What this course will do for you:
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•  You will know about stress and worry: the symptoms, causes and how it affects people.

• You will be familiar with the major CBT techniques for dealing with stress and alleviating
   worry, and how to apply them with your own patients.


The course covers:
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•  Generalised Anxiety Disorder: the DSM term closest to 'chronic, long-term worry'. In GAD the
   patient normally exhibits a mix of overestimation of catastrophe and underestimation of
   coping ability.

•  Why mental acts such as (a) suppression and (b) rumination are counterproductive.

•  The measurement and recording of anxiety levels.

•  Behavioural interventions, (which tend to be well-liked by clients) such as: The worry period;
   assertive habit-breaking; time structuring; goal setting.

•  The role of music and similar interventions, and the rationale for it.

•  Biological interventions, which can be extremely powerful and fast-acting, and form a
   legitimate part of modern CBT: relevant illnesses; regular routine; exercise; diet;
   mood-altering substances; sleep; relaxation.

•  Interventions involving manipulation of the surroundings, examining what stresses the
   person is under and, maybe, helping to reduce it.

•  Recognising, using and developing social support networks.

•  Interventions involving changing the person's thinking style - i.e. cognitive interventions -
   include some of the 'heavy hitters' in stress and worry: Logical, Evidence-Based Reasoning;
   Problem Solving; Distraction; Stress-Inoculation Training and more.

•  Assessment, using the five factor approach.

•  Measurement of progress, using subjective and objective methods.


Cost:
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£130 plus VAT

Location: United Kingdom | Change

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Fees
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Location: United Kingdom | Change
Cost: £130 plus VAT

APT Members, and organisations purchasing 12 or more places, receive a 25% discount. Contact us for more information.