Centre for Stress Management
Established in 1987
Providing training and consultancy services for over 35 years
All courses are now delivered using the zoom virtual training platform
Advanced Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies and Stress Management
INTRODUCTION
The Advanced Certificate programme consists of a combination of the Certificate in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Certificate in Stress Management courses. This modular programme is designed to be flexible thereby allowing health professionals to fit the programmes around their work schedules. The programme can be undertaken over a period of time from 6 to 18 months. Courses are run by the Centre's Faculty of Cognitive Behavioural & Rational Emotive Therapy.
AIM
To provide the theory and practice of cognitive-behavioural therapies (CBT) and stress management.
OBJECTIVES
All of the objectives shown for the component courses are objectives for this course.
WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?
The programme is suitable for counsellors, counselling/health/clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, and other health and caring professionals who wish to learn more about cognitive-behavioural approaches to counselling and psychotherapy.
The Enrolment and administration fee for this Advanced Certificate programme is £100.
ASSIGNMENT
There is additional course reading and the submission of two book reviews.
TRAINERS
The course team are Professor Stephen Palmer PhD CPsychol, Dr Siobhain O’Riordan PhD CPsychol, Kasia Szymanska MSc CPsychol and Nick Edgerton MSc CPsychol.
COURSE RECOGNITION & APPROVAL
The extended programmes run by The Centre are recognised by the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy. The Centre's course modules are approved by the British Psychological Society for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The Centre and its Faculties are International Society for Coaching Psychology Approved Centres.
The International Stress Management Association (ISMA) is a charity and professional membership body. Successful completion of this course fulfils the training component for Professional Level Membership of ISMA UK. More details.
Course dates and fees Application form
On successful completion of the programme the alumni can use the post nominal letters:
Adv Cert CBT & SM
In the section below we have summarised the two certificate programmes that form the Advanced Certificate programme.
CERTIFICATE IN COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY
CONTENT
This is a modular 4-day programme. Learners must attend and pass both modules below:
a) Primary Certificate in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Training
b) Primary Certificate in Advanced Cognitive-Behavioural Skills
This foundation programme is specifically for health and caring professionals who wish to attend a short course to gain insight into the theory and practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy.
AIM
To provide the theory and practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy.
OBJECTIVES
All of the objectives for the component modules are objectives for this course.
POST PROGRAMME REVIEW & CERTIFICATE
A certificate of achievement is awarded to participants who successfully complete the modules and the Personal Programme Reviews undertaken at home for each module. There is additional course reading and the submission of two CBT book reviews. There is an enrolment, administration and certification fee of £75.
TRAINERS
The programme trainers include Professor Stephen Palmer, Nick Edgerton and Kasia Szymanska.
CERTIFICATE IN STRESS MANAGEMENT
CONTENT
This is a modular 6-day course. Learners must attend Module a) plus two additional modules as below (details elsewhere on this website):
a) Primary Certificate in Stress Management (2 days) or Primary Certificate in Occupational and Organisational Stress Management
b) Primary Certificate in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and Counselling
c) Primary Certificate in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Training*
d) Primary Certificate in Problem Focused Counselling, Coaching and Training
e) Primary Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Cognitive Behavioural Coaching
f) Primary Certificate in Assertion and Communication Skills Training
h) Primary Certificate in Multimodal Therapy and Counselling#
* For learners on the Advanced Certificate programme also undertaking the Foundation Certificate (1 or 2) or Certificate in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy programme, modules b and c above cannot be used towards this Certificate in Stress Management programme.
# The Multimodal Therapy course is only offered on an occasional basis subject to demand.
AIM
To develop knowledge about the nature of stress, its management and prevention.
OBJECTIVES
All of the objectives for the component modules are objectives for this course.
POST PROGRAMME REVIEW & CERTIFICATE
A CPD certificate is provided for all learners attending the modules. For each module, Learners will need to obtain a Certificate of Achievement by submiting a 750 word Post Programme Review. There is an administration and certification fee of £35.
TRAINERS
The course team are Professor Stephen Palmer PhD CPsychol, Dr Siobhain O’Riordan PhD CPsychol, Kasia Szymanska MSc CPsychol and Nick Edgerton MSc CPsychol MAREBT Accred.
PLEASE READ: GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
