Our new normal? Technology-assisted CAT

CPD

On 20th October, online, Catalyse is offering a full CPD day on delivering Technology Assisted CAT.   Glenys Parry, Jo Varela, and Steve Kellett will share the day with Cal Nield. Cal leads the ACAT TAST special interest group. The trainers will bring a range of perspectives, and draw upon experience both before and since the current pandemic.

After Covid we shall move into an era where online and blended therapy is the ‘new normal’. This day will give new insights in how to use technology, both to deliver and support cognitive analytic therapy.  It will explore our relationships with technology, learn lessons from the research on blended therapy, and it will also launch the new CAT app.   

We hope you can join us there, on Zoom.

Read more at:
www.catalyse.uk.com/training/cpd/technology-assisted-cognitive-analytic-therapy-20-october-2020/

For those of you on Twitter, the event hashtag is #CATtacat20.

September update – Practitioner Training

CAT Practitioner Training

Thanks to all who submitted applications for our 2020 CAT Practitioner Training in time for the initial deadlines. Despite uncertain times we have received an unprecedented number of applicants. We have offered places but do need to delay the start of the course until January 2021. 

Please note that we are not taking further applications at this stage. However if spaces become available, we will consider further applications in the Autumn.

We do have an annual intake and plan to run again next year at our usual start date (ie October 2021) If this is delayed for a second year, we expect that further intake would commence by January 2022 at the latest.

If you require any further informaton, please contact us.

CAT-Curious DClinPsych Trainees?

CAT Practitioner Training,

If you are a trainee clinical psychologist and interested in finding out more about what CAT training involves, come along to our free Zoom event on Monday 3rd August.  This is the first of a direct and informal Q&A format for people who may interested in applying to the course at a future date.

Send your questions in advance or just ask at the time.  Sam Hartley, currently completing her CAT practitioner training, will share her perspectives and respond to your queries in the first half of this ninety minute session.  Dawn Bennett, course director, will join for the second half to answer any more specific questions about the course.

This is the first in a new open format for sharing more about what the training involves, for the ‘CAT-curious’.  We are limiting it this time round to one professional group, at an early stage in their clinical psychology careers.  If the format works well we may broaden this out or run other events for different professional groups at a later stage.

Read more and find out how to book at this page.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Further Update on Our Next CAT Practitioner Training Intake

CAT Practitioner Training

Thanks to all who have submitted applications for our 2020 CAT Practitioner Training in time for the initial deadline of 8th May.  We have contacted all those who have applied, with the news that unfortunately the training will now be delayed until 2021. 

You can read a statement from Dawn Bennett, Course Director, in the download below.

practitioner-course-applicants-update-8-May-2020.docx

 

In this she outlines how the trainers’ group have considered pros and cons of an autumn 2020 start date.  However, on reflection, the preference is now to postpone the start date to Spring or Autumn of 2021 (date to be confirmed).

During this pause we plan to develop a range of new training materials.  These will include resources for blended learning, video based teaching materials, and supports for remote supervision and therapy.  We expect these are likely to form a greater part of future provision.  Our current cohorts will complete their training using these new materials and approaches.

Online interviews will go ahead as planned on 12th June for those who have already applied.

Please note that we welcome further applications for this intake.   We will arrange further interview dates in the summer.  If places remain, we may offer interviews again closer to the start of the course.

If you need any further information, then, as ever, do feel free to contact us.  We will of course update the website with any further updates.  You can follow us on Twitter – @CatalyseC – for pointers to news about this, and to stay connected with others in the CAT community.