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CBT – full basic course (English)

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This course is accredited by the VGCt

This CBT basic course is fully booked. In 2027, we will organise a new training course for CBT. If you want to stay updated, please leave us your e-mail address below. 

 

Starting August 31, 2026, PsyGlobal will be hosting a 100 hours basic CBT course (in English) for international mental health professionals.

It is the first accredited English-language Basic CBT Course in the Netherlands recognized by the Dutch Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy (VGCt).

🗓 Course Schedule: The duration of the course is 100 hours (30 hours introduction and 70 hours advanced level) divided over 15 study days.

The course starts August 31, 2026

Time: 09.30-16.30 

Format: online

Language: English

Participation requirements:

  • master’s degree in psychology 
  • level of English minimum B2 and higher

If you are interested to join this course, please let us know by leaving your email address below. This does not guarantee a spot, but you will be the first to know when enrollment is open.

About the course: 

During the course, students will:

  •  learn how to use individual, theory-based tools such as functional analysis, meaning analysis, and thought records.
  • become familiar, to some extent, with standardized, problem-focused CBT interventions. 

By the end of the Basic Course, students are expected to:

  • Understand and apply the main steps of the CBT process.
  • Have sufficient knowledge of basic CBT methods to carry out simple CBT treatments responsibly under supervision.
  • Appreciate the importance of the therapeutic attitude and the quality of the therapeutic relationship.

Indicative price: €2,795 incl. VAT

 

Programme overview: 

INTRODUCTION DATE TEACHER CONTENT
DAY 1 31-08-2026 Thomas Kramer INTRODUCTION CBT, CONDITIONING AND HOLISTIC THEORY/APPROACH
DAY 2 07-09-2026 Thomas Kramer FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS (FA)
DAY 3 14-09-2026 Thomas Kramer MEANING ANALYSIS (BA)
DAY 4 05-10-2026 Thomas Kramer CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION
DAY 5 12-10-2026 Thomas Kramer CBT AND EXPOSURE
ADVANCED LEVEL 
DAY 6 02-11-2026 Reinilda Dernison COMPETITIVE MEMORY TRAINING (COMET)
DAY 7 16-11-2026 Reinilda Dernison DEPRESSION
DAY 8 30-11-2026 Sonja van der Toorn SPECIFIC PHOBIA DISORDER
DAY 9 14-12-2026 Madeleine Stoop SPECIFIC CBT TECHNIQUES
DAY 10 04-01-2026 Sonja van der Toorn GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
DAY 11 18-01-2026 Madeleine Stoop PANIC DISORDER 
DAY 12 01-02-2027 Thomas Kramer CBT AND ADDICTION
DAY 13 12-02-2027 Tonnie Staring OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER AND METACOGNITIVE THERAPY
DAY 14 08-03-2027 Tonnie Staring SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER
DAY 15 19-03-2027 Tonnie Staring POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER 

 

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