The PWP training gives a solid basis for providing a structured, thorough step 2 assessment. This masterclass is designed to support qualified PWP’s to expand on these skills to a more advanced level, to provide optimal care for all patients, but particularly those whose presentations may not be straightforward. A range of engaging teaching methods are used throughout the day to provide an optimal engaging experience and to cater for different learning styles including lectures, small and large group discussions, individual reflection and skills practice. The content of the masterclass will cover the context and evidence-base surrounding the topic and defining complexity and understanding its development. A focus will be on recognising complex presentations and severe mental health disorders, how to effectively differentiate between them and how these can present in the context of a step 2 assessment. It will explore effective information gathering, information giving and resourcing when there is a complex or significant mental health/risk history, in a context of delivering trauma-informed care. Many PWP’s will need to make referrals to other services, like secondary care, so there will be exploration through reflecting on this experience and preparation for making effective referrals. It will also focus on some of the interpersonal difficulties PWP’s can encounter and struggle within the unique context of step 2 assessments, such as dealing with interpersonal difficulties within an assessment, knowing how to effectively give information if you aren’t sure the service can meet their needs, managing expectations and having difficult conversations.

Psychoeducational groups are an integral part of effective step 2 delivery. It is essential that groups are evidence-based and tailored to their audience and are delivered confidently by PWPs in a way that gives patients confidence and assurance they are getting a good quality treatment intervention for their difficulties. This masterclass is designed to support qualified PWPs to develop and expand skills with running groups to a more advanced level, and examine the key components needed to effectively run groups to provide optimal care for all patients. A range of engaging teaching methods are used throughout the day to provide an optimal engaging experience and to cater for different learning styles including lectures, small and large group discussions, individual reflection and skills practice. The content of the masterclass will cover topics like the background and evidence-base for groups at step 2, how to determine whether someone will benefit from a psychoeducational group, how to confidently ‘sell’ groups to a patient, how to deal with anxiety and ambiguity around groups (for patients and practitioners). It will also focus on how to develop your own evidence-based, engaging and effective group sessions and how this can help with an effectively run service. It will look at groups used in other contexts and what we can learn for a low-intensity context. There will be sections on how to upskill other PWPs to run groups and how to ensure group facilitation is part of all PWPs’ job role. It will examine some of the interpersonal difficulties PWPs can encounter in a group environment, managing expectations, having difficult conversations and common difficulties encountered by patients and practitioners and how to overcome them.

The Cultural Competency Masterclass is designed to support qualified PWPs in developing clinical competency and confidence in understanding the complexity of culture within the realm of talking therapies. This masterclass covers the principles of culture, anti-racism, intersectionality, equality, and diversity, helping PWPs gain confidence in initiating complex conversations, addressing initial anxiety around this sensitive topic, and understanding why this area of knowledge is fundamental. We explore the outcomes of a lack of awareness and the repercussions already identified within the realms of mental health and NHS Talking Therapies. A variety of engaging teaching methods are employed throughout the day to provide an optimal learning experience and cater to different learning styles, including lectures, small and large group discussions, individual reflection, and case studies. The masterclass's content also explores change processes at therapeutic, service, supervision, and management levels. These methods are established and proven to work, while also addressing areas that still need improvement.

This 5 day training course is aimed at qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) who have completed their core PWP training and are perinatal champions in their NHS Talking Therapies service, or would like to develop their perinatal competence. The course will cover perinatal awareness, assessment, engagement, working with perinatal loss, and how to adapt interventions for depression and generalised anxiety in the perinatal period using low-intensity (guided self-help and group-based) treatments.

The training aligns to the IAPT Perinatal Competency Framework (O’Mahen & Healy, 2021) and includes both didactic and interactive group-based learning.

The training will be held remotely via Zoom on the following days:
•    01/05/2025
•    13/05/2025
•    03/06/2025
•    17/06/2025
•    26/06/2025

Please note if you have previously attended a ‘Level One Perinatal Awareness’ workshop with the University of Exeter you only need to attend for part of day 1 rather than the full day.

This 8 day training course is aimed at qualified High Intensity CBT therapists who have completed their core HI CBT training and are perinatal champions in their NHS Talking Therapies service, or would like to develop their perinatal competence. The course will cover perinatal awareness, assessment and formulation, engagement, working with perinatal loss, and how to adapt High Intensity CBT interventions for depression, phobias, OCD and PTSD in the perinatal period.

The training aligns to the IAPT Perinatal Competency Framework (O’Mahen & Healy, 2021) and includes both didactic and interactive group-based learning.

The training will be held remotely via Zoom on the following days:
•    01/05/2025
•    13/05/2025
•    03/06/2025
•    19/06/2025
•    04/07/2025
•    17/07/2025
•    11/09/2025
•    30/09/2025

Please note if you have previously attended a ‘Level One Perinatal Awareness’ workshop with the University of Exeter you only need to attend for part of day 1 rather than the full day. 

This 2 day training course is aimed at LI and HI CBT supervisors working in NHS Talking Therapies services who have already attended the 5 day IAPT/NHS TT supervisor training (or will be doing so soon) and are therefore proficient in the supervision competencies (Roth & Pilling, 2007).

The course aims to develop competence in the supervision of perinatal practitioners and to support supervisors with adapting their supervision practice in line with perinatal competencies.

The training will be held remotely via Zoom on the following days:
•    30/05/2025
•    06/06/2025