South of Scotland Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programme
Greater Glasgow & Clyde
19 November 2015
Dear Applicant,
Re: South of Scotland Post Graduate Masters Level Certificate in CBT – 2016.
Thank you for your enquiry about the South of Scotland Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy Programme.
Entry to the Course
This will be on the basis of a completed application form, a satisfactory reference, an
agreement that funding for the Course has been secured and an interview.
Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on 9 and 23 March and 6 April 2016.
The 2016 Postgraduate Masters Level Certificate in CBT
Academic Information
All trainees will register for the Postgraduate Certificate award (normally achieved
after 9 months of study and gaining 60 SCOTCAT POINTS at level 11 on SCQF).
Trainees must fulfil all requirements for the first 9 months of the programme
(Certificate - modules 1 – 4) in order to progress for study towards the Postgraduate
Diploma in CBT.
After completing the 9 month Certificate, trainees will be competent to deliver high
intensity interventions for mild to moderate disorders of anxiety and depression.
Applicants for the Certificate course should have a basic grounding in low intensity
psychological therapies and have ready access to patients suitable for CBT. For
the 2016 course, we will be expecting trainees to treat a minimum of 5 patients for
CBT and to submit 2 recordings of clinical sessions for formal assessment.
Supervisors will listen to additional recorded sessions as part of the supervision
process.
In addition, trainees will be required to write up an in-depth case study. A written
record must be kept of all cases, giving a summary of treatment. Also, a theoretical
essay is required to be submitted and a reflective essay based on the first audio
submission.
validated and accredited by Queen Margaret University
South of Scotland CBT Programme, Psychology Dept., 2nd Floor Mackinnon House,
Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Tipperlinn Road, EDINBURGH EH10 5HF
Tel: 0131 537 6932
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/Services/A-Z/soscog
elizabeth.shearer@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
South of Scotland Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programme
Governance Requirements
In the event of you being offered a place on the course, the following 2 paragraphs are
very important and, if they relate to your circumstances, it is worth researching well in
advance. This will of course be discussed at interview.
It is often the case that trainees obtain training cases from a GP surgery or local
psychology service and may have no clinical or managerial links with that service. In these
cases there may be up to three agencies involved, namely; South of Scotland CBT Course
Supervisor, Trainee’s Employer (where relevant) and the Referring Team providing the
clinical cases. It is essential in these circumstances that there is a clear policy about
clinical responsibility for the cases being treated. For these purposes all parties will be
required to sign a Responsibility and Accountability in Supervision form. This form is in
both the Trainee and Supervisor handbook which will be issued to you and your Supervisor
before the course induction. You should in the meantime though mention this to the
Referring Agency to ensure you can commence seeing patients as soon as possible after
the course induction.
Trainees should not expect supervisors to provide cases and we will require
assurance that the trainee has access to suitable cases.
It is essential that trainees identify patients who would be willing to be CBT cases
and to be recorded for supervision purposes before the start of the course.
Supervision
We will arrange for successful applicants to be paired up with supervisors. We aim,
as far as possible, to pair supervisors and trainees locally but occasionally trainees
may have to travel a short distance to meet with their supervisor.
Study Leave
You will require a minimum one day per week off work for the duration of the
course to meet course requirements. Teaching usually takes place on alternate
Wednesdays and on non-teaching weeks you will need a day to see your cases, to
study and to receive supervision.
Course Fees
The fee for the 9 month Postgraduate Certificate will be £3,500. This cost includes
all tuition fees and supervision. Payment of fees may be spread if you are self
funding.
2016 Course Dates
The anticipated course dates are listed below. We will make every effort to keep to
the dates below, although occasionally minor changes have to be made. Generally
teaching is fortnightly. However, in order to accommodate all the topics, we do
sometimes have weekly teaching, so please make a note of this in your diaries.
Trainees are recommended to attend a minimum of 80% of teaching and supervision
sessions.
validated and accredited by Queen Margaret University
South of Scotland CBT Programme, Psychology Dept., 2nd Floor Mackinnon House,
Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Tipperlinn Road, EDINBURGH EH10 5HF
Tel: 0131 537 6932
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/Services/A-Z/soscog
elizabeth.shearer@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
South of Scotland Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programme
Edinburgh Venues for Induction
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary,
Chancellor’s
Building/Postgraduate
Education Centre, RIE,
Little France
Lectures in Chancellor
Building/PEC,
Edinburgh Royal
Infirmary, Little France
5-DAY INDUCTION 2016
Tba - fortnightly
Glasgow Venue
2 Central Quay
(all Wednesdays)
(all Wednesdays)
Tba - fortnightly
Monday 27 June – Sem Rm 2
Tuesday 28 June – Sem Rm 2
Wednesday 29 June – Braids
Room, Postgraduate Education
Centre
Thursday 30 June – Braids Rm
Friday 1 July – Braids Room
Accreditation
The programme is benchmarked at postgraduate Masters Level 11 and is accredited
with Queen Margaret University. The programme is designed to allow trainees to
meet the competencies required to practise CBT in line with the CBT competency
framework (Roth & Pilling, 2007), Department of Health.
A further aim of the course is to prepare trainees to work towards BABCP
accreditation. Completion of Diploma level training prepares trainees to apply for
accreditation with BABCP. Please see the BABCP website for more information –
www.babcp.com
Completed Application Forms
Please note that the closing date for applications (and references) is Thursday 18
February 2016. Applications may be submitted at any time before that date. Please
email me a copy of your application form as well as posting a copy – email address
below - and ask your referee to email the completed reference template to me as
well.
If you have any queries, please contact me.
Yours sincerely,
Ibbie Shearer
CBT Course Administrator
validated and accredited by Queen Margaret University
South of Scotland CBT Programme, Psychology Dept., 2nd Floor Mackinnon House,
Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Tipperlinn Road, EDINBURGH EH10 5HF
Tel: 0131 537 6932
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/Services/A-Z/soscog
elizabeth.shearer@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk