BABCP CBT Course Accreditation History n n n

BABCP CBT Course Accreditation

History n n n Been going on for last 10 years Aim is to help courses adhere to the standards which are required to accredit their graduates as individual practitioners Accredited a number of courses, recently IAPT courses have been big area of work Overseen by committee, chaired by me, linked in closely with individual practitioner accreditation Liaison with other bodies, IAPT etc

Accreditation offered n Level 2 accreditation (full): – The course offers all training and supervised practice required to meet all the Minimum Training Standards n Level 1 accreditation: – Offers CBT meeting quality criteria although quantity not sufficient for graduates to achieve full MTS

Process of accreditation n n BABCP is notified of a course’s intention to seek validation Letter outlining documentation necessary for this sent to course from BABCP and course submits documentation for review Validation panel appointed and validation visit arranged Report produced by BABCP panel Information for individual accreditation panel agreed

Personnel required for validation visit Course team n Representatives from: n – course academic validation body (e. g university) – sponsor/host of physical resources/environment (if different) – current and former students – Supervisors – administrative support

Information needed for validation n n n Course handbooks including details of course taught content and timetables Any validation documents Staff lists, CV’s, BABCP accreditation status Supervisory arrangements, nature of relationship to course, and CV’s Details of physical resources Statement of how course matches up to BABCP minimum training standards

How is course appraised? Contemporary Course Accreditation Document (2008) used as assessment tool to appraise course n Course assessed on quality & quantity n Only content that meets quality standards counts towards quantity n – – – How long? How much teaching, on what topics? Supervised practice/Supervision? How many clients supervised/non-supervised? etc

Quality of training criteria Post-grad level validated by university n Entry status as per Minimum Training Standards (i. e. core profession or meet KSA or course provides training in KSA) n Course team and supervisors personally accredited by BABCP (exceptions allowed) n Contracts necessary to manage clinical work and supervision not carried out in house n

Quality cont. Course content consistent with MTS and cover the breadth of topics necessary to meet the MTS n Number of hours delivered, on what topics will form part of info submitted to individual accreditation panel n Delivered by BABCP accredited individuals or international equivalent n

Supervised practice n n n Contracts, quality assurance process Must be monitored by mandatory course assessment or log books Only supervised practice carried out by BABCP accredited individuals can count towards criteria Access to individual supervision if group used Should expose trainees to CBT clinical work reaching a minimum standard (8 cases, 3 closely supervised, 3 different types of problems for level 2)

For clinical cases to count towards quantity they should be…. n n n be supervised by a BABCP accredited person be of at least 5 sessions duration receive at least 5 hours supervision be assessed as a course requirement (marked case study or mandatory log book) to count as closely supervised, also need to reach agreed criteria on a recognised CT scale or equivalent method

Course assessment n n Mixture of essays, case studies etc related to CBT Course have to demonstrate how the course meets Pilling and Roth competencies Clinical work assessment formalised Essential for both academic and clinical assessments to be course requirements

How long does accreditation last? 5 years in first instance n But, any significant changes to course team, course validation, host university, resources etc will invalidate accreditation unless BABCP is informed to review the changed status of course n