Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Mental Health Nurses
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| NURS3141 | Nursing | 3 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- NURS3141
- School
- Nursing
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This course considers:
• Understanding the evidence base underpinning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Understanding anxiety and depression disorders from both cognitive and behavioural perspectives
• Problem identification and goal setting
• Assessment and formulation of depression maintenance
• Assessment and formulation of anxiety maintenance
• Identifying and working with unhelpful thoughts
• Behavioural activation using a guided self-help approach
• Exposure and habituation using a guided self-help approach
Target Students
BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing Students
Classes
28 Contact Hours 172 directed and self directed hours 200 total
Assessment
- 100% Exam 1 (2-hour)
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This course aims to introduce students to the CBT approach and develop student’s understanding of anxiety and depression disorders from a cognitive and behavioural perspective. It will enable students to support people (including themselves) to engage in CBT informed interventions to alleviate the symptoms and reduce the impact of anxiety and depressionLearning Outcomes
Understand and be able to explain depression and anxiety disorders from a cognitive and behavioural perspective
Demonstrate understanding and ability to effectively formulate presenting problems around depression and anxiety
Demonstrate the understanding and ability to effectively support someone (including the student themselves) to engage in guided self-help for depression and anxiety using CBT informed materials
Have an understanding of cognitive behavioural therapy including the evidence base underpinning it and indications for its use