Give a critical appraisal of the relevant literature in relation to a research topic of your choice.

Though your essay can be on any topic, it’s relevance to the field of CBT should be clear.

Your essay must progress from the identification of a topic and your rationale to a literature review, leading to a clearly defined research question/hypothesis, stating the explicit aims of the research . Your essay must clearly delineate the implications of the research to counselling and psychotherapy.