Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training for Therapists: Outcomes, Acceptability, and Impact of Support

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-182

  Bennett Levy, James ^a   Hawkins, Russell ^b   Perry, Helen ^a   Cromarty, Paul ^c   Mills, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBT training; Online CBT training; Psychotherapy training; Rural workforce; Therapist skill development; Therapist training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865113213     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2012.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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