Psychological Therapies

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Evaluate the use of psychological therapies used in mental health settings to support people who experience symptoms of mental illness or ill-health;
2. Critically appraise a range of therapeutic modalities used in the management of mental health problems and illnesses in culturally appropriate ways;
3. Design a specific cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) management program demonstrating the choice of appropriate techniques and the application of key CBT assessment instruments; and
4. Interrogate the evidence-base for the more common non-pharmacological approaches, including dialectical behavioural and interpersonal therapies, psychodynamic approaches, mindfulness-based interventions used in the management of mental ill-health.