Important Update:

CBT Diploma Closing Date Extended up – to 

5th August 2025

This does not affect the interviews date which is

10th August 2025

 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT) 
Application Forms Now Available!
We are delighted to announce that after the resounding success of our three batches, we are now opening applications for the next intake of our Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program!
🔗 About the Program:
It will equip you with the skills and knowledge to become a proficient CBT practitioner. With a proven track record of producing competent professionals, this program offers a deep dive into the world of cognitive behavioral therapy, its techniques, and practical applications.
🎯 Why Choose Our Program?
✅ Learn from the Best: Our experienced faculty brings real-world expertise to the classroom, ensuring you receive a top-notch education.
✅ Practical Focus: Gain hands-on experience through case studies, role plays, and supervised practice, preparing you for real-world scenarios.
✅ Successful Alumni: Join the ranks of our successful alumni who are making a difference in mental health.
📅 Application Timeline:
Application Submission: [July 31, 2025]
Admission Interviews: [August 10, 2025]
Final Merit List: [August 15, 2025]
📝 How to Apply:
Download the application form. Complete the form and gather the required documents.
📞 Have Questions?
Don’t hesitate to contact our dedicated admissions team at 0333-9248491 for any queries or assistance with the application process.
🚀 Don’t miss this opportunity to take your career in CBT to new heights! Apply now and embark on a knowledge, growth, and professional success journey.
🔔 Limited seats available! Apply today!
✅Download the application form here:
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AIMS & OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

The course aims to equip practitioners with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy skills to incorporate into the treatment of children and adolescents’ psychological disorders.  By the end of the Cognitive Behavior Therapy course students would be able to:

  • Learn how to make an assessment of children ad adolescents’ psychological disorders.
  • Develop CBT Case Formulations and practical management plans
  • Devise and implement individualized treatment programs for patients and evaluate their effects.
  • Demonstrate appropriate application of CBT techniques.
  • Utilize learning resources such as books and websites to enhance CBT learning and practice.

Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad

Principal

Principal Message

We are honored and proud to introduce the Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) a short-term, goal-directed talking therapy that takes a hands-on practical approach to solving problems as an evidence based treatment intervention in treating mental illnesses in children and adolescents. CBT teaches children and teenagers specific skills and strategies that they can utilize in their daily lives to manage their thoughts feelings and behaviours.

For both anxiety and depression, substantial evidence supports the efficacy of problem-specific cognitive-behavioral interventions. Comparisons with wait-list, inactive control, and active control conditions suggest medium to large effects for symptom reduction in primary outcome domains.

From an evidence-based perspective, cognitive-behavioral therapy is currently the treatment of choice for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents.

Although it is sometimes assumed that childhood and adult lives are times of carefree bliss, as many as 20% of children and adults since have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder that causes distress and functional impairment.

Studies that follow children from birth to adulthood indicate that most adult mental health disorders begin in early childhood and adult lessons ensure high expression throughout the lifespan. The most common psychiatric disorders of childhood and adult lessons fall into the categories like Anxiety disorders, stress related disorders, mood disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, disruptive behaviour disorders.

According to BG psych international, an estimated of 10 to 20% of children have one or more mental or behavioural problems,

At present very few mental health professionals are trained in CBT for Children and Adolescents due to a lack of training opportunities in the country. Our mission is to train mental health professionals in CBT through 1 year postgraduate diploma program to help their patients with the best evidence-based therapies not only in big hospitals but also in remote areas of the country.

Our vision is to make this best evidence-based treatment available to the public by excelling in the field of Cognitive Behavior Therapies.

OUR FACULTY

Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad
Principal

MBBS,DPM,FCPS,CCST- England PG Diploma Cognitive Behavior Therapy (King’s College London university. Certified medical educationist (oxford University England). Specialist associate royal college of psychiatrys England. Accredited cbt therapist-BABCP England CBT program Director

Prof. Dr. Mowadat Hussain Rana
Team member

Professor Mowadat H Rana (Sitara e Imtiaz: Star of Excellence)
MBBS, MCPS, FCPS, MCPS-HPE, DCPES-HPE, MRCPsych (UK), FRCPsych(UK), D-CBT(Oxford)
Dean of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan

Mrs Wafa Syed
TEAM MEMBER

BS (Hons) Psychology, Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology, Postgraduate Certificate Course in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Khyber Medical University), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Certificate course (The University of Faisalabad).Consultant Clinical Psychologist Khyber Teaching Hospital.

Hafiza Zumar Malik
Clinical Psychologist, CBT Therapist & Administrator CBT Diploma Program

MSc Psychology
Post-Graduate Diploma In Clinical Psychology
Post-Graduate Diploma In Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Post-Graduate Certificate in Forensic Psychiatry
Master In Health Research (MHR- Scholar)

NIDA SHAHID
Overseas Team member

MS Clinical Psychology Pakistan. PG Diploma CBT, Ireland
PG Certificate CBT, Pakistan. REBT Practitioner Certificate
Clinical Psychologist
HCPC (UK) Licensed,
CBT &REBT Therapist

Zubair Hussain
overseas TEAM MEMBER

BS (Hons) Psychology, Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology, Postgraduate Certificate Course in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Khyber Medical University), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Certificate course (The University of Faisalabad).Consultant Clinical Psychologist Khyber Teaching Hospital.

Physical presence and attendance in all the six contact sessions are mandatory. For whatever reason, if the whole contact session or one full is missed, the student would have to repeat that contact session with the next batch and their result would therefore be delayed.

Attendance in weekly supervision classes is also mandatory. Willful absenteeism in a supervision class would result in a penalty in the form of additional course assignments.

All course assignments need to be completed within the scheduled time. The course requirement is to complete a total of four Theory assignments: two formative and two summative.  In addition, students are required to appear in the Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) examination at the end of the training program. Only those students would be declared successful and get certified by the university who complete all parts of assignments and practical examinations in a timely manner.

Admission Criteria

Admission policy as per Gandhara University prospectus

Places are available for a maximum of 20 students who are expected to be:

  1. Psychiatric trainees having at least one-year post-FCPS part 1 experience of working in the psychiatry department of a recognized Teaching Hospital.
  2. Psychiatry Registrars/MCPS/DPM, trainees with at least two years’ experience of working in the psychiatry department of a recognized Teaching Hospital.
  3. Clinical psychologists have a postgraduate diploma in clinical psychology with at least one-year clinical experience of working in the psychiatry department of a recognized Hospital.
  4. Qualified consultant psychiatrists of all grades.

In addition, all applicants are expected to:

  1. Have some knowledge of cognitive behavioral therapies. They do not need to have extensive practical experience of CBT; however, preference is given to candidates who can demonstrate some knowledge and experience of CBT approaches.
  2. Be competent in general clinical skills, such as forming a therapeutic relationship and communicating effectively. The Course provides specialized training in CBT and does not focus on developing the basics of good clinical practice; therefore, a foundation of basic clinical competencies is an important prerequisite.
  3. Should demonstrate commitment to developing CBT skills for use in clinical practice.
  4. Have access to treatment settings with regular clinical and CBT supervision where cognitive behavioral therapy skills can be practiced and refined on a regular basis.

Exceptions to these criteria are at the discretion of the course organizers.