Entry requirements
The course Cognitive Behavioural Interventions is only open to Master students of the specialisation Health and Medical Psychology, and Research Master’s students of the track Clinical and Health Psychology. Entry requirement for the Master students is that the MSc course Basic Therapeutic Skills (BTS) has been completed. Entry requirement for the Research Master students is that the course Psychopathology and Therapeutic Skills (until 22-23: Basic Therapeutic Skills) has been completed.
This course is offered twice a year
Description
This course consists of a theoretical and a practical part, which will be offered simultaneously.
The theoretical part consists of lectures on general aspects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and specific interventions for different forms of psychopathology and psychological consequences of chronic disease. There is a written exam.
The practical part consists of work group meetings. Each week there is a supervised and an unsupervised work group. In the supervised work groups, students will be taught when and how to apply basic cognitive-behavioural intervention techniques, such as case formulation, challenging and modifying negative thoughts and behaviours, exposure, and behavioural experiments. During the unsupervised work groups, students conduct a mini therapy of five sessions with a fellow student. Developments that take place during mini-therapy are reported in weekly reports and discussed during supervision. Students have to write a final report.
Course objectives
Students will:
1. Acquire knowledge and understanding of the theory and empirical evidence of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy .
2. Acquire knowledge and understanding of the main evidence-based cognitive-behavioural assessment and intervention techniques.
3. Acquire skills to apply evidence-based cognitive-behavioural intervention techniques in a professional clinical psychology, health and/or medical psychology setting.
4. Be able to report on content, course and outcome of a mini-therapy.
5. Be able to reflect critically on the process of the mini-therapy, therapeutic relationship and role as a therapist.
Timetable
For the timetable of this course please refer to MyTimetable
Registration
Education
Students must register themselves for all course components (lectures and work groups) they wish to follow. They can register up to 5 days prior to the start of the course.
Exams
You must register for each exam in My Studymap at least 10 days before the exam date. You cannot take an exam without a valid registration in My Studymap. Carefully read all information about the procedures and deadlines for registering for courses and exams.
Exchange students and external guest students will be informed by the education administration about the current registration procedure.
Mode of instruction
4 2-hour lectures
7 3-hour supervised work group meetings
7 2-hour (unsupervised) work group meetings
Attendance for all work group meetings is mandatory.
You will be scheduled to a workgroup on one of the following days:
Block 2: Tuesday (13.15-17.00) or Wednesday (10.00-13.00), and Thursday (09.15-13.00)
Block 4: Tuesday (13.15-17.00) or Wednesday (10.00-13.00), and Thursday (09.15-13.00)
Please take into account that scheduling could occur in any of these timeframes and that you will have to be available during those times. If possible, we will take into account language preference (Dutch or English), but not personal preferences.
Assessment method
The final grade is based on a grade for the written exam (50%) and a grade for the work group (50%).
Students need to have both a sufficient exam grade (minimum pass is 5,5) and a sufficient work group grade (minimum pass is 5,5) to pass the course.
Exam questions and answers will be in English.
You will be informed in due course via Brightspace about the way the inspection of the exam will be organised.
Study material for the exam:
Several chapters of the O’Donohue & Fisher (2012) book;
The lecture slides posted on BS;
Additional literature posted with the lectures on BS.
Study material for the work groups: the Wright, Brown, Thase, and Basco (2017) book.
The Institute of Psychology follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences to systematically check student papers for plagiarism with the help of software. All students are required to take and pass the Scientific Integrity Test with a score of 100% in order to learn about the practice of integrity in scientific writing. Students are given access to the quiz via a module on Brightspace. Disciplinary measures will be taken when fraud is detected. Students are expected to be familiar with and understand the implications of this fraud policy.
Reading list
For the lectures:
O’Donohue, W.T. and Fisher, J.E. (2012). Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Core Principles for Practice. Publisher: Wiley & sons, Inc. (selected chapters).
For the work groups:
Wright, J.H., Brown, G.K., Thase, M.E., & Basco, M.R. (2017). Learning cognitive-behavior therapy: an illustrated guide. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
Contact information
Dr. Véronique De Gucht (course coordinator for specialisation Health and Medical Psychology) deGucht@fsw.leidenuniv.nl