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What is this webinar about? (indicative) Phobias relate to intense fear or anxiety when exposed to specific objects or situations. They are very different to common childhood fears and can be a source of distress and restriction in adults. This workshop will look at specific techniques used in the contemporary treatment of specific phobias. Key Topics (indicative) 1. Contexts 2. DSM-5 and NICE frameworks 3. Development of Phobias 4. Treatment 5. Exposure Based Treatments and Fear Hierarchies for Specific Phobia 6. Safety Behaviours in Specific Phobias 7. Particular Phobias 8. Emetophobia 9. Hemophobia 10. Fear of Flying 11. Summary and Review The workshop assumes no prior specialist knowledge of specific phobias What previous delegates have said about this workshop. * A great overview of phobias. Very helpful to see a proposed treatment plan, learn about the processes involved with feared responses and have practical strategies also. I look forward to putting these into practice next week in CBT sessions! * This is a fantastic workshop. Very practical. I now feel competent and confident working with clients who have different phobias and their treatment methods. Thank you * Useful practical techniques for dealing with phobias in the therapy room * Practical CBT lives up to its name again. Practical techniques and important facts you can put to use straightaway. Who is leading this webinar? Professor Patrick McGhee is a CBT therapist, psychologist and UK National Teaching Fellow. Educated at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford, he has completed CPD programmes at Harvard Business School and Ashridge. In 2017 he was a Visiting Fellow/Scholar at the universities of Cornell, Yale and MIT in the USA. He has taught, researched or practised in psychology and therapy for 30 years. His first post was a Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Psychology at St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London. He is the author of Thinking Psychologically (Palgrave) and co-editor of Accounting for Relationships (Methuen). He is an occasional columnist for the Guardian, the BBC and the Times Higher. He currently works in private practice in Greater Manchester. He has full accreditation from the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists.

Secure access to the full recording of the workshop of 1 Oct 2023 with  Prof Patrick McGhee and Alison Triste.  This workshop provides a practical introduction to Brief CBT for Children and Young People. We will examine the distinctive challenges of working with children and young people and provide practical guidance on using Brief CBT (B-CBT) with this group. Guidance is given on working with parents, caregivers, teachers and siblings. The approach and workshop is based on the work of Alison Triste as reflected in her new book, CBT for Young People. This workshop and the book offer a simple, practical approach which can be used by qualified therapists and counsellors as a foundation for delivery of B-CBT for C&YP Topics and Schedule (indicative) * Welcome, Introduction and Overview * Contemporary Issues in Working with C&YP (Patrick McGhee) * Brief CBT - A Practical Framework for Working with C&YP (Alison Triste) * Case Study and Breakout Groups (Patrick McGhee) * Q&A Summary and Next Steps Workshop Objectives * Provide an overview of contemporary ideas and practice in CBT for C&YP * Introduce the Triste Brief CBT Framework * Apply key ideas to specific examples * Review application to own practice About the Presenters Alison Triste BSc (Hons) Psychology, PgDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, BABCP Accredited, Gm BPS Alison is a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with 10 years of experience. She provides evidence-based CBT treatments for anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, phobias, and other mental health problems. With accreditations from the BPS and BABCP, she offers a collaborative and safe environment to help clients build resilience and manage their emotions. She describes her passion as "enabling children and adults to maximize their potential by working collaboratively to meet their treatment goals by using a combination of symptom reduction protocols in addition to Positive Psychology." In addition to providing private therapy services, she supervises CBT Therapists working with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings including the NHS; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS); schools; and private practices. Professor Patrick McGhee Professor Patrick McGhee is a CBT therapist, psychologist and UK National Teaching Fellow. Educated at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford, he has completed CPD programmes at Harvard Business School and Ashridge. In 2017 he was a Visiting Fellow/Scholar at the universities of Cornell, Yale and MIT in the USA. He has taught, researched or practised in psychology and therapy for 30 years. His first post was a Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Psychology at St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London. He is the author of Thinking Psychologically (Palgrave) and co-editor of Accounting for Relationships (Methuen). He is an occasional columnist for the Guardian, the BBC and the Times Higher. He currently works in private practice in Greater Manchester. He has full accreditation from the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. TAGS

