Senior Lecturer in Counselling
Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Supervision Training
Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Supervision Training
Key Facts
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Level
PostgraduatePG PGCert
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Duration
1 year part time
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Starting
January, November
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Waterside
Updated 10/09/2024
Updated 10/09/2024
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UK/EU STUDENTS ENQUIRIES
Overview
This curriculum has been developed as part of CYP IAPT and the National Implementation Plan to provide high quality low intensity case management and clinical skills supervision to therapists delivering low-intensity interventions.
The Certificate is taught by our IAPT team of staff which includes Psychological Well-being Practitioner lecturers, Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist lecturers and associate lecturers. The programme is designed to equip students with the skills to deliver effective low-intensity case management supervision to support the structured, evidence-based CYP IAPT way of working with children, young people and families. Specifically where there are common mental health problems of low mood, anxiety, and behavioural challenges. The Certificate consists of 2 compulsory 30 credit modules, assessed at Level 7.
You can contact a member of the IAPT team if you require more information.
Highlights
- Equips supervisor trainees with knowledge to guide low-intensity practitioners in their clinical practice, ethical and legal frameworks, and multi-agency working.
- Enables supervisor trainees to broaden their underpinning knowledge of psychological theories and practices of supervising low-intensity supervisees and the importance of case management supervision
- Enables supervisor trainees to reflect on their skills, with an emphasis on demonstrating a number of key characteristics central to delivering effective supervision
Entry Requirements
Applicants suitability for the low-level intervention supervision training programme for either WPCYPs or EMHPs requires them to have:
A core professional qualification, for example; accredited CBT Therapist, professions aligned to a professional body; or have qualified as a WPCYP/EMHP. PWPs with additional knowledge and experience of working with children, young people and families. Applicants without a core qualification with a professional body should be able to evidence to their manager they are working towards accreditation with a suitably recognised professional body (e.g. BABCP; UKCP).
- Essential: 1-year post qualification experience
- Desirable: 2-years post qualification experience
Course Content
Fees and Funding
This is a closed course externally funded by Health Education England (HEE).
Staff
Careers and Employability
Working in CAMH’s or MHST as a trained low-intensity supervisor to supervise Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) roles and Wellbeing Practitioner (WP) roles.
Progression from EMHP and WP to become qualified low-intensity supervisors once suitably experienced with the required competencies and experience to train as a supervisor.