Registration for In Dialogue CAT Practitioner course

Year 1 2026

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This form is designed to gather your registration details and share the course requirements and expectations with you. Once submitted, it will be reviewed by the course director, Lee Crothers, who will guide you on the next steps. Please note that completing this form does not guarantee a place in the course. The course requirements are aligned with ANZACAT and ICATA standards, which are designed to ensure a high-quality training experience rather than to feel unfair or excluding in any way. If you have any concerns or feel that these standards present challenges, Lee is always happy to discuss them with you – we want to make CAT accessible as well as a to a good standard.

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Section 2: Prerequisites Please conkrm that you meet the course prerequisites by an- swering the following: Do you hold a core degree in:

• Mental health nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Psychology
• Psychiatry
• Social Work
• Other

If other please let us know your position and/or discipline

Do you have at least 2 years of private practice experience or 5 years of experience in public mental health (or equivalent) providing mental health assessment and therapy/treatment?

• Yes
• No
• I have experience in other relevant setting and described below
• No but I have a plan around clinicial support/supervision

Describe your mental health and/or therapy experience briefly:

Do you have at least 2 years of private practice experience or 5 years of experience in public mental health (or equivalent) providing mental health assessment and therapy/treatment?

• Yes
• No
• I have experience in other relevant setting and described below
• No but I have a plan around clinicial support/supervision

Describe your mental health and/or therapy experience briefly:

Do you have appropriate access to clients for supervised CAT therapy (you have the opportunity to engage and see them for at least 16 sessions)?

• Yes
• No
• No but I have a plan that is supported by management/system that will al- low me the opportunity to clients so i can possibly meet the requirements of 4 supervised cases by end of year 1.
• No but I am working on it

Please confirm your understanding of the course structure and requirements: (tick each box once read & understood

• You are expected to attend 85% of the proposed 40 supervision sessions (It is an essential component of the course that you complete this requirement in order to progress to Year 2 and qualify as a CAT practitioner endorsed by ANZACAT)
• The course includes 50 hours of theoretical learning, with pre-recorded webinars, live seminars, and mapping workshops.
• Attendance of 85% of seminars and supervision is It is an essential component of the course that you complete this requirement in order to progress to Year 2 and qualify as a CAT practitioner endorsed by ANZACAT.
• Clinical practice requires four supervised CAT therapy cases (2 must be 16-session CATs & other 2 over 8 session CATs).

Assessments for year 1 (please tick each box that you have read & understood) *

• Year 1 assessments include quizzes, an online assessment and an oral case study presentation.
• Completion and pass of assessments is required to proceed to Year 2.

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Supervision and Personal Development (tick each box once read and understood *

• You are expected to attend 85% of the proposed 40 supervision sessions (It is an essential component of the course that you complete this requirement in order to progress to Year 2 and qualify as a CAT practitioner endorsed by ANZACAT)
• Weekly supervision is required (40 sessions per year). Supervision is paid directly to the supervisor (separate to the course work)
• You are expected to have your own 'mini CAT' or personal reformulation or episode of CAT to become a CAT practitioner (the course can provide recommended therapists but it is not part of course fee or structure)
• The CAT supervisors needs to be an ANZACAT (or equivalent) endorsed supervisor (The In Dialogue course will arrange your supervision unless you have access to a ANZACAT super- visor in your workplace.

Course costs (tick each box once read & understood) *

• The Year 1 training fee is AUD $3200.00 (plus GST) and does not include supervision or personal therapy costs. (it is 2800 (plus GST for prior learning at In Dialogue or Relate & Reflect)
• I understand the course fee structure.
• The course fee can be requested to be paid in 2 parts - e.g 1600 in Jan and 1600 in July
• Payment plans are available too - discuss with course director

Statement of Commitment (tick each box once read & understood - don't worry you wont be asked to pay yet or marry us!!!)

• I meet the prerequisites or have discussed my eligibility with the course coordinator.
• I understand and agree to the course requirements, including attendance, assessments, supervision, and personal development components.
• I am committed to engaging fully with the course and know that life happens and can discuss with course cooridnator at any time.

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