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Course HandbookMSc in Cognitive Behavioural PsychotherapySeptember 2020/21Course Leader: Marie PercivalSchool of Community Health and MidwiferyPlease read this Handbook in conjunction with the University’s Student Handbook.All course materials, including lecture notes and other additional materials related to yourcourse and provided to you, whether electronically or in hard copy, as part of your study, arethe property of (or licensed to) UCLan and MUST not be distributed, sold, published, madeavailable to others or copied other than for your personal study use unless you have gainedwritten permission to do so from the Dean of School. This applies to the materials in theirentirety and to any part of the materials.
Contents12345678Welcome to the CourseStructure of the CourseApproaches to teaching and learningStudent SupportAssessmentClassification of AwardsStudent FeedbackAppendices8.1 Programme Specification(s)
1. Welcome to the courseCongratulations on securing a place to study for a Master of Science in Cognitive BehaviouralPsychotherapy, welcome to UCLan.This course welcomes students from a range of disciplines. It is aimed at those working in themedical profession, social work, psychologists, counsellors’ psychotherapists and others withexperience and an interest in mental health.This handbook contains important information for all students on the MSc in CognitiveBehavioural Psychotherapy and is structured in a way that it will address most of yourquestions. Please read it carefully in conjunction with the University’s Student Regulations for2019/2020 as well as the School of Community Health and Midwifery Student Handbook. Theinformation provided will be useful at various stages in your course of study. We arecommitted to making your study enjoyable and productive. We will provide a learningenvironment in which you can develop the understanding and skills in Cognitive BehaviouralPsychotherapy to meet your current and future goals.You should make the most of teaching sessions by attending and participating. It is alsoimportant you manage your time effectively and meet specified deadlines for assignments. Atthe beginning of the course you will be allocated an academic advisor and an initial meetingwill be arranged to discuss career development goals and set clear aims in relation to whatyou want to achieve from this course. You should utilise the support available, guidance andfeedback provided by staff to help you monitor and improve your performance.The staff team are looking forward to working with you. We hope that you will actively engagewith us, each other, service users, carers and agency staff during your learning journey.Once again the course team would like to welcome you and we hope you enjoy your time atUCLan and that the course meets your expectations and helps you achieve your goals.Marie Percival – Course Leader
1.1 Rationale, aims and learning outcomes of the courseCognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy is recognised as the treatment of choice for a widerange of mental health issues by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).This programme has been designed to meet the minimum training requirements for the BritishAssociation of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) for training CognitiveBehavioural PsychotherapistsThe MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBP) is an advanced professional trainingprogramme which is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to undertake a Masterslevel programme that prepares them to practice as Cognitive Behavioural PsychotherapistsThis course is aimed at developing a broad knowledge base and a range of subject specific,cognitive and key/transferable skills. You are expected to show understanding of keyconcepts and theories in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, the ability to evaluate differentapproaches to solving problems, and the presentation of knowledge to support structuredarguments, to integrate theory and practice and to reflect on and take responsibility for yourown learning and development. This will enable you to plan your future academic, professionaland personal development.As part of this course you will also be required to participate in small group skills exercises.You should also demonstrate the ability to communicate information and arguments in avariety of formats.The aims of the course are To provide an opportunity for students to acquire systematic and critical understandingof the background, principles, models and evidence base of Cognitive BehaviouralPsychotherapy (CBP)To prepare students to undertake independent research projects.To enable students to develop knowledge, expertise and skills necessary to practiceCBP competently and ethically.To develop students to become autonomous theoretical and evidence informedpractitioners in CBP.To develop students understanding of research informed practiceCritically appraise clinical supervision and impact on practiceTo provide a framework within which the curriculum meets the minimum trainingstandards of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies(BABCP)Provide students with the skills to be reflective scientist-practitionersLearning outcomes for this MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy are provided in theProgramme Specification (Appendix 1)
