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Trainee High Intensity (CBT) Therapist

Job Description

What is a the role of a Trainee High Intensity (CBT) Therapist?

Cognitive behavioural therapists equip people with the tools and techniques they need to overcome complex problems related to anxiety and depression by providing a range of evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions.

Entry requirements

Postgraduate diplomas in CBT are usually aimed at experienced healthcare professionals. To access a postgraduate diploma in CBT, you need to have secured a high intensity therapist trainee position within an NHS Talking Therapies service.

These positions are open to Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners with 2 years post qualification experience and healthcare professionals with a BABCP recognised core professional qualification, including:

• mental health nursing
• clinical or counselling psychology
• medicine
• social work
• occupational therapy
• counselling
• psychotherapy/psychotherapeutic counselling
• teacher of special education / needs
• probation services

• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
• Assess clients for suitability for psychological interventions.
• To evaluate and make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes drawing on a range of theoretical and therapeutic models across a range of mental health problems with which clients present.
• Use highly developed communication skills in working with people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties and develop a range of treatment interventions.
• To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients in line with the service.

• Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post, within specified timeframes.
• Apply learning from the training programme in practice.
• Receive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.

• Upon completion of the course, candidates are expected to achieve and maintain accreditation with the BABCP.
• Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g. BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).

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