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CBT Plus, with Anxiety.
'CBT Plus, with Anxiety' is a 3-day course from the Association for Psychological Therapies (APT), a leading provider of training for professionals working in mental health and related areas in the UK and Ireland. See also The Effective Treatment of Anxiety in Children & Adolescents.
It is the only CBT for Anxiety training that is Delegate–Accredited and uniquely combines built-in APT Registration with automatic access to our renowned post-course resources to help you support your clients. It is available for both teams and individuals, face-to-face or online, and can also count towards the Extended Training in CBT course, or The APT Diploma in Working with common mental health diagnoses.
Executive Summary:
'Worry' is the epitome on non-productive distress, because although it is by definition distressing, it also impairs the person's ability to resolve any problems that realistically underlie the worry. Equally, some people find that they have simply acquired the 'habit' of worrying, and as soon as one problem is resolved will find 'another peg to hang their worry on'. And finally there is the concept of 'stress'. Which on this course we define as the pressure put on the person who may or may not suffer distressing worry as a result: some individuals seem to acquire a much greater ability to cope with 'stress' than others do.
What this course will do for you:
- 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:
- 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 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.
- Course Methods include lecture, discussion, video material, case analysis and practice exercises.
What you receive as a result of attending the training:
You will be registered as having attended the course, thereby gaining APT Registration Level 1, and receive a certificate to this effect. The registration gives you access to online resources associated with the course and access to the online exam if you wish to uprate your APT Registration to Level 2 (note, the exam is inbuilt into the 'online anytime' version of the course).
Your record of attendance lasts indefinitely, whilst your APT Registration Level lasts for 3 years from the date of completion and is renewable.
APT Registration Levels are given value by the fact that over 150,000 people have attended APT training. See APT Registration for full details.
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NICE guidelines relevant to this course:
Generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder in adults: management (CG113) ❯
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Reviews.
APT prides itself on the feedback we receive about our courses. Below are just some of the great comments the 'CBT Plus, with Anxiety' course has received.
"The whole course was excellent. I got so much from it and will continue to use it in my work. I'm sorry it has come to an end and would have liked to have gone further. The tutor was 'top class'. Thank you."
“A very informative and helpful course. Very well presented and many informational anecdotes ... I am certain the course will improve my own clinical practice and benefit the patients that I see in my daily work. The APT ethos of delivery and quality of information and handouts is exemplary and the staff in Leicester are a credit to the organisation. Thank you for a very enjoyable course.”
