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Training, supervision, and credentialing

International Issues on Training in CBT

2 - (SYM 4) The Development and Promotion of Training Guidelines in the United Kingdom and Europe

Thursday, June 25, 2026
9:57 AM - 10:18 AM PDT
Location: Yerba Buena Salon 4, B3 Level
Keywords: Training / Training Directors, Supervision, Dissemination

    Speaker(s)

  • Helen F. Macdonald, M.S. (she/her/hers)

    Senior Clinical Advisor
    British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies and University of Sheffield UK
    Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

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The third speaker (Macdonald) will highlight the development and promotion of guidelines within Britain and Europe more broadly, including expectations for academic achievement, requirements for experience and qualifications in mental health professions, minimum standards for content of CBT training and supervised clinical practice in CBT. These are assessed using academic assignments, validated measures of clinical competence, demonstrating ethical and inclusive professional behaviour and reflective practice. The presentation will discuss how these developments have interacted in CBT with the variability in statutory and professional requirements in different European nations.