Webinar - Full Recording This webinar will provide an interactive overview on the use of experiential imagery and visualisation techniques in the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma and suicide management. 1. OVERVIEW 2. Imagery and Thinking 3. Activation and Consolidation 4. TREATMENT 5. Basic imagery techniques for all clients 6. Imagery Techniques for anxiety, depression and anger 7. Imagery Techniques for PTSD 8. Imagery techniques for Compassion Focused Therapy 9. Imagery Techniques in Suicide prevention 10. Implementation for your practice. 11. Imagery techniques applied to ourselves as therapists 12. Summary What is the workshop about? This workshop will cover the the role of imagery in maintaining psychological distress and the use of visualisation-based techniques in therapeutic practice. There will be practical demonstrations and the opportunity to apply key techniques to therapists ourselves. Who should attend? This workshop is aimed at therapists, counsellors, advisers, educationalists, health care workers, social workers and students in these areas. It is particularly useful for counsellors who do not normally work within a cognitive or behavioural model but want to explore tried and tested techniques. Similarly, counsellors and therapists working within this tradition are likely to find this workshop a useful refresher in the latest approaches. It is also suitable for anyone with an interest in contemporary practice in this area. What have previous delegates said about this workshop? * Particularly interesting to apply visualisation techniques to ourselves as therapists. * Excellent . Very interesting .Thank you . * I am newly qualified and though I have used imagery before, my experience is not that broad, so this was very helpful to understand how useful it can be across different disorders and also for me as a therapist. * Excellent pacing, very resourceful and easy to understand. Lots of practical ideas to use for practice. Thank you! * I loved this workshop, it was informative and give me more ideas as to how to use imagery. I feel more confident about using imagery in my role * Informative, good ideas * Engaging, well paced and informative. I'm a qualified CBT therapist and found this really increased my knowledge giving particular skills and ways of delivering. * Very enjoyable and informative. I got new ideas for use of visualisation work with clients and also for my own self reflection. Thank you! * This was a very informative workshop. I will use it in my practice * I found it great, and I have used visualisation in a small way but feel I can approach with more confidence. Resources A full set of slides with extensive clickable links to online resources, is sent free to all delegates after the event. This also includes references to key sources. Who is leading this webinar? Professor Patrick McGhee is a CBT therapist, psychologist and UK National Teaching Fellow. Educated at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford, he has completed CPD programmes at Harvard Business School and Ashridge. In 2017 he was a Visiting Fellow/Scholar at the universities of Cornell, Yale and MIT in the USA. He has taught, researched or practised in psychology and therapy for 30 years. His first post was a Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Psychology at St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London. He is the author of Thinking Psychologically (Palgrave) and co-editor of Accounting for Relationships (Methuen). He is an occasional columnist for the Guardian, the BBC and the Times Higher. He currently works in private practice in Greater Manchester. He has full accreditation from the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists.

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This two-day programme gives the key insights and understanding of contracting principles and the impact they have on business and operations. The course is designed for individuals involved in or supporting contracting who want to improve their commercial management skills; individuals in functions such as project management, business development, finance, operations who need practical training in commercial management; general audiences wanting to gain a basic understanding of commercial management. This is an assessed programme, leading to the International Association for Contracts & Commercial Management (IACCM)'s coveted Contract and Commercial Management Associate (CCMA) qualification. The programme addresses 31 different subject areas, across the five stages of the contracting process. By the end of the course the participants will be able, among other things, to: * Develop robust contract plans, including scope of work and award strategies * Conduct effective contracting activities, including ITT, RFP, negotiated outcomes * Negotiate effectively with key stakeholders, making use of the key skills of persuading and influencing and to work with stakeholders to improve outcomes * Set up and maintain contract management systems * Take a proactive approach to managing contracts * Make effective use of lessons learned to promote improvements from less than optimal outcomes, using appropriate templates * Develop and monitor appropriate and robust Key Performance Indicators to manage the contractor and facilitate improved performance * Understand the approvals process and how to develop and present robust propositions * Make appropriate use of best practice contract management tools, techniques and templates DAY ONE 1 INTRODUCTIONS * Aims * Objectives * Plan for the day 2 COMMERCIAL CONTEXT * Explaining the contracting context * Define the key objective * The importance of contact management * Impact upon the business 3 STAKEHOLDERS * How to undertake stakeholder mapping and analysis * Shared vision concept, * How to engage with HSE, Finance, Operations 4 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES * Exploring the key roles and responsibilities of contract administrators, HSE, Finance, Divisional managers, etc 5 INITIATING THE CONTRACT CYCLE * Overview of the contracting cycle * Requirement to tender * Methods * Rationale and exceptions 6 SPECIFICATIONS * Developing robust scope of works * Use of performance specifications * Output based SOW 7 STRATEGY AND AWARD CRITERIA * Developing a robust contract strategy * Award submissions/criteria 8 MANAGING THE TENDER PROCESS * Review the pre-qualification process * Vendor registration rules and processes * Creation of bidder lists * Evaluation, short listing, and how to use of the 10Cs© model template and app 9 TYPES OF CONTRACT * Classify the different types of contracts * Call-offs * Framework agreement * Price agreements * Supply agreements 10 THE CONTRACT I: PRICE * Understanding contract terms * Methods of compensation * Lump sum, unit price, cost plus, time and materials, alternative methods * Cost plus a fee, target cost, gain share contracts * Advanced payments * Price escalation clauses DAY TWO 11 RISK * How to manage risks * Risk classification * Mitigation of contractual risks 12 CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SESSION * Effectively managing relationships with contractors, * Types of relationships * Driving forces? * Link between type of contract and style of relationship 13 DISPUTES * Dealing with disputes * Conflict resolution * Negotiation * Mediation * Arbitration 14 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT * Measuring and improving contract performance * Using KPIs and SLAs * Benchmarking * Cost controls 15 THE CONTRACT II: TERMS AND CONDITIONS * Contract terms and conditions * Legal aspects * Drafting special terms 16 MANAGING CLAIMS AND VARIATIONS * How to manage contract and works variations orders * Identifying the causes of variations * Contractor claims process 17 COMPLETION * Contract close-out process * Acceptance/completion * Capture the learning/HSE * Final payments, evaluation of performance 18 CLOSE * Review * Final assessment