PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
Programme title:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Children and Young People
Final award (BSc, MA etc):
Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma/ MSc
(where stopping off points exist they should be
detailed here and defined later in the document)
UCAS code:
(where applicable)
Cohort(s) to which this programme
specification is applicable:
September 2012
(e.g. from 2008 intake onwards)
Awarding institution/body:
University College London
Teaching institution:
University College London
Faculty:
Brain Sciences
Parent Department:
Psychology and Language Sciences
(the department responsible for the administration of
the programme)
Departmental web page address:
(if applicable)
Method of study:
1)http://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychlangsci/students/prospective/PGT/TMSP
SYSCBT01
2) http://www.annafreud.org/pages/msc-diploma-certificate-incognitive-behavioural-therapy-for-children-and-young-people.html
Part time
Full-time/Part-time/Other
Criteria for admission to the
programme:
Length of the programme:
(please note any periods spent away from UCL, such
as study abroad or placements in industry)
Level on Framework for Higher
Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
(see Guidance notes)
Relevant subject benchmark statement
(SBS)
(see Guidance notes)
Postgraduate Certificate – 1 year
Postgraduate Diploma – 2 years
MSC – 3 YEARS
LEVEL M
Psychology
Brief outline of the structure of the
programme
and
its
assessment
methods:
(see guidance notes)
The course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and
theoretical understanding of effective, evaluated interventions for
children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties with
social and emotional aspects of their development that threaten their
psychological well-being.
The course will focus on acquisition of knowledge, understanding and
skills in cognitive behaviour therapy, its applications with children and
young people. It also aims to develop an understanding of both the
strengths and limitations of this approach and how it might best be
adapted in working with children, young people and their
parents/carers.
The course will be taught through a mixture of lectures, workshops,
seminars and group supervision. Participants will also contribute to a
web-based discussion forum and engage in video conferencing with
supervisors.
Board of Examiners:
Assessment will be through assignments and assessed case reports,
oral assessment of taped case-work and contributions to web-based
thematic discussions.
Name of Board of Examiners:
Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc in Cognitive Behavioural
and other Outcomes-Based Interventions with Children and Young
People
Professional body accreditation
(if applicable):
Date of next scheduled
accreditation visit:
EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME:
1) To train individuals in an outcomes-based approach to promote psychological wellbeing in children
young people.
2) To develop knowledge and understanding of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), and its strengths
limitations in working with children and young people.
3) To facilitate a forum for developing and sharing creative and flexible practice using CBT with children
young people.
4) To use theoretical knowledge to inform and develop accountable practice in working with children
young people with a range of difficulties, incorporating systemic variables.
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES:
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding,
qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
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A: Knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding of:
 The strengths and limitations of the
evidence-base, in relation to child
mental health and emotional
wellbeing including research into
CBT with children and young
people.
 The underpinning principles of
cognitive behaviour therapy and its
use in practice - including
assessment,
formulation
and
intervention.
 Alternative therapeutic models
necessary for adapting CBT for
work within a child and family
setting.To understand models of
how to evaluate outcomes using
quantitative
and
qualitative
measures.
Teaching/learning methods and strategies:
Seminars and classes
Home reading and Literature review
Use of web forum discussion
Supervision of clinical case work
Assessment:
Assessment of student will be through a course
work portfolio (including on occasion extended
essays) and oral examination
B: Skills and other attributes
Intellectual (thinking) skills:


To develop the ability to review
and critique the contemporary
evidence base and innovative
applications to inform future
practice developments.
To develop the skill to apply
outcomes based analysis to
therapeutic work with children
and families.
Teaching/learning methods and strategies:
Seminars and classes
Home reading and literature review
Use of web forum discussion
Supervision of clinical case work
Assessment:
Assessment of student will be through a
coursework portfolio (including on occasion
extended essays) and oral examination
C: Skills and other attributes
Practical skills (able to):
 Use
cognitive-behavioural
assessment,
formulation
and
intervention with children, young
people and their families.
 Adopt
an
outcomes
based
approach to working effectively with
the wider systems involved with
individual
children,
including
families, carers, school staff and
peers.
 Evaluate the effectiveness of CBT
interventions,
drawing
on
measures of cognitive, behavioural
and affective change across a
range of contexts.
 Extend
negotiation
skills
in
establishing
objectives
and
intervention planning.
 Co-ordinate interventions across
complex
bureaucracies
and
systems.
Develop communication systems and
protocols to support positive engagement
with a range of stakeholders.
Teaching/learning methods and strategies:
Seminars and classes
Home reading and literature review
Use of web forum discussion
Assessment:
Assessment of student will be through a
coursework portfolio (including on occasion
extended essays) and oral examination
D: Skills and other attributes
Transferable skills (able to):
 Develop ability to explain current
evidence base to others
 Develop ability to explain
principles of CBT to others
(including children and families)
Teaching/learning methods and strategies:
Seminars and classes
Home reading and literature review
Use of web forum discussion
Assessment:
Assessment of student will be through a
coursework portfolio (including on occasion
extended essays) and oral examination.
The following reference points were used in designing the programme:
 the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Pages/quality-code-A1.aspx;
 the relevant Subject Benchmark Statements
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/Engineering10.pdf
 the programme specifications for UCL degree programmes in relevant subjects (where applicable);
 UCL teaching and learning policies;
 staff research.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the
learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes
full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information on the learning outcomes,
content and teaching, learning and assessment methods of each course unit/module can be found in the
departmental course handbook. The accuracy of the information contained in this document is reviewed annually by
UCL and may be checked by the Quality Assurance Agency.
Programme Organiser(s)
Sandra Dunsmuir, Vicki Curry
Name(s):
Date of Production:
14th May 2007
Date of Review:
December 2013
Date approved by Head of
Department:
24th May 2010
Date approved by Chair of
Departmental Teaching
Committee:
Date approved by Faculty
Teaching Committee