CPD: Revisiting Core Competences

The continuing professional and personal development (CPD) of therapists is vital to ensure that service users consistently receive the best therapy. 
Often, experienced therapists follow CPD in a linear way, that is increasingly specialist, as their knowledge and skills develop. The assumption underpinning the Revisiting Core Competences training is that the ongoing development of practitioners is not a linear process, but rather a cyclical process where the foundations of CBT should be revisited as development continues.
Underpinning features of this training emphasise: 

• Evidence-based practice
• Competency frameworks
• Self-reflection and self-assessment of development needs

Therapists will be asked to identify their development needs prior to the training, and these will be addressed using a combination of both didactic and collaborative teaching methods, with a focus on evidence-based practice and competency frameworks. The training is, therefore, tailored to the therapy team, however the training will include:

• Defining self-assessment of CBT practice
• Reflecting on common difficulties encountered in client-work
• Teaching on relevant CBT theory and practice and related competency frameworks
• Developing medium to long-term action plans in relation to development needs

Target audience: 
CBT teams within a primary-care mental health setting

Experience:
​Participants should be trained, or training in CBT and working with common mental health problems (e.g., depression, OCD, PTSD etc.).

If you wish to make an enquiry, or book this training for your CBT team, please email Daniel@psychotherapy-services.com.