Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety Disorders and Depression 1
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| NURS4183 | Nursing | 4 | 40 | Autumn UK, Spring UK |
- Code
- NURS4183
- School
- Nursing
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 40
- Semesters
- Autumn UK, Spring UK
Summary
The course will focus on the implementation of protocol driven interventions for anxiety disorders and depression; working with older adults within a CBT model; working with diversity and difference within a CBT model.The content will include formulation and implementation of the disorder specific CBT protocols for the following disorders:
- Panic disorder with and without agoraphobia;
- GAD;
- OCD;
- Health anxiety;
- Social anxiety;
- Depression;
- PTSD.
Target Students
Students on the PGDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Classes
Tutor led 184 hours Elearning 56 hours Self directed 160 hours
Assessment
- 40% Assignment: Students will be required to submit a written assignment/case study of up to 3,000 words critically evaluating the core theoretical and clinical principles of a disorder specific CBT protocol for an anxiety disorder or depression.
- 40% Assignment: Submit a second written assignment/case study of up to 3,000 words outlining the assessment and treatment of a client in practice using a disorder specific CBT protocol for an anxiety disorder or depression critically evaluating the core theoretical and clinical principles.
- 20% Practical: Submit a digital recording of a CBT session in which the student is delivering a formulation based or disorder specific CBT protocol for rating on the CTS-r.
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This courseaims to develop the student’s ability to understand, implement and evaluate the CBT disorder specific treatment protocols for acute depression; social anxiety; panic disorder with and without agoraphobia; GAD; health anxiety; OCD and PTSD. This includes the ability to develop hypotheses regarding psychological development and maintenance factors (formulation) to current problems as a basis for implementing core CBT principles and practices within CBT protocols for anxiety disorders and depression.Students will use the Scientist Practitioner Model as a foundation and in this context will critically analyse and synthesise data to consider making psychological sense of presenting problems and devising, implementing and evaluating concordant treatment plans. This will include decision-making regarding when it is in the patient’s best interests to not make an intervention.The course also aims to develop students understanding and knowledge of working with diversity and difference within a CBT model.Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of the core clinical principles and practices of CBT each disorder specific CBT protocol for anxiety disorders and depression.
Demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of the role of the disorder specific maintenance formulation in the treatment of anxiety disorders and depression.
Demonstrate knowledge of the role of psychometric and idiographic measurement in CBT treatment of anxiety disorders and depression using a protocol driven intervention.
Demonstrate knowledge of the adaptations required when using CBT interventions with older adults.
Demonstrate knowledge of adaptations required when working with difference within a CBT model (culture, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, class).
Assimilate, critically evaluate and systematically apply knowledge obtained to make clinical interventions using disorder specific protocols for anxiety disorders and depression.
Identify, describe, implement and critically evaluate the clinical effectiveness of disorder specific CBT protocol driven interventions for anxiety disorders and depression.
Implement, interpret and critically evaluate the process of Socratic questioning and guided discovery within a framework of collaborative empiricism when implementing disorder specific protocols for anxiety disorders and depression.
Construct, utilise and analyse in clinical practice a maintenance formulation for each disorder specific CBT model for anxiety disorders and depression.
Formulate and justify clinical interventions using the Scientist Practitioner Model within the theory and practice of CBT assessment.
Adapt and modify CBT interventions to meet the specific needs of clients presenting in services taking into consideration culture, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age and class.
Formulate and justify disorder specific protocol driven clinical interventions for depression and anxiety using the Scientist Practitioner Model within the theory and practice of CBT.
Demonstrate skills in identifying and evaluating the CBT evidence base i.e. NICE Guidance in order to develop a critical understanding of the most up to date CBT intervention for anxiety and depression and to critically evaluate service provision and inform policy.
Challenge arguments and construct, develop and defend a coherent argument using the conventions and skills of academic scholarship.