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Psychological Therapies Diploma

The APT Diploma in Psychological Therapies.

The APT Diploma in Psychological Therapies provides 90 hours (or more) of focused training and is from the Association for Psychological Therapies (APT), a leading provider of training for professionals working in mental health and related areas in the UK and Ireland.

It is the only Psychological Therapies Diploma that is APT-accredited and also gives you access to APT’s relevant downloadable resources for use post-course. The course is available for teams and individuals and can be attended face-to-face or online.

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Executive Summary:

The APT Diploma in Psychological Therapies provides 90 hours (or more) of training, leading to Level 4 APT accreditation. Attend the diploma as an individual or we can bring the training to you for a fixed fee, to ensure you get a supportive group addressing the same material.

The diploma comprises at least 15 days of training made up by attending your chosen courses from the list below. If you are part of a team then your team/organisation chooses the courses and you then all attend the same ones:

To be awarded the diploma, students must also complete an online exam (in their own time) after each course.

If you have already attended one or more of these courses in the last 2 years, then you have an exemption for that subject(s), you don't need to attend the same course again. If you have already attended the equivalent of one or more of these courses from another training-provider in the last 2 years, then again you have an exemption for that subject(s), although you do need to submit evidence of the training and pay a reading fee for APT assessing it.

Please note that the diploma should be completed in not more than 2 years from the date you undertake the first course.

The Diploma can also be awarded by completing the individual courses separately, across 2 years. 

* 'Online anytime' version not available for this course title.

What you receive as a result of attending the training:

You will be registered as having attended the course, thereby gaining The APT Diploma in Psychological Therapies, and receive a certificate to this effect and Level 4 accreditation which gains you access to the resources associated with the course.

Your registration lasts indefinitely, and your accreditation to use the resources lasts for 3 years and is renewable by attending a Masterclass top-up day or submitting evidence of continued practice, and your reflections on that practice (to the required level).

Your accreditation is given value by the fact of over 150,000 people having attended APT training. See APT accreditation for full details.


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 for individuals or small groups

 for teams and organisations




For individuals or small groups:


Option 1: Online Anytime course:

You attend your chosen five topics as pre-recorded courses you can study any time.

They are engaging and relevant online courses that can be started and accessed at any time and completed at your own pace, taking breaks to assimilate and practice the skills as they are introduced.

Total Price: £1,125 plus VAT per person (or purchase the 5 courses individually at £225 plus VAT per person, per course). The fee covers: 3 years access to the course, certification, registration, and APT Accreditation. Completion guarantee for managers: for people who don’t complete for whatever reason, you can transfer the training to other staff members.

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Option 2: Online Live course:

Live events hosted online via Zoom. (And you don’t even have to have your own Zoom account.)

Live and interactive online courses, ask questions, make your observations, ‘Chat’ to other delegates. Open for you to attend from your home or workplace. Select the dates you would like to attend for 5 out of the 9 courses below. (If you would like to purchase the courses individually, please book them through the individual course pages by clicking the blue headings):

Motivational Interviewing, and how to use it effectively  3-days

  22-24 November 2023
  26-28 February 2024
  1-3 July 2024
  16-18 September 2024
  10-12 February 2025

DBT Essentials (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)  3-days

  1-3 November 2023 Fully Booked
  11-13 December 2023 Fully Booked
  8-10 January 2024
  18-20 March 2024
  7-9 May 2024 (Afternoon/Evening Times)
  10-12 June 2024
  12-14 August 2024
  23-25 September 2024
  4-6 November 2024
  9-11 December 2024
  13-15 January 2025
  17-19 March 2025

CBT Essentials (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)  3-days

  22-24 November 2023 Fully Booked
  27-29 November 2023 Fully Booked
  22-24 January 2024
  4-6 March 2024
  17-19 June 2024
  16-18 September 2024
  25-27 November 2024
  3-5 March 2025

SFT Essentials (Solution-Focused Therapy)  3-days

  28-30 November 2023
  7-9 February 2024
  19-21 June 2024
  17-19 September 2024
  5-7 February 2025

