Since 2008, the Charlie Waller Institute has expanded its training offer to 8 credit bearing programmes, the majority of which are funded by Health Education England (HEE), informed by national mental health workforce curricula and accredited by relevant professional governing bodies.
All our clinical training programmes are of a high quality with teaching from a range of national and international experts on mental health interventions. Where programme accreditation exists, all of our programmes have been early adopters and have maintained our accreditation status since.
In 2011, Children and Young People’s IAPT (CYP IAPT) was launched seeking to improve the quality and access of services that provide mental health support for children and young people. As the agenda was developed to improve existing services, rather than to create new NHS provision, the term IAPT is less commonly utilised across Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The children and young people’s mental health agenda refers to the same service transformation project and perhaps better captures that this sits across various stakeholders (e.g. voluntary sector, NHS and schools and colleges).
Each HEE funded programme detailed below consists of a year-long training course as well as experience within a partnering service (e.g. NHS and voluntary sector). Applications for these programmes can be made through the NHS Jobs website.
Adult Training
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) Training; Postgraduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment (IAPT Pathway)
This British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited course provides the training needed to qualify as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. Our PWP graduates are eligible for registration with both the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and the BPS.
Find Out MoreHigh Intensity (HI) Training; Postgraduate Diploma in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment (IAPT Pathway)
Our HI training is aimed at experienced mental health practitioners/professionals who wish to become accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapists. This programme is accredited at level 2.
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Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Training; Graduate/Postgraduate Diploma in Brief Evidence-Based Interventions for Children and Young People with Common Mental Health Problems
The CWP programme has been designed specifically for practitioners whose role will routinely include brief therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents with mild-to-moderate anxiety or depression, and parents of children experiencing anxiety disorders or behavioural difficulties.
Find Out MoreEducation Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) Training; Graduate/Postgraduate Diploma in Brief Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions for the Education Setting
The role of EMHPs will routinely include brief therapeutic and whole school interventions in the education setting (e.g. schools and colleges).
Find Out MoreCYP CBT Training; Postgraduate Diploma in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment for Children and Young People
The CBT route of this programme has been designed specifically for staff whose role routinely includes working with children and young people presenting with emotional disorders such as: generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, social anxiety, specific phobias, separation anxiety disorder and panic disorder.
Find Out MorePostgraduate Certificate in Supervision for Children and Young People’s Mental Health
The supervisor training offers an exciting opportunity to develop your supervisory skills and to learn about evidence-based supervisory approaches for working with staff delivering evidence-based psychological treatments for children, young people and their families.
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