Psychological Therapies Practice (Children, Young People and Families)

The University of Exeter

United Kingdom, Exeter

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The University of Exeter

United Kingdom , Exeter

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Diploma

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Streatham

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 1 year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Psychological Therapies Practice (Children, Young People and Families)

About

This programme will help you develop your practice in evidence-based psychological therapies for children, young people and families.

You will develop the knowledge and competencies required to be an effective practitioner, as determined by the relevant national curriculum for the CYP IAPT Programme, through university-based workshops, clinical supervision groups and tutorials.

You will also be supported to undertake supervised clinical practice with children, young people and their parents.

We provide a high-quality and stimulating learning experience in a supportive environment that is enriched by an internationally recognised research environment, nationally recognised innovative clinical teaching approaches and current clinical practice.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

There are 5 strands available on the PGDip/GradDip and entry requirements depend on which strand you apply to:

CBT

Suitable for anyone with a foundation in CBT skills. This strand requires a Level 6 qualification and a core profession recognised by BABCP or eligibility to complete the KSA route. Find out more about the CBT strand.

Parenting

Suitable for candidates with experience of working with children, young people and families. This strand requires a minimum Level 5 or 6 qualification and a core profession recognised by BABCP or eligibility to complete the KSA route. Find out more about the parenting strand.

0-5s

Suitable for candidates with a Level 5 or 6 qualification. No core profession is required but you will need to show experience of working with parents/carers and young children. Find out more about the 0-5s strand.

Systemic Family Practice (for Conduct or Eating Disorders)

Suitable for candidates with minimum two years’ experience working in children and young people’s mental health and with families. You are required to have a Level 6 qualification and a core profession recognised by AFT, such as social work, psychiatry, nursing or health visiting. Find out more about the Systemic Family Practice strand.

Autism and/or Learning Disabilities

Suitable for candidates with a Level 5 or 6 qualification. No core profession is required but training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, social-work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, other psychotherapy, counselling) would be beneficial. Two years’ experience of working within a professional setting concerned with the mental health of children and young people or families, ideally including some experience of learning disabilities or ASD, is required. Find out more about the ASD/LD strand.

Applicants without a degree

For the ASD/LD, Parenting and 0-5s strands, this programme is offered at both postgraduate level (PGDip) and at final year undergraduate degree level (GradDip). If you do not hold an undergraduate degree you may be eligible for enrolment on the GradDip programme. The topics you will study are the same for both programmes. Please contact the administrative team for more information. Please note that the CBT and SFP strands are available as a PGDip only.

Entry requirements for international students

Please visit our entry requirements section for equivalencies from your country and further information on English language requirements.

English language requirements

International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile . Please visit our English language requirements page to view the required test scores and equivalencies from your country.

English Program Requirements

Test Name: IELTS Academic, IELTS Online, IELTS One Skill Retake and IELTS Indicator (IELTS – Academic version)
Required Score: 6.0 overall and no less than 6.0 in any section

Test Name: TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL iBT Paper Edition and TOEFL MyBest scores
Required Score: Overall score 87 with minimum scores of 21 for writing, listening, reading and speaking.

Test Name: Pearson Test of English (Academic) PTE
Required Score: 64 overall with no less than 64 in all communicative skills

Test Name: LanguageCert International ESOL SELT
Required Score: B2 Communicator with minimum 33 in writing, speaking, listening & reading

Test Name: LanguageCert Academic
Required Score: 65 overall and no less than 65 in any skills score

Test Name: INTO Pre-sessional English
Required Score: 60 and no less than 60 in any sub-section

Test Name: Study Group Academic English
Required Score: Minimum of 60% overall, no less than 60% in any section

Test Name: Skills for English: SELT
Required Score: B2 Pass

Test Name: Duolingo English Test - test taken up to 30th June 2024
Required Score: 110 overall and no less than 110 in Literacy, 95 in Conversation, 110 in Comprehension and 90 in Production

Test Name: Duolingo English Test - test taken from 1st July 2024
Required Score: 110 overall and no less than 110 in any Integrated Subscore

Career

Careers

This programme is training people already in a career within the NHS or NHS Talking Therapies service. It will provide you with an outstanding opportunity to develop your competencies and knowledge associated with practice as a Practitioner.

A strong emphasis throughout the programme is placed upon your personal and professional development.

Advantages of the programme are that:

You will study within a vibrant, stimulating and internationally-recognised research environment, where members of your teaching team have first-hand experience within the clinical setting.
Your learning experience will be enriched by nationally-recognised, innovative, clinical teaching approaches, designed to develop you on your terms.