Improving the State of the Science in Global Training: Promoting the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies' Training Guidelines.

Advanced professional skills and activities such as psychotherapy require training. However, models and methods for training practitioners to effectively deliver cognitive-behavioural therapies (CBTs) have not been clearly articulated and/or consistently applied. To address the need for global guidance in providing training in the CBTs, the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (WCCBT) recently put forward training guidelines. This State of the Science article presents the need and rationale for the WCCBT Training Guidelines and describes their assumptions and content. Such guidelines can improve the training of CBT therapists and thus ensure the global community receives the highest level of care and best possible clinical outcomes. The implications of the guidelines for trainers, practitioners, and organizations are discussed, and indications for dissemination and evaluation are articulated.