1.2 Course TeamMarie Percival is the Course Leader and will be supported by a number ofsenior lecturers. Contact details for the Course Team are provided.Course LeaderMarie PercivalSenior Lecturer/Course LeaderDr. Robin BaileySenior LecturerAllison ElliottSenior LecturerRick FothergillPrincipal LecturerDr. Gillian RaynerPrincipal LecturerSarah TrailPrincipal LecturerEmail: MPercival@uclan.ac.ukTel: 01772 893412Office: HA256Email: RBailey@uclan.ac.ukTel: 01772 893638Office: BB351Email: AElliott@uclan.ac.ukTel: 01772895133Office: BB33Email: KRFothergill@uclan.ac.ukTel: 01772 892736Office: BB344Email:GRayner@uclan.ac.ukTel: 01772895599Office: BB321Email: SLTrail@uclan.ac.ukTel: 01772895104Office: BB3161.3 Expertise of StaffThe course team have a wide range of expertise and skills within Cognitive BehaviouralTherapy. The team keep up to day with evidence based practice an utilise research evidenceto inform teaching. All tutors are qualified to teach in Higher Education and hold teachingqualificationsRobin Bailey is a Senior Lecturer in Counselling & Psychological Therapies. Robin is aqualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and also has a small private practice. He leads theCBT pathway of the course and has published widely in the area of CBT. He also has teachingcommitments on the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner programme and the AdvancedCertificate in Cognitive Behavioural Interventions.Alison Elliott, Senior Lecturer (Mental Health), Qualified as an RMN in 1986, spent themajority of career working in secure mental health and learning disability settings, but has also
worked in community and adult and older adult in-patient settings. Course leader for the BScPsychosocial Interventions course. Areas of professional interest include psychosocialapproaches, personality disorder, self injury and service user involvement.Rick Fothergill is a Principle Lecturer for the Counselling and Psychological Therapies in theSchool of Community Health and Midwifery. Rick is also a trained counsellor, Mental HealthNurse and accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. His area of expertise is in theapplication of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).Marie Percival is a Senior Lecturer and previously held the post of Course Leader for the BA(Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a tutor Post Graduate Diploma at UCLan. Mariehas 12 years’ experience teaching in higher education in both psychology and in the field ofcounselling and has ten years’ experience working as a Cognitive Behaviouralpsychotherapist in both private practice and in community settings.Gillian Ryaner has 18 years of senior academic experience working in Universities. She haswritten and lead a variety of professional training courses in mental health nursing andpsychotherapy at levels 5-7. She has been external examiner for a variety of internationalcourses at level 5-7 over the past 15 years. She has extensive clinical nursing andpsychotherapy experience in a wide variety of settings from community and charities to nhsand forensic mental health hospitals. She is a BABCP accredited psychotherapist, trainer andsupervisor and works for this organisation chairing course accreditation visits and sits on thiscommittee. She has provided extensive teaching, enterprise and research into cbtapproaches, with a focus on working with complex clients, Personality Disorder and self-harmas her specialism.Sarah Trail has been at UCLan for the last 8 years and during this time has managed andcontributed to a variety of courses covering mental health nursing, cognitive therapy andimproving access to psychological therapies (IAPT). She has had a number of roles in boththe NHS and independent sector, as a nurse, manager, practice development facilitator andcognitive behaviour therapist (CBT). Sarah trained as a cognitive behavioural therapist,gaining her MSc in 1998, and has continued in practice since then. She currently practices inboth the NHS primary care and the independent sector. Maintaining and enhancing her skillsis important in terms of clinical effectiveness, but it also provides an advantage to students inthat she is not remote from the realities of day to day clinical practice.1.4 Academic AdvisorYou will be assigned an Academic Advisor who will provide additional academic advice andsupport during the year. They will be the first point of call for many of the questions that youmight have during the year. Your Academic Advisor will be able to help you with personaldevelopment, providing insight and direction to enable you to realise your potential.1.5 Administration detailsCampus Administration Service (CAS) provides academic administration support forstudents and staff and are located in the following hubs which open from 8.45amuntil 5.15pm Monday to Thursday and until 4.00pm on Fridays. The hub can provide generalassistance and advice regarding specific processes such as extenuating circumstances,extensions and appeals.
