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M60 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Health Psychology

Aims and Learning Outcomes

To provide students with knowledge and understanding of methods, theory and practice of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) used in Health Psychology.

At the end of this module students should be aware of the principal tools, theories, methods and ethical issues of CBT when used with patients with a chronic illness

  • Be familiar with Beck’s Theory of CBT
  • Be familiar with the CBT Style of Communication
  • Understand the role of assessment and formulation in CBT
  • Have an awareness of interview methods and the goal setting approach
  • Be familiar with principles of methods used to change behaviour and cognition
  • Have an understanding of the issues people have when facing death and other realistic hopeless situations

Course Convenor 

Dr Mark Cropley

Other Contributors 

TBA

Contact Hours

 20

Levels

Masters

Required Prerequisite Study 

First Degree in Psychology with GBR

Route/Pathway/Field Requirements, Levels, Modules, Credits, Awards

Completion of the module (and the acquisition of 15 course credits) requires a total of 20 contact hours in the form of lectures and seminars. Students are also required to invest a minimum of 130 hours of study time in completion of the module.

Course Content and Schedule

Session 1: Introduction to CBT: Depression and Anxiety
Session 2: Mindfulness
Session 3: The CBT Model and its relevance to Health Psychology
Session 4: The CBT Style of Communication
Session 5: Assessment and Formulation in CBT
Session 6: Interviewing methods
Session 7: Goal setting and a step-by-step approach
Session 8: Methods of behaviour change
Session 9: Methods of cognitive change
Session 10: Facing death and other realistic hopeless situations

Selected Texts

Antoni, M.H and Smith, R.G. (2003). Stress management intervention for women with breast cancer [electronic resource]. APA

Kabat-Zinn, J. (2009) Full Catastrophe Living: How to Cope with Stress, Pain & Illness Using Mindfulness. Delta

Sage, N., Sowden, M., Chorlton, E. and Edeleanu, A. (2008) CBT for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care: a workbook and toolkit. WileyBlackwell.

Assessments

One 5000 word project