PSYCHIAT 770 : CBT with Children, Adolescents and their Families 2

Medical and Health Sciences

2025 Semester Two (1255) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Examines advanced knowledge and skills applied to complex disorders. Builds on PSYCHIAT 769 and further extends the practitioner's knowledge and skill base to include more complex issues of Trauma, Anger, DBD, Self-esteem, OCD and Personality. The strong cultural focus continues, with issues for Māori families being considered in more depth. Students will also have access to New Zealand CBT resources and practice more in-depth CBT skills.

Course Overview

This paper build on foundational knowledge of 769 and introduces participants to more specialist knowledge in CBT with NZ children, adolescents and their families/whānau in the areas of Risk, Trauma (PTSD), Personality, Eating Disorders, ASD, OCD, Disruptive Behaviour, and working with Tāngata Whenua. Students will be introduced to specific treatment approaches such as Trauma Focussed CBT, Exposure and Response Prevention, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and other adaptations for specific presentations and populations. 

Students must have completed Psychiat 769 in order to enrol in this paper. Additionally you must have a CBT supervisor in your agency. Any New Zealand trained Psychologist, or other person who has completed CBT training would be appropriate. They will need to be able to see you in your work with a client, either through video or live work.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: PSYCHIAT 769

Course Contacts

Maisie Liu: Phone: +64 9 923 2177 | Email: ying.liu@auckland.ac.nz
ICAMH Administrator

Dr Marthinus Bekker (he/him)
Course coordinator 
Clinical Psychologist | Kaimātai hauora hinengaro
Senior Lecturer | ICAMH | Psychological Medicine
PhD MSc PGDipClinPsyc MNZCCP DBT-LBC
+64 9 373 7599 x 85674 | Email: marthinus.bekker@auckland.ac.nz 

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Capability 8: Ethics and Professionalism

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Develop and demonstrate a good in-depth theoretical understanding of the CBT Model as it applies to the more complex disorders such as PTSD, ASD, ED, DBD, OCD and Personality. (Capability 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
  2. Recognise and describe key CBT treatment models as they relate to each of the above disorders. (Capability 3, 4 and 5)
  3. Demonstrate and apply an awareness of developmental and cultural considerations when practicing CBT with kids and teens. (Capability 3, 6, 7 and 8)
  4. Identify and explain important factors in the evidence-base of CBT as it relates to a clinical case-study from your working environment, including culturally relevant theoretical and practical application. (Capability 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
  5. Understand the foundations of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for young people and their families. (Capability 3, 4 and 5)
  6. Understand the foundations of Trauma Focussed CBT (TF-CBT) (Capability 3, 4 and 5)
  7. Understand the foundations of Exposure and Response Prevention (Capability 3, 4 and 5)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Practice example and formulation 30% Individual Coursework
Case Study And Literature Review 30% Individual Coursework
Assignment on ACES 10% Individual Coursework
Online quizzes 14% Individual Coursework
Online zoom supervision attendance 6% Individual Coursework
Clinical Log book and formulations 10% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Practice example and formulation
Case Study And Literature Review
Assignment on ACES
Online quizzes
Online zoom supervision attendance
Clinical Log book and formulations

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 36 hours of interactive workshop like lectures, 4 hours of online supervision, 10 hours of group interaction outside of class, 50 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 50 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities including block courses to complete components of the course.
The course will include live online events including supervision.

The activities for the course are scheduled as a block delivery.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Required Text For 770 are all available electronically through the library

Child and Adolescent Therapy, Fourth Edition : Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures. Philip C. Kendall (2012)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Child Trauma and Abuse: A Step-by-Step Approach
Kevin Ronan, Jacqueline S. Feather

Stallard, P. (2021). A clinician’s guide to cbt for children to young adults : a companion to think good, feel good and thinking good, feeling better (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Assessments in 2025 have been changed to be smaller and more manageable alongside clinical workloads. 

Other Information

Day 1 - Working with Risk & intro to DBT
Day 2 – Working with Trauma
Day 3 – Disruptive Behaviour, ASD, Eating Disorders
Day 4 – Working with Tāngata Whenua & OCD

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

This is a clinical course delivered over 4 full days. You must attend all 4 days of the course to be able to complete the course.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.