ACT Essentials (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)  3-days

  6-8 November 2023 Fully Booked
  10-12 January 2024
  13-15 March 2024
  3-5 June 2024
  25-27 September 2024 (Afternoon/Evening Times)
  5-7 November 2024
  15-17 January 2025
  12-14 March 2025

CFT Essentials (Compassion-Focused Therapy)  3-days

  1-3 November 2023
  7-9 November 2023 Fully Booked
  9-11 January 2024
  23-25 April 2024
  10-12 September 2024
  11-13 November 2024
  14-16 January 2025

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)  3-days

  3-5 July 2024 (Afternoon/Evening Times)

IPT Essentials (Interpersonal Psychotherapy)  3-days

  22-24 May 2024 (Afternoon/Evening Times)

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)  3-days

  13-15 November 2023 Fully Booked
  27-29 November 2023 Fully Booked
  12-14 December 2023
  27-29 February 2024
  19-21 August 2024
  20-22 November 2024
  26-28 February 2025

Price: £2,200 plus VAT per person. The fee covers: tuition, hardcopy workbook*, certification, registration, and accreditation. Times: 10am - 4pm (UK) daily, including 45 minutes for lunch (3pm–9pm for evening events).

*PDF workbooks are sent to those outside of the UK.

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For teams and organisations:

Option 1: Online Anytime course:

Engaging and relevant online course, your colleagues attend from home or workplace at times that suit.

Total Price: £1,125 plus VAT per person (or purchase the 5 courses individually at £225 plus VAT per person, per course). The fee covers: 3 years access to the course, certification, registration, and APT Accreditation. Completion guarantee: for attendees who don’t complete for whatever reason, you can transfer the training to other staff members.

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Option 2: Online Live and Exclusive course:

Live and interactive online course, delivered via Zoom or Teams* exclusively for your team or organisation.

Price: £4,395* plus VAT per 3-day course and £3,170* plus VAT per 2-day course, for a group of up to 15 people. Extra delegates: £95 plus VAT per person per day. (A minimum of 15-days training needs to be selected for the Diploma.)

*We standardly deliver courses via Zoom (which is recommended). If you would prefer to use Microsoft Teams, there is an additional charge of £100 plus VAT per day.

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Option 3: Face-to-Face Onsite course:

We bring the course and tutor to you, for an all-inclusive fee.

Price: £6,590 plus VAT per 3-day course and £4,750 plus VAT per 2-day course, for a group of up to 15 people. Extra delegates: £145 plus VAT per person per day. (A minimum of 15-days training needs to be selected for the Diploma.)

To book, call (UK) 0116 241 8331, or click the button:

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Option 4: 'Train the Trainer':

If you or a colleague are a senior professional (e.g. consultant psychologist) and have a talent for communication and teaching, then you are welcome to apply to become an APT-accredited tutor. You could then tutor the course - or your chosen modules from it - in your own organisation, under license.

This is not only a highly appropriate use of senior professionals, but it also saves your organisation the tutor-component of the fee each time you run it or your chosen modules (50% of the 'Online Live and Exclusive' fee, regardless of whether the course is held Face-to-Face or Online).

To see the full benefits of this and to see whether you are eligible, click the button:

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APT Accreditation

As a bona fide APT event, this course automatically has accreditation from The Association for Psychological Therapies. This means (i) that it contains the right amount of relevant information for its duration, and (ii) the information is presented in an engaging way, and in a way that will make it likely to be used after the course. APT verifies the accreditation by publishing the delegates' average ratings of relevance and presentation-quality for all its accredited courses. The accreditation is given value by over 150,000 professionals having attended APT courses.

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy  ❯


Acceptance & Commitment Therapy  ❯


Motivational Interviewing  ❯


Solution-Focused Therapy  ❯

Reviews.

APT prides itself on the feedback we receive about our courses. Below are just some of the great comments the courses for 'The APT Diploma in Psychological Therapies' have received.

"An absolutely brilliantly presented course ... I would highly recommend this course to anyone who has client contact. Amazing!"

“I really enjoyed this course, absolutely the most impressive and useful training I have received in the 11 years working for the Trust.”

“Mind blowing training ... How I love training that I can take so much away with me, both for my professional and personal life.”