Clinical Supervision Training for CBT

Here at Newcastle University, we have developed a five-day supervision training for CBT practitioners, which uniquely integrates the national curriculum guidance for supervision (Roth & Pilling, 2007/2015) with the Newcastle Cakestand Supervision Model (NCSM, Armstrong & Freeston, 2006) to support practitioners to develop supervision-specific knowledge, skills and attitudes.,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Some Higher Education institutions offer CPD credits for their CBT supervision training. These are valid within that institution and may have relevance for approved prior learning (APL) for other training programs; however, please note that institutional CPD credits are not equivalent to course accreditation by BABCP.

BABCP does not accredit any training or CPD programs nationally, with the exceptions of the postgraduate certificate and diploma in CBT, and low intensity PWP training. Our postgraduate level five-day CBT Supervision Training provides you certification of having completed 27 hours of high-quality, specialist and supervision-specific CPD (both training and supervisory supervision), which far exceeds the minimum requirement for supervision accreditation with BABCP; however, further criteria must still be fulfilled in order to be eligible to apply for supervisor accreditation with BABCP. This is true for any supervision training.

Unlike postgraduate CBT diploma training and PWP/LICBT training, no supervision training course alone qualifies its completers for supervision accreditation. For further information about accreditation, see below or visit BABCP Accreditation Information).

Eligibility criteria for this training

Prior to applicants being accepted onto the training, we undertake a screening for eligibility.

Applicants must be:

  • Minimum of two years post-qualified from a postgraduate diploma training in CBT
  • Currently in clinical practice as a CBT therapist and/or supervisor
  • Hold Practitioner accreditation with BABCP

    Note: previous experience delivering supervision is not required; however, the formative assessment tasks required to complete the course do mean applicants should have the opportunity to practice supervisor skills between training days. It is therefore advisable for applicants to:

  • (a) have current supervisees,
  • (b) have supervisees they can begin working with whilst they undertake the course, and/or
  • (c) have CBT therapist colleagues with whom they can practice during the training.>/p>

    These are necessary conditions to support the development of supervision competency, and to generate material for self-assessment and supervisory supervision discussions on day five of the course.

  • Course Information

    Delivered using a blended approach of 4 days in-person and 1 day online delivery.

    Dates for delivery:

  • October 1st and 2nd 2026 (in person)
  • October 15th and 16th 2026 (in person)
  • November 4th 2026 (online)

    PLEASE NOTE : all participants will be required to complete an Eligibility Assessment Form prior to receiving confirmation they have a place. If a participant is not eligible for the training they will receive a full refund

    Enquiries and Applications Expressions of interest or applications: karen.wilson@ncl.ac.uk.

    Queries or further information about the training: matt.stalker@ncl.ac.uk.

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    Learning Outcomes

  • Understanding clinical supervision, and its evidence base
  • Establishing and maintaining the supervisory working alliance
  • Establish the needs of supervisees, and shaping supervision goals
  • Developing meaningful supervision contracts and navigating reviews
  • Shaping supervision questions and aligning supervision to needs and goals
  • Incorporating experiential methods into supervision to maximize learning
  • Understanding cultural identity in the context of supervision
  • Understanding and navigating interpersonal processes in supervision
  • Group versus individual supervision delivery

    Course Agenda

    In-person days include multimedia presentations, live skills demonstrations, skills practices and reflective discussion. An online follow-up provides a space for formative feedback and supervisory supervision to help consolidate good practice, and to reflect upon practice-based learning to reduce supervision drift.

    For information: BABCP Supervisor Accreditation Criteria

    To apply you must:

  • be accredited with BABCP as a practitioner for a minimum of four years
  • have provided a minimum of 80 hours CBT supervision over the past two years of your practice. This can be over the past four years if you have had time out of practice. This doesn’t include supervision of EBPT therapists or Wellbeing Practitioners.
  • have treated significant number of clients from a spectrum of complexity and a variety of problem areas using CBT, under regular CBT supervision
  • be receiving regular supervisory supervision. This should total at least five per cent of your overall supervisory practice or one hour per month
  • have had at least 6 hours training in CBT supervision within the past three years – this can be either a single day’s training or two half days
  • have had a further 12 hours’ training in either CBT or generic models of psychotherapy supervision. These can have been completed at any point and must have been made up of courses no shorter than half a day (3 hours.)
  • have completed CBT Supervisory CPD – a minimum of one activity per year for the past two years
  • pay the correct fee within  one month of submitting your application. Please check on BABCP Accreditation Fees page for costs and how to pay

    The Trainers

    Matt Stalker

    Matt Stalker is a BABCP-accredited CBT practitioner, supervisor, and trainer, and a Fellow of Advance HE. He has been supervising and training CBT therapists for over a decade, and is an experienced trainer of CBT supervisors, with particular expertise in the Newcastle Cakestand Model of Supervision (NCSM, Freeston & Armstrong, 2006). Matt is an Academic Tutor on the Newcastle PGDip in CBT, where he is the Anxiety Disorders Module Lead, Supervision Lead, and Supervisory Supervisor. He does his clinical work in a tertiary level NHS service for working age adults, and in private practice.

    Stephen Holland

    Stephen Holland is a BABCP-accredited CBT practitioner and a Fellow of Advance HE. He has significant experience of supervising PWPs, HICBT trainees, DClinPsy doctoral students, and qualified therapists. He is the Module Lead for Depression on the PGDip CBT at Newcastle. He has been involved in supervision training for four years and has facilitated workshops for BABCP both on clinical supervision and working with clinical complexity. Stephen's clinical work is primarily in the Psychological Therapies Training and Research Clinic (PTTRC) at Newcastle University, where he is acting Clinical Lead.

    Course Dates

    Course Start Date:  Thursday, October 1, 2026 9:00 AM

    Course End Date :  Wednesday, November 4, 2026 5:00 PM

    Enrolment Dates

    Enrolment Start Date:  Friday, May 1, 2026 8:00 AM

    Enrolment End Date :  Friday, September 18, 2026 11:30 PM

    Course Location

    Newcastle University

    Course Tutor/s

    Matt Stalker, Stephen Holland

    Course Delivery Type

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    Course Fees

    Price per attendee is £1,200.00 (zero VAT)