CBT WITH PSYCHOSIS: MODULE 2

CBT with psychosis training from one of the UK's leading providers of intensive short courses.

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A 3-day course for 6-16 people.
Download printable Microsoft Word information Sheet

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Background:

The course is intended for people who have completed Module1 and who want to become practising CBT therapists with people with schizophrenia. Delegates should be aware that the academic standard is more demanding for this module than for module one.

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The course covers:

•  Research: its current state and relevance

•  CBT techniques for modifying/ challenging delusions and hallucinations, specifically:

•  Using the assessment helpfully, including why it is sometimes good strategy to leave
   matters vague.

•  Logical reasoning. Why this is an especially strong technique in psychosis, and how to
   use it.

•  The ‘Evidence for and against’ technique and how to use it to gently prompt doubt about
   the veracity of delusions.

•  Reality testing. How it fits in with the above methods; why it is normally one of the last
   techniques to be used, and how to do it.

•  Non-psychotic beliefs influencing delusions. Usually (though not always) delusions
   hinge on previously held beliefs. Therefore by modifying these one can sometimes
   modify the delusion.

•  Modifying beliefs about voices, especially in regards where they come from and their
   power to harm or influence the patient. Special consideration of ‘command’ hallucinations.

•  Longer term strategies for both delusions and hallucinations.

•  The process of therapy. Developing a superbly strong rapport and credibility with the
   person is a sinequa non of therapy. If you don’t do that, you have nothing. We address
   this here.

•  Criteria for evaluating improvement. Not just good practice, this shows how to monitor
   progress and thereby encourage the patient, the patient’s relatives, and yourself.

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What this course will do for you:

The course will teach you how to plan and deliver an appropriate and individually tailored programme of therapy, from the assessment and goal setting to the practice of CBT techniques that have been developed to treat delusions and hallucinations by changing or modifying them.

You will capitalise on skills acquired in Module One by developing a facility with techniques specifically designed to influence individual delusions and hallucinations. You will see prepared videos that demonstrate the techniques discussed, and have the opportunity to copy them. You will have the chance to plan treatment programmes for prepared examples and for your own patients.

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Who should attend:

The course is intended for people who have completed Module1 and who want to become practising CBT therapists with people with schizophrenia. It is therefore suitable only for professionals who have or intend to have 1:1 professional contact with people diagnosed as psychotic.

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Download printable Microsoft Word information Sheet

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A 3-day course for 6-16 people.
We bring the training to you for an all-inclusive fee of £4,195 plus VAT.




Target Training Day also available on this topic – see Targeted Training Days.

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