PSYC447-25W (C) Whole Year 2025

Frontiers of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy II

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 16 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 August 2025

Description

PSYC447 is one of two advanced courses in the Postgraduate Diploma in CBT to provide further opportunity to develop skills in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) assessment and formulation, with a focus on advanced cognitive behavioural assessment, formulation and intervention skills. This course will explore the theory, application, and processes of cognitive behavioural interventions for specific problems, including eating problems, affective and non-affective psychosis, and health-related anxiety and to enhance resilience and promote wellbeing. Emphasis on bicultural practice continues in this course, along with increasing skills for working with other client groups including with couples. The course develops skills for working with couples. A focus of the course is working with clients with more complex presentations when comorbid mental health disorders are present.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Programme Director.

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Intensive Block Course A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 106
17 Mar - 23 Mar
Intensive Block Course B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 106
17 Mar - 23 Mar
Intensive Block Course C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 106
17 Mar - 23 Mar
Intensive Block Course D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 106
17 Mar - 23 Mar
Intensive Block Course E
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 106
17 Mar - 23 Mar

Course Coordinator

Rikki Thompson

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Beck, J.S; Cognitive therapy for challenging problems: What to do when the basics don't work ; Guilford Press, 2011.

Kennerley, H., Kirk, J., & Westbrook, D; An introduction to cognitive behaviour therapy: Skills & applications ; 3rd; Sage Publications, 2017.

Recommended Reading

Beck, J. S; Cognitive therapy: Basics and beyond ; Guilford Press, 1995.

Kazantzis, N., Reinecke, M., & Freeman, A; Cognitive and behavioral theories in clinical practice ; Guilford Press, 2010.

Ledley, D.R., Marx, B.P. & Heimberg, R.G; Making cognitive-behavioral therapy work: Clinical process for new practitioners ; 2nd; Guilford Press, 2010.

Persons, J.B; The case formulation approach to cognitive behaviour therapy ; Guilford Press, 2012.

Shea, S.C; Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding ; 3rd; Elsevier, 2017.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,353.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 24

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All PSYC447 Occurrences

  • PSYC447-25W (C) Whole Year 2025