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Lecture 1.1 Course Objective 
Hi there and welcome to the
very first video in this CBT -
Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy Practitioner
course.
My name is Matt Barnett and I will be
your guide as you learn, discover and
unwrap the magic of CBT and how to
practice it with your clients. In this
course I will be providing you with all
of the knowledge you need to practice
the life-changing treatment of CBT
professionally, get great results and
truly assist your clients.
One of the good things about CBT is
that it can be used by itself or
combined with other types of
counselling or therapy that you may
already be using, such as coaching
with NLP, or hypnosis for example.
In fact in my opinion the more skills you
have in different areas, the more tools
you have in the tool box, then the
better equipped you are to help
people and  the better the service you
can provide your clients. So again,
welcome to the course, coming up you
will discover why CBT is so incredibly
popular and first… Let’s start by going
over the objectives of this course. What
will you be getting out of our time
together, what can you expect and how
are you going to help others with your
new skills? So, let's take a look.
Ok… So there are four main benefits
that I want to share with you in this
lesson. 
This course’s core units teach you how
to follow coaching and Counselling
guidelines as set out by the IFGPPA the
International Guild for personal and
professional development. And the
IGCBT   It is essential for your success
that you understand these and know
how to use them. Why? Because these
are agreed standards of good practice
which demonstrate your competence.
By following the standards set out by
the IGCBT and organisations such as
the Acuity Guild, you are working in the
best possible way, as agreed by
experts and your peers. That is a real
benefit for you and your client even if
you decide not to be registered. With
the Acuity Guild.
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Lecture 1.1 Course Objective
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So, don’t worry, everything you learn
from this course will enable you to
practice CBT effectively and to the high
standards expected by the IGCBT and
IGPPA and the Acuity Guild.
Just so you know, the line of work we
are dealing with here is unregulated
here in the UK and that is the same for
a lot of other countries around the
globe. So, while there is not legal
requirement to register with an
organisation like the IGCBT or the
Acuity Guild most people who practise
life coaching, stress and anger
management consultancy and Neuro
Linguistic Programming recognise the
benefits of doing so.
However, lets get back on track…
Because this course is about cognitive
behavioural therapy - CBT.
So, the first benefit you will be getting
out of this course is training in line with
recognised guidelines. The second
benefit you will receive is a realistic
historical understanding of CBT and its
origins.
I am going to share with you the
knowledge about where CBT came
from and how it has developed and
how it has evolved over time. Because
you see, learning the practical uses and
methods of CBT, in a way that you can
understand them fully, in my opinion
requires you to know the CBT
backstory. So, my goal is to give you
the fullest picture of CBT possible from
its beginnings to its applications today.
To ensure your understanding of the
history and methods of CBT and
depending on which version of this
training you have you may have
assessments to make sure that you
truly understand the content. Relax
ok... These are simple… The
assessments will be on key learning
points and case studies and its
information that I will give you. And I
fact all the assessments will do is check
that you understand what I have been
telling you. 
There are key points that you need to
know to be successful and I just want to
be sure that you are. Not least because
my success depends on yours. So
again… Relax! There will be no trick
questions I promise! I want you to
succeed and the assessments will make
sure you are on track.
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Lecture 1.1 Course Objective

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No… Just quickly, this course isn’t all
about what I have to say, even though I
go on and on sometimes! Look… I
want to hear from you too ok? Now
again depending on which version of
this course you have; you will have
access to our amazing community of
practitioners, so I encourage you to get
involved and interact in the
community. 
Oh, and while we are on that point m
for clarity, I’m going to point out that
therapist, counsellor and coach all
mean the same thing in this course.
Counselling, CBT and coaching are
also interchangeable. And I may say he
or she when referring to an imaginary
client, however male and female labels
are not used with any particular bias.

Ok, so that is enough my yapping

about this intro! Are you ready to get
going into the meat of the course? I
hope so and with that said, let’s get
started. By looking at the founders of
CBT in the very next lesson. So, keep
an open mind, take a deep breath and
And then finally, your fourth benefit is head on over to the next lesson and I
your freedom of thought. You are not a will. See you there.
parrot. You are a person. And this is
reflected in your answers. In many
ways the CBT guidelines are that, and
an attitude of willing experimentation
is important when you are working with
clients. 

So, with the IGPPA standards, a full

historical understanding, assessments,
and freedom of thought, I know that
you can achieve the ultimate objective
of becoming a GOOD and certified
cognitive behavioural therapist. Or
CBT Practitioner.

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