The APT is committed to providing training in a safe environment and in response to COVID-19 we are offering all of our courses via distance learning. Read more
APT Accredited Mental Health Courses
The Association for Psychological Therapies (APT) can provide any of the following courses Live or via Distance Learning, for professionals working in mental health and related areas.
The courses are available to be delivered 'onsite' (for groups of up to 15 people in your organisation) or by Webinar*, and some courses are also available 'online' and 'open' for individuals to attend. Delegates on APT's courses typically comprise: mental health nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, probation officers, and others working in a variety of settings including: Adult Mental Health, Children and Adolescents, Older People, Learning Difficulties, Brain Injury, Forensic and Substance Misuse.
*Except for skills-based training and courses that rely on a lot of live practice.
Aggressive Behaviour Control: The ABC Course™ ❯
Debriefing Survivors of Major Incidents ❯
Helping People Manage their Anger and Violence ❯
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) ❯
RAID® Course for Extreme Behaviour, The ❯
Qualify for a MoodMaster Programme License ❯
Running DBT Skills-Development Groups ❯
Providing Good Clinical Supervision ❯
How to develop your good mental health in the workplace, and help your colleagues do the same ❯
Driving good mental health in the workplace: a course for Managers and Directors ❯
10-Minute CBT: The BITS™ Course ❯
CBT Approach to Working with Offenders ❯
CBT Plus, with Alcohol & Substance Misuse ❯
CBT for Anxiety, Stress and Worry ❯
CBT for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury ❯
CBT for Personality Disorder ❯
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy ❯
Anxiety in Children and Adolescents, The Effective Treatment of ❯
Assessment and Risk Assessment of Children and Adolescents in Crisis™ ❯
Diploma for working with Children & Adolescents ❯
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Repairing the Damage™ ❯
Working with Extremely Traumatised Young People ❯
Mental Health Awareness for those working with Children and Young People ❯
Aggressive Behaviour Control: The ABC Course™ ❯
Assessment, Risk Assessment, and Intervention, in Crisis Situations ❯
Assessment and Risk Assessment of Children and Adolescents in Crisis™ ❯
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy ❯
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ❯
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy ❯
Mental Health & Mental Illness, Overview of ❯
Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy ❯
The DICES® Risk Assessment & Management System ❯
Learning the Lessons from Major Incidents ❯
Debriefing Survivors of Major Incidents ❯
Assessment, Risk Assessment, and Intervention, in Crisis Situations ❯
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy ❯
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ❯
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy ❯
Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy ❯
Learning the Lessons from Major Incidents ❯
Managing Difficult Colleagues ❯
Providing Good Clinical Supervision ❯
How to develop your good mental health in the workplace, and help your colleagues do the same ❯
Driving good mental health in the workplace: a course for managers and directors ❯
Mental Health Awareness for those working with Children and Young People ❯
Teaching Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Level 1 ❯
Teaching Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Level 2 ❯
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy ❯
Diploma for Working with Older People ❯
Family Interventions with Dementia ❯
Key Knowledge and Skills for Providing Effective Support, Older People ❯
Managing Challenging Behaviour in Older People ❯
CBT Essentials (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) ❯
CFT Essentials (Compassion-Focused Therapy) ❯
DBT Essentials (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) ❯
DICES® Risk Assessment & Management System ❯
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) ❯
Providing Good Clinical Supervision ❯
RAID® Course for Extreme Behaviour, The ❯
SFT Essentials (Solution-Focused Therapy) ❯
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy ❯
ADDRESS® Course for Personality Disorder, The ❯
RAID® Course for Extreme Behaviour, The ❯
Diploma for Working with Psychosis ❯
Course 1: Key Knowledge and Skills ❯
Course 2: CBT for Psychosis - Assessment, Formulation, and Helping Strategies ❯
Course 3: Early Intervention ❯
Course 4: Family Interventions ❯
Realising Recovery & Social Inclusion™ ❯
Assessment and Risk Assessment of Children and Adolescents in Crisis™, The ❯
Assessment, Risk Assessment, and Intervention, in Crisis Situations, The ❯
DICES® Risk Assessment & Management System, The ❯
Helping People Manage their Anger and Violence ❯
Learning the Lessons from Major Incidents ❯
Risk Assessment & Management Awards ❯
ADDRESS® Course for Personality Disorder, The ❯
Assessment, Risk Assessment, and Intervention, in Crisis Situations ❯
CBT Plus, with Alcohol and Substance Misuse ❯
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: There Must Be A Better Way® ❯
Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy ❯
Suicide-Risk Assessment and Management ❯
Building a Life Worth the Suffering: Psychosocial Interventions for Suicidality™ ❯
Using your existing skills to work effectively with suicide ❯
What is Trauma-Informed Care? ❯
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Repairing the Damage™ ❯
Working with Extremely Traumatised Young People ❯
The Assessment and Risk Assessment of Children & Adolescents in Crisis™ ❯
Debriefing Survivors of Major Incidents ❯
Teaching Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Level 1 ❯
Assessment, Risk Assessment, and Intervention, in Crisis Situations ❯
Realising Recovery and Social Inclusion ❯