CAS Brook BuildingCommunity, Health and MidwiferyNursingHealth SciencesSocial Work, Care and CommunityRoom: 204Telephone: 01772 891992 or 891993Email: BrookHub@uclan.ac.uk1.6 CommunicationThe University expects you to use your UCLan email address and checkregularly for messages from staff. If you send us email messages fromother addresses they risk being filtered out as potential spam anddiscarded unread.We will normally communicate with students via post, email, Blackboard(UCLan’s intranet and a medium for course materials) Starfish and notice boards. You will beintroduced to Blackboard and Starfish at the beginning of term. t is important for you to informus immediately of any change of address or mobile phone number so that we can update ourrecords accordingly. This is your responsibility and we cannot be held responsible for anycommunication failure if you have not informed us of any relevant changes. Please note thatallowing for other commitments such as annual leave staff will try to reply to your emailwithin 3 working days of its receipt1.7 External ExaminerThe University has appointed an External Examiner to your course who helps to ensure thatthe standards of your course are comparable to those provided at other higher educationinstitutions in the UK. The name of this person, their position and home institution can be foundbelow. If you wish to make contact with your External Examiner, you should do this throughyour Course Leader and not directly. External Examiner reports will be made available to youelectronically. The School will also send a sample of student coursework to the externalexaminer(s) for external moderation purposes, once it has been marked and internallymoderated by the course tutors. The sample will include work awarded the highest and lowestmarks and awarded marks in the middle range.1.8 External Examiner for the ProgrammeLisa Bluff, University of Salford
2.0 Structure of the course2.1 Overall structureThe Programme Specification for MSc in CognitivePsychotherapy is provided in section 8 of this handbook.BehaviouralStudents take the MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy as a targetaward however all students need to progress onto the second and third yearsby successfully completing modules in years one and two, fitness to practice assignments andprogression interviews/vivas. Failure in the interview/viva towards the end of year 1 will meanthat students will exit with the Postgraduate Certificate in Cognitive BehaviouralPsychotherapy.The second year of the MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy comprises the CognitiveBehavioural Psychotherapy 2 module (CG4022) in semester 1 and the Introduction toPostgraduate Research (NU4025) which can be taken in either semester 1(online) or onsemester 2 (in class). Failure in the interview/viva towards the end of year 2 will mean thatstudents will exit with Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy.Year thee of the course will focus on the dissertation (NU4053 Module) for the award of MScin Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy. You will be assigned a supervisor to assist you withthis piece of work.2.2 Modules availableEach module is a self-contained block of learning with defined aims, learning outcomes andassessment. A standard module is worth 20 credits, a double module is 40 credits and atreble module is 60 credits.Year 1Semester 1Module CodeModule TitleCreditsCG4023Fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(20)Module CodeModule TitleCreditsCG4021Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 1(40)Semester 2
Year 2Semester 1Module CodeModule TitleCreditsCG4022Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy 2(40)Module CodeModule TitleCreditsNU4025*Introduction to Postgraduate Research(20)Semester 2*Can be taken online in Semester 1 or in class in Semester 2Year 3Semester 1,2 & 3Module CodeModule TitleCreditsNU4053Dissertation(60)2.3 Course requirementsIt is important to note that should your Enhanced Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) check prove to beunsatisfactory for the purpose of the course you have applied to, your offer of a place for that coursemay be withdrawn. If you have already enrolled on a course and your DBS check subsequently disclosesa criminal conviction, you may be required to withdraw from the course even if you have alreadystarted. If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact thecourse leader for advice as not all convictions may preclude you from continuing with the course.It is essential that you complete ALL modules in each year for a MSc in Cognitive BehaviouralPsychotherapy.Clinical Placement - The MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy will require studentsto undertake clinical placement and to complete 200 therapeutic hours (over the study period)in line with the minimum training standards for the British Association of Behavioural andCognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). Further details on clinical placement and supervisionwill be provided during first week of term.
