PGCert Primary Mental Health Care at University of Manchester

Build a career as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and support people experiencing common mental health difficulties. Develop the knowledge and clinical skills to assess and support people experiencing common mental health difficulties. Learn how to deliver low-intensity, evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions that are central to the NHS Talking Therapies model.

Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health  |  Duration: 12 month FT, 2 years PT (or 18 month PT)  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills and clinical competencies needed to build a rewarding career as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within NHS Talking Therapies services. You will develop the confidence to carry out focused, patient-centred assessments with people experiencing common mental health difficulties, strengthening your engagement and interpersonal skills to deliver compassionate, effective care. Compulsory units include Evidence-based low intensity treatment for common mental health disorders (EBLT), Engagement and Assessment of Patients with Common Mental Health Problems, Values, diversity and context (VDC).

Career pathways

This course is for trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (as part of the NHS Talking Therapies workforce) who are employed in the NHS, as well as other statutory/voluntary services that have been commissioned to provide NHS Talking Therapies services.

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