NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression - Supervisor Training
NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression (previously known as IAPT) Supervisor training for High Intensity Therapists (HIT) & Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP)
These courses have been commissioned by NHS England to provide NHS Talking Therapies staff who are currently supervising HIT or PWP trainees and clinicians in service.
Course participants will benefit more if they are able to reflect on learning from current, active supervision practice. It is therefore important that each participant is working with a supervisee prior to starting the course.
Please note that all applicants should have a qualification either as a PWP or HIT and have been practicing in this role for at least a year post-qualification.
Each programme will consist of 14 online sessions, for 7 days in total, spread over 3 months. Most participants will do 10 sessions (five days training), which will consist of 6 generic sessions and 4 specific to their role.
Participants will leave with a statement of attendance and academic achievement, where attained. There is an expectation that all teaching sessions are attended and this may require client sessions being re-scheduled.
Staff suitability
The CBT training curriculum assumes that the therapists attending will be BABCP accredited. The PWP training is for qualified PWPs with at least one year of post-qualification experience.
Prior to commencing training attendees will be asked to confirm that they are actively supervising in service.
Topics covered will include:
Professional and organisational context of supervision, The supervisory relationship, Clinical case management, Supervision of interventions (at both PWP and HIT level), Group supervision, Developing reflective practice, Evaluation of supervisee concerns and practice
Digital facilitation
The teaching will be taking place virtually; details of the digital platform, how to register and how to access this will be sent to participants once places are confirmed and their details have been received. The teaching will be a mixture of live teaching and pre-recorded sessions. Each day will be split into one recorded and one live session.
Participants will need to have access to a computer with a camera and mic in order to participate in the live sessions. We also advise early registration to allow us to check for any technical problems which may arise from service-based firewall or software compatibility issues.