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Making an Appealing Offer of Therapy to Clients with Psychosis: How to Maximise Take up – Online Zoom Workshop | 21 January 2026
Boost your confidence in offering CBTp effectively. This 1-hour workshop equips therapists with strategies to engage service users, overcome barriers, and make therapy offers that inspire hope and acceptance.
Sign up today and learn practical techniques to engage service users and increase CBTp uptake. Take the first step towards supporting recovery journeys with confidence and compassion.
Understandably, people experiencing psychosis are not always help seeking. This can be for many reasons, including because their experiences have been invalidated, or they see little benefit in how psychological support can help with a ‘real’ problem. There is an increasing evidence base for CBTp, yet we cannot deliver this if the person isn’t in the session with us. The first job of being effective at offering CBT for psychosis is getting someone engaged enough to agree to meet with us fo... READ MORE
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Practical Strategies for Developing and Conducting Clinically Focussed Research in OCD and Related Problems – Online Zoom Workshop | 17 June 2026
Explore how research-driven strategies enhance OCD treatment and clinical practice in this interactive workshop. Learn about Single Case Experimental Design, qualitative methods, clinical trials, and practical ways to integrate research into everyday CBT work.
Sign up today to strengthen your clinical skills with evidence-based strategies for OCD treatment. Collaborate with peers, gain practical tools, and learn how to integrate research into your daily CBT practice.
In line with CBT in general, the understanding and treatment of OCD has been developed and refined through the application of research conducted in the context of “Empirically Grounded” strategies. In this workshop, the principles and foundations of such strategies will be described and illustrated mainly drawing on examples from the workshop leader’s work. The way that such research contributes to better clinical practice and spawns further research will be described and illustrated. A... READ MORE
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The ABC of CBT A Masterclass in the Basics of CBT Skills and Applications – On-Demand CPD (5 hrs 6 mins)
Refresh your CBT basics with our flexible, on-demand masterclass. Gain practical strategies for real-world therapy, including collaborative formulation, relaxation, graded experiments, and relapse prevention to improve outcomes for diverse client needs. Gain one year access to the same high-quality content and expert guidance that attendees experienced live.
Strengthen your CBT skills with one-year access to this expert-led masterclass. Learn practical techniques at your own pace and revisit key concepts whenever you need during the year.
It is all too easy to assume that CBT “basic” techniques are passe or will not be sufficient to help all our patients, particularly those with more complex difficulties. Yet there is good reason to persevere with familiar, fundamental strategies, using what we know to best advantage before trying other, less well tested approaches. This workshop will encourage participants to re-visit and perhaps refresh some of the “basic skills”, appreciating their mechanism and their value in helpi... READ MORE
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Trauma Informed Care – On-Demand CPD (4 hrs 56 mins)
Master trauma-informed approaches with expert guidance from Sarah Mansfield. Learn to assess PTSD and Complex PTSD, apply evidence-based treatments, and support recovery—all at your own pace.
Start your learning journey today with guaranteed one-year availability of this expert-led CPD workshop. Revisit the content anytime during the year to reinforce your skills.
Trauma informed care aims to reduce the impact of trauma both for clients, their families and the staff working to support them. Being trauma informed is a key part of community transformation as it can lead to better outcomes for clients and improved well-being for staff. There are very high rates of PTSD within adult secondary care populations, yet many staff have had little training in how to assess and work with trauma. There are very good evidence based treatments for trauma if this can ... READ MORE
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CBT Group Supervision – Online Zoom Workshop | 10 February 2026
Join our interactive workshop on group CBT supervision to explore best practices, group dynamics, and leadership styles. Gain practical experience through live supervision and learn frameworks to maximise benefits in a group setting.
Reserve your spot today and take the next step towards building confidence and competence in leading group supervision sessions. Empower your practice with proven techniques and supportive learning.
Much CBT supervision is delivered to small or large groups. This workshop considers how best to combine what we know about good practice in supervision with our knowledge of group dynamics, thus maximizing the benefits of supervision within a group setting. It will address: · The basics of ‘good’ supervision ( a brief refresher) · Similarities with, and differences from, individual supervision · Learning within groups · Group dynamics and leadership styles · A range of... READ MORE
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SOS: Supervision of Supervision – Online Zoom Workshop | 11 February 2026
Join OCTC’s expert-led workshop on Supervision of Supervision (SoS) and learn how to enhance CBT supervision skills. Explore the Supervisor Competency Scale (SCS), review goals and evaluation methods, and gain practical experience through live exercises. Ideal for experienced CBT practitioners and supervisors.
Register today to strengthen your CBT supervision practice and gain practical tools for assessing and enhancing supervision skills. Take the next step towards delivering consistent, high-quality supervision across clinical services.
With growing numbers of CBT practitioners and the advent of increasing guidelines for competent supervision, the need for considered, consistent and high-level supervision across clinical services has become a CBT necessity. This has been highlighted by the BABCP’s move towards accreditation of CBT supervisors. Quite rightly, there is now recognition within the BABCP that CBT supervisors should receive high quality training and supervision - yet there remains relatively little to guide us o... READ MORE
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CBT Supervision
CBT Supervision | Essential Guide for Clinicians and Supervisors
Helen Kennerley
Supervision is key to maintaining high standards in CBT practice. This OCTC guide introduces contemporary principles, frameworks, and research, alongside proven best practices for effective supervision. Written by expert Helen Kennerley.
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Supervision is increasingly regarded as crucial in developing and maintaining adequate standards of CBT and there is an increased expectation that clinicians are offered sound support and guidance. This OCTC guide for clinicians will help you to develop as a CBT supervisor by introducing you to contemporary principles, frameworks and research along with a review of well-established principles of good practice and competencies in supervision. Helen Kennerley is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist ... READ MORE
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Socratic Method
Socratic Method in CBT | Practical Guide for Clinicians
Helen Kennerley
The Socratic Method is a cornerstone of CBT, helping clients find their own solutions. This concise guide shows clinicians how to apply it effectively in practice. Written by expert Helen Kennerley.
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Socratic Method is considered one of the cornerstones of CBT. It is a versatile means of helping clients develop their own understandings of, and solutions to, their problems and is a key technique in the armoury of the CBT practitioner. This brief guide for clinicians describes how to get the most out of Socratic Methods. Helen Kennerley is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with OCTC and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, and Director of the Advanced Cognitive Therapy Studies course... READ MORE
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