Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Basics Course

Name: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Basics Training Course
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Build foundation-level CBT literacy, structured formulation skills, and safe supervised practice tools for healthcare support roles.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Basics Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Madrid, Tashkent, London, Phuket, Nairobi, Athens and more
Next session: 2 – 6 November 2026, Madrid
Average fee: 5,750 €

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Overview

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Basics Training Course is a one-week foundation course for healthcare professionals, mental health service coordinators, counselors in supervised practice, social care practitioners, and clinical support staff who leave with a Supervised CBT Practice Toolkit. Participants connect the cognitive behavioral model with structured formulation, collaborative goals, monitoring, behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, session structure, and safe scope decisions. Agile Leaders Training Center presents CBT foundations through supervised skills practice and boundary-based case work.

Who Should Attend

Healthcare support functions responsible for coordinating mental health pathways and client communication
Counseling functions responsible for supervised skills development and structured case reflection
Social care functions responsible for recognizing patterns, supporting goals, and arranging referrals
Mental health service functions responsible for intake, monitoring, documentation, and escalation
Clinical education functions responsible for foundation knowledge and supervised practice support

The course assumes participants support mental health or social care work and leaves out diagnosis, independent psychotherapy, treatment authorization, and unsupervised clinical decision-making.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that require foundation CBT literacy and safe coordination of psychological support.

Hospitals, outpatient services, and community healthcare providers
Mental health intake, care coordination, and clinical support teams
Social care, employee assistance, and community support services
Higher education counseling and learner wellbeing functions
Healthcare education, workforce development, and quality teams

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Apply the cognitive behavioral model to structured case examples
Build a basic CBT formulation under supervision
Use collaborative goals, monitoring records, and session structures
Analyze behavioral activation and cognitive restructuring choices
Compare support, supervision, referral, and escalation decisions
Evaluate a supervised CBT practice plan against ethical boundaries

Course Agenda

Day 1: CBT Foundations and Scope

Cognitive Behavioral Model Connection Map
Thought Emotion Behavior Physical Response Cycle
Collaborative Practice Principle Checklist
Present-Focused Problem Definition Canvas
Ethical Scope and Supervision Boundary Guide

Day 2: Assessment and Formulation

Situation Thought Response Monitoring Record
Five-Part Problem Breakdown Method
Maintaining Cycle Evidence Map
Basic CBT Formulation Template
Collaborative Goal-Setting Worksheet

Day 3: Behavioral and Cognitive Tools

Activity and Mood Monitoring Schedule
Behavioral Activation Planning Grid
Automatic Thought Identification Record
Guided Discovery Question Framework
Cognitive Reappraisal Evidence Table

Day 4: Structured Practice and Safety

CBT Session Structure Agenda
Between-Session Action Plan
Progress Review and Feedback Tracker
Referral and Consultation Decision Tree
Risk Recognition and Escalation Pathway

Day 5: Supervised CBT Skills Practice

Exercise: Map a Cognitive Behavioral Cycle
Exercise: Draft a Basic CBT Formulation
Exercise: Compare Activation and Reappraisal Options
Exercise: Apply Referral and Escalation Boundaries
Capstone Exercise: Supervised CBT Practice Toolkit

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities from healthcare, social care, and education support settings.

Suggested activity: map thoughts, emotions, physical responses, and behaviors from a fictional supervised case.
Suggested activity: use monitoring evidence to draft a maintaining cycle and collaborative goal without assigning a diagnosis.
Suggested activity: compare behavioral activation, guided discovery, consultation, referral, and escalation choices within role boundaries.
Suggested activity: assemble a Supervised CBT Practice Toolkit with records, formulation, goals, session structure, safety checks, and review points.

FAQs

Who suits Cognitive Behavioral Therapy basics training, and what does it assume?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy basics training suits healthcare, counseling, social care, coordination, and support functions working under appropriate supervision. It assumes foundation experience with people-facing services and does not authorize diagnosis, independent psychotherapy, or unsupervised treatment decisions.

How does CBT basics training differ from advanced psychotherapy training?

CBT basics training develops conceptual literacy, structured records, formulation practice, and boundary decisions using fictional or supervised cases. Advanced psychotherapy training develops condition-specific clinical competence through formal education, supervised delivery, assessed practice, and the applicable professional requirements.

What is the cognitive behavioral model?

The cognitive behavioral model describes how interpretations of situations relate to emotions, physical responses, and behavior. A structured map helps practitioners examine connections and possible maintaining cycles without assuming that one element explains every difficulty.

What is a basic CBT formulation?

A basic CBT formulation is a collaborative, revisable map of a person's current difficulty, relevant situations, interpretations, emotions, physical responses, behaviors, and maintaining patterns. It guides questions and supervised planning rather than serving as a diagnosis.

When should CBT support involve referral or risk escalation?

CBT support should involve referral, consultation, or escalation when needs exceed the practitioner's competence or role, when risk or safeguarding concerns arise, or when assessment indicates that another service is more appropriate. Local procedures and qualified supervision guide the response.

Conclusion

The course connects the cognitive behavioral model, formulation, collaborative goals, monitoring, activation, thought review, session structure, and safety boundaries. Participants take back a Supervised CBT Practice Toolkit. The toolkit organizes foundation case work, improves supervision discussions, documents role limits, and supports timely consultation, referral, and escalation.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Madrid	Week 45, 2026 2 – 6 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Tashkent	Week 45, 2026 8 – 12 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
London	Week 46, 2026 9 – 13 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Phuket	Week 46, 2026 15 – 19 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Nairobi	Week 47, 2026 22 – 26 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
Athens	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,700
New York	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Tbilisi	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,000
Trabzon	Week 51, 2026 20 – 24 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,800
Abu Dhabi	Week 52, 2026 21 – 25 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Dubai	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
Prague	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Toronto	Week 53, 2027 3 – 7 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Sharm El-Sheikh	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,100
Abu Dhabi	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Rome	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Amsterdam	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Chicago	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Cairo	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,100
Bangkok	Week 04, 2027 31 January – 4 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewCognitive Behavioral Therapy Basics Training Course is a one-week foundation course for healthcare professionals, mental health service coordinators, counselors in supervised practice, social care practitioners, and clinical support staff who leave with a Supervised CBT Practice Toolkit. Participants connect the cognitive behavioral model with str…

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Basics Course