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St Thomas' CAT Practitioner Training
1st October 2014 to 1st July 2016

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St Thomas’ Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) Practitioner Training

Applications are invited for the next intake of the St Thomas’ Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) Practitioner Training. The course starts in October 2014 and the Course Introductory Workshop is on the 26^th and 27^th September 2014.

St Thomas’ CAT Practitioner Training is relevant to the needs of a diverse range of people working within the NHS and caring professions who wish to establish Cognitive Analytic Therapy as one of their core skills. It aims to develop trainees’ ability to work clinically with patients drawing on CAT skills and CAT theory. Following successful completion of the course trainees will be accredited to practise CAT within their core profession and become full professional members of ACAT (Assocation for Cognitive Analytic Therapy) www.acat.me.uk

The taught element of the course lasts two years and consists of three modules per year. Each year there are ten teaching days, as well as seminars, tutorials and supervised clinical work. In addition, there will be a two day Introductory Workshop and trainees are also expected to complete a 16 week personal CAT therapy. The time commitment for the course often extends beyond two years, given the requirement to complete supervised clinical work. Training days take place on Fridays and Saturdays.

The teaching team will be the Course Director, Hilary Beard, together with co-trainer Harriet Gamble. In addition a variety of trainers will be involved in all aspects of the course.

Further information

Please download the course leaflet - to be found at the bottom of this page.

Application Pack

This involves a full CV, an application form, a personal statement (600 words) and an application fee of £20 (non-refundable).

Please download the application form in either pdf format or as a word document - to be found at the bottom of this page.
Please also download the Guidance Notes which contain important information about the application requirements - to be found at the bottom of this page.

Dates

The closing date for applications is 31st January 2014.
Applicants will be short-listed and interviews will be offered from February 2014 onwards.
The Introductory Workshop will be 26th & 27th September 2014.
The first module of the course will be October – December 2014.

Cost

The course fees are £2550 per year. This includes the cost of training days, seminars, tutorials, marking, part payment towards attending the annual ACAT Conference and ACAT’s yearly registration fee. It does not include the cost of supervision or personal therapy. A reduction of £250 per annum will be given to applicants who are employees of South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.

Application fee and how to pay

£20 is payable with the initial application. We prefer payment online, via the ACAT website, however you are also welcome to pay by cheque. To pay the application fee online by credit or debit card:

1. Login to the website with your user name and password and then
2. Click the payment link below
Pay the Application Fee online here

If you are not a member of ACAT, you will need to register before you can login. To register, click the Register link at the bottom of this page and then follow the instructions. You can also register using the link on the website home page. Registration is a free service.

To pay by cheque, please make the cheque payable to ACAT Ltd and send it with your application.

If called for interview an additional £80 will be charged to cover the cost of the interview process.

Further Enquiries

For further enquiries or to receive an application pack in the post please contact:
Niki Larsen, Course Administrator
Email: niki.larsen@acat.me.uk
Telephone: 07564 920824

Please send your application to:
Niki Larsen, STH, PO Box 140, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 9DJ.

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