Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies

Cardiff University

Postgraduate PgDip Part-time 2 Years

Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies PgDip is a postgraduate degree at Cardiff University, based in Cardiff, taught part-time over 2 years.

About this course

This BABCP accredited training programme will provide you with the knowledge and clinical skills to qualify as a psychological therapist..

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking treatment tool used by mental health professionals that has been proven to help people manage a range of mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression.

This part-time course is intended for professionals working in mental health, such as mental health nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and social workers. However, we offer another route called the Knowledge and Skills Assessment (KSA), which ​enables practitioners with sufficient levels of experience and knowledge to be able to attain the equivalent level of training eligible to apply for the training.

The syllabus is based on the Roth & Pilling competency framework for CBT with anxiety disorders and depression, and the course focuses on CBT with adults, although we also welcome practitioners working with children and older adults.

This programme provides high quality postgraduate training in Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (CBT), and is accredited by the BABCP at Level 1. You will have to meet some further criteria, in addition to the course, for full practitioner accreditation.

There is a requirement of 100 practice hours to complete the course, the overriding majority of which needs to occur on a 1:1 basis. This involves working with Depression and Anxiety disorders that you will be taught on the training programme.

Accreditations
British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Part-time Shown above

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: PgDip

Location: Cardiff

Part-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: PgCert

Location: Cardiff

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Course Details

Qualification
Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Study Mode
Part-time
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
2025

2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ

Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Cardiff
Scheme
Postgraduate