Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust On behalf of Health Education England Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme Procurement of IAPT Mindfulness Teaching Training Intervention Services And IAPT Couple Therapy for Depression Training Intervention Services

Tender description

The project will deliver the following training : Couple Therapy for Depression for Relate Practitioners. To deliver one of the two approved national curriculum for IAPT Couple Therapy for Depression for Relate Practitioners, including selection, teaching, supervision and assessment of competence (but not including provision of practice placements). Supervision may be provided remotely via Skype or similar. To work in close partnership with Relate at a national level to prioritise practitioners who are suitably qualified to enter the programme and who have specific commitments in place to deliver CTfD within or on behalf of IAPT services on completion of the training. To be delivered in four cohorts in the following locations: • London (15 practitioners) • Norwich (14 practitioners). Please note that Relate have requested a particular emphasis on behavioural elements of couple therapy for this location. • Leeds (15 practitioners) • Derby (15 practitioners) Bidders can bid for more than one lot. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training. To deliver the approved national curriculum for IAPT MBCT Teacher Training, including selection, teaching, supervision and assessment of competence (but not including provision of practice placements). Supervision may be provided remotely via Skype or similar. To be delivered in 2-4 cohorts of 12-24 at accessible locations providing 12 training places to provider services in each of the following HEE LETB areas: 1. North (Yorkshire and Humber, North East, North West) - 12 places 2. London and South East (London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex) - 12 places 3. South (South West, Thames Valley and Wessex) - 12 places 4. Midlands and East (East Midlands, West Midlands and East of England) - 12 places Partnership arrangements are encouraged between training providers to ensure accessible delivery across England, and bidders can bid for more than one lot. See Additional Information ( Section 5 ) for additional information and details of a Commissioner Communication event on 18 September.