FOUNDATION COURSE IN CBT
(St Patricks Hospital and Trinity College Dublin)
Background
In the past, St Patrick’s Hospital Dublin has run a very well received Foundation
Course in CBT. The course did not run in 2007 but is restarting in a modified form in
October 2008. The original course, which was a 5 day course, will now be extended
to a year programme, offering a broader and more comprehensive introduction to
cognitive behavioural psychotherapy (CBT). The new foundation course will now be
affiliated to Trinity College Dublin (TCD). The course is mainly aimed at mental health
professionals or equivalent, with an interest in CBT. The course will:
1) function as the first year of a proposed four year cognitive behavioural
psychotherapy programme culminating in an MSc from TCD.
2) offer a comprehensive introduction to CBT principles for clinicians who want
to understand and use CBT principles in their day to day clinical roles, without
becoming accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapists
3) offer the a comprehensive grounding in CBT principles for clinicians with an
interest in pursuing a CBT clinical qualification and accreditation in the future
Who can apply?
Any mental health workers or equivalent with an interest in CBT but lack formal
training or experience can apply. The course will be ideal for psychiatrists, psychiatric
registrars, psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, counsellors
and those with training and experience in the human sciences, with no prior training
in CBT.
The curriculum
The curriculum will be broad and will provide strong foundations for development as
a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist and prepare the trainee for a more in-depth
CBT clinical training. On completing the course, the trainee will be able to confidently
apply CBT principles in their normal work or be in a good position to start to take on
clients as part of a clinical course. Some of the subjects covered will include CBT
theory, understanding models of specific disorder and hypothesis driven interventions
for treating them, self-practice/self-reflection and cognitive models of ‘self’,
understanding and practice of application of specific techniques and the therapeutic
relationship in CBT.
Duration of course
The course will run on Thursday each week, for 21 weeks from 30th October 2008 to
4th June 2009. It will consist of 3, 7 week terms.
Venue
The course will be run in the Teaching Centre at St Patrick’s Hospital from 9 – 5 on
each week.
Course cost
The course will cost approximately €3,000 for the year
For more information, please contact: Craig Chigwedere (Cognitive behavioural
Psychotherapist/ Clinical Lecturer) email: cchigwedere@stpatsmail.com phone 3531-249 3435 or Katie Armstrong (CBT Course Co-ordinator) at cbtadmin@tcd.ie
phone 353-1-896 2465