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Introduction 4  \n2. Overview of CAT Practitioner Training 4  \n3. Entry Requirements 5  \n4. Learning and Teaching Strategy 6  \n5. Curriculum Overview 7  \n6. Syllabus 8  \n7. The Training Days 9  \n8. Structure & Format of Training Days 9  \n9. Learning outcomes and CAT competences 10  \n10. Seminar / reading groups 10  \n11. Practice based learning 11  \n12. Clinical Practice – supervised and assessed practice 11  \n13. Training cases 11  \n14. Supervision arrangements 12  \n15. Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) 13  \n16. Supervision preparation 13  \n17. Attendance 14  \n18. Clinical practice appraisals 14  \n19. Written assignments 14  \n20. Marking 15  \n21. Marking guidelines 16  \n22. Personal Development/therapy 16  \n23. Progression and delays through CAT Training 17  \n24. Difficulties in completion and concerns about progress 18  \n25. Support in Training 18  \n26. ACAT registration period: Duration of training 18  \n27. In the event of concerns 19  \n28. Evaluation and Quality Assessment 19  \n29. Evaluation by Trainees 19  \n30. ACAT moderation 20  \n31. Technology enhanced learning 21  \n32. Accreditation 22  \n33. The Award 22  \n34. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 22  \n35. Expert by Experience Involvement 23  \nAppendix 1-ACAT CAT Practitioner Training Courses 27  \nAppendix 2-A brief outline of the 20 training days 34  \nAppendix 3-Learning objectives CAT Practitioner training days 36  \nAppendix 4-Outline of the written assignments (for trainees) 45  \nNational Curriculum for Cognitive Analytic Therapy  \n1. Introduction  \n1.1. The NHS Long Term Plan 1 sets out a commitment to new and integrated models of primary and community mental health care. A new community-based offer will include access to psychological therapies, improved physical health care, employment support, personalised and trauma-informed care, medicines management and support for self-harm and coexisting substance use. This includes maintaining and developing new services for people who have the most complex needs and proactive work to address racial disparities. As part of this development, there is a need to expand the adult community workforce by over 10,000 staff2. Transformation and expansion will include increasing access to evidence-based psychological therapies – which will mean extended training for existing and new staff across a range of NICErecommended modalities.  \n1.2. Cognitive Analytic Therapy is a psychological therapy that will complement the suite of psychological therapies commissioned by Health Education England for clients suffering severe mental health problems3  \n2. Overview of CAT Practitioner Training  \n2.1. Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) Practitioner training enables core mental health professionals to learn the theory and methods of CAT as an individual therapy applied to adult mental health, as well as introduction to CAT in groups and consultation settings. The course takes a minimum of two years to complete and is assessed, leading to accreditation as a CAT Practitioner and eligibility for full membership of Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ACAT)4. The course provides mental health professionals with competence as a psychological therapist in the full use of CAT with individuals and, with appropriate supervision, contextual CAT and CAT in client groups.  \n2.2. Although CAT uses a formulatory model of describing clients’ problems in terms of  \ntheir life experience and coping strategies, the CAT practitioner course equips professionals to work with clients with more complex relational problems and adverse childhood experience. Although CAT is a transdiagnostic method which does not rely on medical diagnostic categories, these clients would be likely to meet criteria for  \n1 [https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/](https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/)  \n2 [https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nhs-mental-health-implementation-plan-2019-](https://","cbCaiuDbnT1cjVWW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuDbnT1cjVWW","pdf",453692,45,"English","# Introduction\n## The NHS Long Term Plan\n## Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)\n# Overview of CAT Practitioner Training\n## Course aims and assessment\n## Clinical scope and complex relational problems\n# Entry Requirements\n## Academic capability\n## Relevant mental health experience\n# Learning and Teaching Strategy\n## Training approach and methods\n# Curriculum Overview\n## Syllabus structure\n# Training Days\n## Structure & format\n## Learning outcomes and competences\n# Practice, Supervision, and Assessment\n## Clinical practice\n## Training cases and supervision arrangements\n## Written assignments, marking, and guidelines\n# Personal Development and Progression\n## Personal development/therapy\n## Progression, delays, and support\n# Accreditation, Award, and Quality Assessment\n## APL, evaluation, moderation, and accreditation\n## The award and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion\n# Appendices\n## ACAT CAT Practitioner Training Courses","[{\"question\":\"What is Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) in the curriculum?\",\"answer\":\"CAT is presented as a psychological therapy that complements the range of psychological therapies commissioned for people with severe mental health problems. 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