BABCP CBT Course BABCP CBT Course AccreditationAccreditation

HistoryHistory

Been going on for last 10 yearsBeen going on for last 10 years Aim is to help courses adhere to the Aim is to help courses adhere to the

standards which are required to accredit standards which are required to accredit their graduates as individual practitionerstheir graduates as individual practitioners

Accredited a number of courses, recently Accredited a number of courses, recently IAPT courses have been big area of workIAPT courses have been big area of work

Overseen by committee, chaired by me, Overseen by committee, chaired by me, linked in closely with individual linked in closely with individual practitioner accreditationpractitioner accreditation

Liaison with other bodies, IAPT etcLiaison with other bodies, IAPT etc

Accreditation offeredAccreditation offered

Level 2 accreditation (full):Level 2 accreditation (full):– The course offers all training and The course offers all training and

supervised practice required to meet supervised practice required to meet all the Minimum Training Standardsall the Minimum Training Standards

Level 1 accreditation:Level 1 accreditation:– Offers CBT meeting quality criteria Offers CBT meeting quality criteria

although quantity not sufficient for although quantity not sufficient for graduates to achieve full MTSgraduates to achieve full MTS

Process of Process of accreditationaccreditation BABCP is notified of a course’s intention to seek BABCP is notified of a course’s intention to seek

validationvalidation Letter outlining documentation necessary for this Letter outlining documentation necessary for this

sent to course from BABCP and course submits sent to course from BABCP and course submits documentation for reviewdocumentation for review

Validation panel appointed and validation visit Validation panel appointed and validation visit arrangedarranged

Report produced by BABCP panelReport produced by BABCP panel Information for individual accreditation panel Information for individual accreditation panel

agreedagreed

Personnel required for Personnel required for validation visitvalidation visit

Course teamCourse team Representatives from:Representatives from:

– course academic validation body (e.g course academic validation body (e.g university)university)

– sponsor/host of physical sponsor/host of physical resources/environment (if different)resources/environment (if different)

– current and former studentscurrent and former students– SupervisorsSupervisors– administrative supportadministrative support

Information needed for Information needed for validationvalidation

Course handbooks including details of Course handbooks including details of course taught content and timetablescourse taught content and timetables

Any validation documentsAny validation documents Staff lists, CV’s, BABCP accreditation statusStaff lists, CV’s, BABCP accreditation status Supervisory arrangements, nature of Supervisory arrangements, nature of

relationship to course, and CV’srelationship to course, and CV’s Details of physical resourcesDetails of physical resources Statement of how course matches up to Statement of how course matches up to

BABCP minimum training standards BABCP minimum training standards

How is course How is course appraised?appraised? Contemporary Course Accreditation Contemporary Course Accreditation

Document (2008) used as assessment tool Document (2008) used as assessment tool to appraise courseto appraise course

Course assessed on quality & quantityCourse assessed on quality & quantity Only content that meets quality standards Only content that meets quality standards

counts towards quantitycounts towards quantity– How long? How much teaching, on what topics?How long? How much teaching, on what topics?– Supervised practice/Supervision?Supervised practice/Supervision?– How many clients supervised/non-supervised? etcHow many clients supervised/non-supervised? etc

Quality of training Quality of training criteriacriteria Post-grad level validated by universityPost-grad level validated by university Entry status as per Minimum Training Entry status as per Minimum Training

Standards (i.e. core profession or Standards (i.e. core profession or meet KSA or course provides training meet KSA or course provides training in KSA)in KSA)

Course team and supervisors Course team and supervisors personally accredited by BABCP personally accredited by BABCP (exceptions allowed)(exceptions allowed)

Contracts necessary to manage Contracts necessary to manage clinical work and supervision not clinical work and supervision not carried out in housecarried out in house

Quality cont.Quality cont.

Course content consistent with MTS Course content consistent with MTS and cover the breadth of topics and cover the breadth of topics necessary to meet the MTSnecessary to meet the MTS

Number of hours delivered, on what Number of hours delivered, on what topics will form part of info submitted topics will form part of info submitted to individual accreditation panelto individual accreditation panel

Delivered by BABCP accredited Delivered by BABCP accredited individuals or international equivalentindividuals or international equivalent

Supervised practiceSupervised practice

Contracts, quality assurance processContracts, quality assurance process Must be monitored by mandatory course Must be monitored by mandatory course

assessment or log booksassessment or log books Only supervised practice carried out by Only supervised practice carried out by

BABCP accredited individuals can count BABCP accredited individuals can count towards criteriatowards criteria

Access to individual supervision if group Access to individual supervision if group usedused

Should expose trainees to CBT clinical Should expose trainees to CBT clinical work reaching a minimum standard (8 work reaching a minimum standard (8 cases, 3 closely supervised, 3 different cases, 3 closely supervised, 3 different types of problems for level 2)types of problems for level 2)

For clinical cases to count For clinical cases to count towards quantity they should towards quantity they should be….be….

be supervised by a BABCP accredited be supervised by a BABCP accredited personperson

be of at least 5 sessions durationbe of at least 5 sessions duration receive at least 5 hours supervisionreceive at least 5 hours supervision be assessed as a course requirement be assessed as a course requirement

(marked case study or mandatory log book)(marked case study or mandatory log book) to count as to count as closely supervisedclosely supervised, also need to , also need to

reach agreed criteria on a recognised CT reach agreed criteria on a recognised CT scale or equivalent methodscale or equivalent method

Course assessmentCourse assessment

Mixture of essays, case studies etc Mixture of essays, case studies etc related to CBTrelated to CBT

Course have to demonstrate how the Course have to demonstrate how the course meets Pilling and Roth course meets Pilling and Roth competenciescompetencies

Clinical work assessment formalisedClinical work assessment formalised Essential for both academic and Essential for both academic and

clinical assessments to be course clinical assessments to be course requirementsrequirements

How long does How long does accreditation last?accreditation last?

5 years in first instance5 years in first instance But, any significant changes to But, any significant changes to

course team, course validation, course team, course validation, host university, resources etc will host university, resources etc will invalidate accreditation unless invalidate accreditation unless BABCP is informed to review the BABCP is informed to review the changed status of coursechanged status of course