2.4 Module Registration OptionsDiscussions about your progression through the course will take place inFebruary each year. It is an opportunity for you to make plans for your studyover the following academic year. The course team will discuss academicachievement, placement and supervision and personal motivation, bothtutor and student will agree on the most appropriate (and legal) course of study for you.For any further queries contact your Academic Advisor.2.5 Study Time2.5.1 Weekly timetableAll teaching events will be on your individual timetable. A timetable will be available once youhave enrolled onto the programme, through the Student Portal.2.5.2Expected hours of studyModules vary in terms of number of credits awarded. A standard module is 20 credits andequates to 200 notional learning hours. You will attend University one half day per week, 91pm on Wednesdays. During the course of each module you are expected to includeadditional self-directed study. Total scheduled learning hours vary on each module. Pleasesee module descriptors for further information. You are also expected to complete 200placement hours and 40 placement supervision hours over the study period.2.5.3 Attendance RequirementsIt is expected that you will attend all timetabled learning activities for eachmodule. While illness or other issues may impact attendance atUniversity, please note that 80% attendance for each module is requiredconsistent with the minimum training standards for BABCP. Notification ofillness or exceptional requests for leave of absence must be made to:Marie Percival Course LeaderSchool of Community Health and Midwifery01772 893412Harrington Building 256mpercival@uclan.ac.ukIf you have not gained the required authorisation for leave of absence, do not respond tocommunications from the University and if you are absent for four weeks or more, you may bedeemed to have withdrawn from the course. If this is the case, then the date of withdrawal willbe recorded as the last day of attendance.
Each time you are asked to enter your details on SAM you must remember that the Universityhas a responsibility to keep information up to date and that you must only enter your owndetails on the system. To enter any other names would result in inaccurate records and bedishonest. Any student who is found to make false entries can be disciplined under the studentguide to regulations.3. Approaches to teaching and learning3.1 Learning and teaching methodsThe MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy is focused on developing a range ofcommunication and counselling skills. Each week there will be a mixture of short lectures,group discussion, debates and presentations designed to meet the learning styles of all classmembers. You will be encouraged to reflect on experiences from the skills sessions in orderto maximise learning opportunities and discuss these experiences within a group setting. Theassessments range from assignments, presentations and skills recordings. You will also begiven directed study and reading lists to focus on to help focus on specific areas in preparationfor class. The aim of the MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy is to focus ondeveloping the skills, strategies, and behaviours required to perform as confident, autonomousactive learners and theoretical informed scientist practitioners.The QAA (2008) suggests that holders of a Master level qualification will be able to deal withcomplex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgements in the absence ofcomplete data, demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems,continue to advance their knowledge and understanding and the ability to make decisions incomplex and unpredictable situations. This means that you will be expected to tackle complexissues and discus them with your fellow students, to take responsibility for your own learningand develop the independent learning ability required for continuing professionaldevelopment. The QAA also requires that the student develops a comprehensiveunderstanding of methods used in research and enquiry and you will be expected to developthe skills needed to critically evaluate current research and advanced scholarship without bias.The University has an established Learning and Teaching strategy that shapes the delivery ofthe programme which endeavours to develop your ability to learn and change as a person notjust acquire new knowledge. We aim to foster a learning environment in which you willdevelop as an indivual and as part of a group. You will develop the ability to evaluate both thecourse material and your own evolving understanding. An
Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) for training Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists The MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBP) is an advanced professional training . The course team have a wide range of expertise and skills within Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. The team keep up to day with evidence .
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