This is a stand-alone course that can be taken by any practitioner as part of their continuous professional development (CPD).
It is also one of the modules within:
Learning outcomes for the day will be:
- Revisiting the CBT model
- Cognitive therapy and how this links to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development
- How to recognise common neurodevelopmental problems like Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD and when to refer for further assessment
- Adapting CBT for children with ASD, ADHD and LDs
- Using Goals and Outcome Measures to improve therapy outcomes
- An introduction to CBT in the context of family patterns – how the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of the child and parent interact to maintain problems
- The relationship between the age and development of the child and the degree to which parents need to be involved as co-therapists





