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:
The course covers conceptualisations of Substance Misuse from behavioural and cognitive perspectives, with theories of its development, maintenance and an emphasis on practical CBT interventions for helping clients to manage, control and eliminate their substance misuse (SM) more successfully.
Issues covered include:
- Cognitive-Behavioural Models of Substance Misuse: From Beck’s Cognitive Theory through to Drummond’s Cue Exposure Theory
- CBT, Stages Of Change & Motivational Interviewing – How do they fit together?
- Developing a collaborative relationship with SM clients through the use of Socratic Questioning
- Developing Self Monitoring amongst SM clients
- Increasing Self Efficacy and challenging negative Self Schemas
- Activity Scheduling & Behavioural Activation for SM clients
- Problem Solving Skills training
- Cue Exposure Therapy
- Developing a relapse prevention programme for Substance Misuse





