BABCP Core Curriculum

BABCP is pleased to be able to provide the following document for your use and reference.

Download: BABCP Core Curriculum Reference Document

The main purpose of it is to provide information about a proportion of the CONTENT that might be expected to be included in the training received by an Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Practitioner. To date all that has been available is a statement of QUANTITY of training.

As a reference document, there will not be any attempt by the Accreditation Teams formally to evaluate the content of an individuals training, and as such, it will not alter the standards or procedure for applying for Accreditation.

There are of course many other potential uses for the document.

The proposal originated within the Practitioner Accreditation and Registration Committee, and was agreed as a project at a meeting of all the Accreditation Committees in 2009. We are grateful to Nick Hool, for taking on the bulk of the project work on behalf of the Association. The document was approved by the Board in September 2010 and the National Committee in November 2010.

A range of organisations and individuals have contributed, and it has been written in a spirit of inclusivity, to reflect the Aims and Objectives of the Association.

The curriculum contains 2 sections, each with 5 parts, but it is worth noting that much of the listing is provided as INDICATIVE CONTENT; that is, it makes suggestions rather than prescriptions as to what might be included under the sub-headings.

Finally, some appendices to the document will be available in due course, covering Learning Objectives, Formal Assessment, and what might be expected within Minimum Supervised Practise. These might be most useful for those intending to set up new courses.

We hope that you find the document helpful and would welcome suggestions or comments on it to the office over the forthcoming year.

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