Introduction to Process-based Behaviour Therapy (PBBT®)

Process-based Behaviour Therapy (PBBT®) is a cutting-edge form of psychotherapy that can be used with the full range of mental health difficulties. The therapy is entirely based on the behavioural scientific framework of Relational Frame Theory (RFT). PBBT has been developed over a period of ten years by Dr. Yvonne Barnes-Holmes and Dr. Ciara McEnteggart based on thirty years of their combined experience as researchers and clinicians.

PBBT provides a comprehensive understanding of how a sense of self can be compromised by psychological processes and offers clear guidance on how these processes can be re-directed and repaired toward growth and well-being. The therapy has been used with clients and groups across the full spectrum of psychological difficulties and has also been employed in organizational and professional contexts.

What you will Learn?

• The basic concepts of PBBT and how these are strongly tied to cutting-edge developments in Behavioural Science.
• How to understand complex clinical behaviour in a way that provides direction for behavioural change.
• To accurately and precisely define psychological processes and identify these operating in individual clients or groups.
• To track which behaviours reflect specific processes so as to better understand problematic and obstructive behaviour.
• To show greater precision in modifying behaviour in a healthy, workable direction and to facilitate resilience in future behaviour.
• How to apply PBBT to a case, based on examples.

How the Course will Benefit your Clinical Practice?

• The training will enhance your understanding of a client’s situation and behaviour by adding precision and sophistication to your analysis.
• The training will sharpen your case formulation and allow this to closely direct your clinical interventions.
• The course offers clear directions on how to deal with complex clients and areas in which clinicians may find themselves stuck.
• This will allow multi-disciplinary teams to share a common focus on understanding and changing client behaviour while maintaining and high level of clinical precision.

Who the course is for?

The workshop is best suited to psychologists, psychotherapists, coaches, and other mental health service providers.

Format of the Course: Self-paced (pre-recorded) online course with 6 months access plus course notes.

Course Content

• Module 1: Introduction to Process-based Behaviour Therapy (PBBT), behaviour analysis and functional analysis.
• Module 2: Introducing the concepts of updated RFT, focusing on relating, orienting and evoking (ROE).
• Module 3: Analysing Relating and its key role in the Client’s Story.
• Module 4: Analysing the Behavioural Functions of the Client’s Story.
• Access to Additional Module on How to Apply PBBT to a Full Case.