Nicholas Hool
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Nick is a BABCP accredited practitioner from an RMN background with over 20 years experience working within adult mental health. Nick trained in CBT at University of Birmingham. He leads the PGDip/M.Sc. in CBT High Intensity Training Programme, and also the PG Cert in Clinical Supervision (High Intensity & Low Intensity) at the University of Chester. He has delivered CBT training on the postgraduate CBT programmes at University of Chester since 2006; and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Nick conducts clinical work and supervision in IAPT services. He authored the 1st addition of the core curriculum reference document for BABCP (Hool, 2010), and has developed low intensity treatment manuals for depression and GAD.
Teaching and Supervision
Nick is the programme leader on the PGDip/M.Sc. in CBT High Intensity Training Programme. This involves direct teaching, clinical supervision, supervision of supervision, and stakeholder consultation.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Talking therapies for depression and anxiety disorders