Are you a member yet? Membership is open to all and is the first step towards accreditation.
To maintain your accreditation, you must be currently practicing cognitive and/or behavioural therapies in the UK, its territories or Ireland. CBT must be your main (or one of your main) therapeutic models.
Number of Clinical Hours
There is no specific total requirement for the number of clinical hours for First Accreditation Audit and Reaccreditation. However. the minimum caseload required to maintain Accreditation is two CBT clinical contacts or equivalent per week.
Example One – Senior Psychological Therapist who provides CBT, EMDR, CAT and clinical CBT supervision and training. Most of their week (3 days) is spent in CBT practice, supervision, and training. The other 2 days include provision of EMDR and a small CAT caseload under separate supervision. Clinical CBT work includes at least two clinical contacts per week using a purely CBT approach.
Example Two – NHS manager in psychotherapy service, who has no opportunity for clinical work in this role. Has a CBT private practice seeing two patients for one hour each.
Example Three – CBT Therapist within a CYP service primarily providing CBT expertise within the team but is also involved with systemic practice as a reflective panel member and provides evidence-based parenting interventions. Clinical work includes at least two clinical contacts per week using a purely CBT approach.
You can count practice with all relevant areas of mental health disorder and client group towards your practice for First Accreditation Audit and Reaccreditation.
Examples of client groups include adults, children and young people and older adults. You can work exclusively or partially with any of these groups.
You must have the appropriate specialist training, competence and clinical supervision. We have specific recommendations for working with children and young people.
If you are accredited, you can practice exclusively, specialise in, or include other cognitive and/or behavioural therapies in your therapeutic work.
CBT is an ever-evolving model, and consequently there will be developments and emerging approaches in CBT. You must be able to demonstrate that you practice according to an evidence-base which builds upon cognitive and behavioural principles and interventions.
If you have been trained in delivering CBT online or through telephone or video conferencing you can include these in your CBT clinical practice.
Your clinical supervision and training must be appropriate to the format and your supervisor must also be trained and experienced in using that form of delivery.