Helps students see the bigger picture.
Natalia Lencina, referred to as Nat Lencina, is the CBT Postgraduate Programme Administrator in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Otago, Wellington. She manages administrative tasks for the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy postgraduate programme, including courses like COBE401 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and COBE404 Advanced Topics in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Prospective students are instructed to contact her for pre-enrolment application processes before formal university enrolment.
The 2024 annual report of the Department of Psychological Medicine highlights Nat Lencina's strong performance in handling the numerous administrative demands during a significant year for the programme. This included celebrating the 25th anniversary of the CBT programme, delivering the certificate course to 41 students, undertaking research on the effects of online teaching and cultural supervision groups, and presenting results at conferences. The Department of Psychological Medicine operates within the University of Otago's Division of Health Sciences, emphasising teaching, research, and clinical activities in mental health, with postgraduate programmes in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Neuropsychology, and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing.
