Low-Intensity CBT Skills and Interventions: A Practitioner′s Manual

This book takes you step-by-step through the Low-intensity CBT interventions, competencies and clinical procedures. It provides a comprehensive manual for trainee and qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners within NHS Talking Therapies anxiety and depression services or for other roles that support Low-intensity CBT.

Updated research and references Updated further reading and resources New chapters covering the different modalities available for remote LI-CBT and their benefits and drawbacks: telephone, email, and video New chapter on CBT Self-help in Groups New chapter on Working with People from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds New chapter on Working with Long-term Health Conditions Updated chapter on patient Assessment Updated chapter on Clinical Decision-Making Revised chapter on Using Behaviour Change Models Updated to reflect changes in the new LI-CBT National Curriculum

Professor Paul Farrand is Director of the Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LICBT) clinical portfolio for the training of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP) within Clinical Education, Development and Research (CEDAR), Psychology; University of Exeter. He has developed many of the most commonly used LICBT interventions adopted by Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services and is a member of the IAPT Expert Advisory Group, LICBT practitioner workforce development groups and national training and professional body accreditation committees. He is engaged in research and training associated with LICBT in several countries, currently the USA, Saudi Arabia and Sweden. In his clinical practice he has worked as Consultant Psychological Lead within the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical hospital-based specialty for over 20 years. In recognition of his contribution to psychological therapies training, he was awarded National Teaching Fellowship in 2012.