• No prior knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is required to enrol in this course, making it ideal for those who are just starting out in this exciting career field.
• Many self-reflective ideas are presented throughout the course, and as such students are encouraged to undertake personal journaling (this is for self-reflection only and isn’t required for submission).
• Complete this ‘easy to follow’ course at your own pace and in your own time. We advise that you allow up to 2 weeks to achieve.
• You can study from the comfort of your own home, favourite cafe, or anywhere and at any time. You can access your Fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy lessons from your smartphone, tablet or computer.
• Previous knowledge of CBT is not required to attend this course, however before reading around the subject will prove beneficial.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a modern form of talking therapy that can help you change the way you think, process life’s events and consequentially behave. CBT has historically been used to help people deal with their emotional problems, while also allowing it’s students to understand people better.

This fundamentals of CBT training course will enable you to gain a good understanding of the main presuppositions, theories and principles that underpin Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) as a science, and in a way that’s easy to understand and even easier to apply.

CBT is an excellent set of life teachings for people of all backgrounds and professions to tap into, both personally and professionally. Based on the most tried and tested scientific research, CBT has a track record of helping people to better understand themselves from the inside-out.

The three sections in this course will help you to better understand how CBT works, by including a range of exercises that you can try for yourself (or with others) right away. Once practised and mastered, most people recognise that they already apply CBT principles in almost all areas of their life.

This course explores the background of CBT, the main ideas and techniques that have earned this form of talking therapy unprecedented respect from thousands of helping professionals from all corners of the globe.

Students who enrol in this course can realistically expect to:

• Know the origins and main concepts of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
• Understand the nature of fears, anxieties and other negative emotions.
• Realise how unhealthy beliefs will impact a person’s feelings & actions.
• Use the CBT communication model to improve your current relationships.
• How to change negative emotions or behaviours using CBT ABC language.
• Identify how to apply appropriate CBT interventions in specific situations.
• Understand how CBT skills can be applied to a wide range of social issues.
• Understand the framework required for becoming a CBT Practitioner.
• And Much, Much more …

Past students have applauded the insights they gained into the emotional reactions people have to their own thought patterns, and the role CBT can have in reducing distress, anxiety and depression. Training will involve a combination of video lectures, demonstration and forum based discussion.

While this is appropriate for studying personal experience as understood in CBT theory and practice, the core teachings are less about the dissemination of facts, and more about students developing a better understanding of people, relationships and the human mind.

This course is one of the approved CBT training courses within Achology (the Academy for Modern Applied Psychology). On completion of the course, you can also apply for Professional Membership within Achology which contains active course discussion forums and an extensive range of other useful training resources.

By the end of the course, you will understand the Fundamental ideas and models that top Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Practitioners use to facilitate positive change, in both themselves and the clients whom they serve.

The Fundamentals of CBT course contains critical elements from some of the main schools of psychological thought, and students who are less than fully satisfied with the class are welcome to claim a full refund within 30 days of purchase.