work ; Guilford Press, 2011.

Kennerley, H., Kirk, J., & Westbrook, D; An introduction to cognitive behaviour therapy: Skills & applications ; 3rd; Sage Publications, 2017.

Recommended Reading

Beck, J. S; Cognitive therapy: Basics and beyond ; The Guilford Press, 1995.

Kazantzis, N., Reinecke, M., & Freeman, A; Cognitive and behavioral theories in clinical practice ; Guilford Press, 2010.

Ledley, D.R., Marx, B.P. & Heimberg, R.G; Making cognitive-behavioral therapy work: Clinical process for new practitioners ; 2nd; Guilford Press, 2010.

Persons, J.B; The case formulation approach to cognitive behaviour therapy ; Guilford Press, 2012.

Shea, S.C; Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding ; 3rd; Elsevier, 2017.

Other readings will be available via AKO | LEARN.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,219.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 24

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All PSYC446 Occurrences

  • PSYC446-24W (C) Whole Year 2024