If time and money is invested in training programmes how can we assure that a skilled workforce
implements these skills to the benefit of the patient and their carer and that these skills do not fall into
disuse or that organizational factors conspire against their use? (Tarrier et al, 1999, p. 576).
It is the answer to this question that currently needs to take priority within the context of New Zealand
mental health nursing research and CBT training and delivery