– the practical skills you need
Discover how to combine key new insights into the causes and symptoms of
depression with a range of powerful psychological techniques to make treatment
easier and more consistently effective …
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* Accredited CPD Certificate : 6 hours
* Length 1 day (9.30am - 4.00pm)
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> Practical, inspiring and full of hope
>
> DR GINA JOHNSON, GP
WHY TAKE THIS COURSE
Until recently depression was little understood but key new insights into its
causes and symptoms have made treatment easier and more consistently effective.
On this day you will learn how combining these insights with a wide range of
different psychological techniques enables the majority of cases to be lifted
surprisingly quickly … even severe ones.
Although antidepressants can play a role in reducing symptoms, they can also be
dangerous and prove hard to withdraw from – research shows that appropriate
counselling is more effective at lifting even the most severe depression, with a
much lower rate of relapse. The approach you will learn on this workshop is in
this category and is proving very effective – 10,000s of people have already
been successfully helped with the knowledge and skills you will learn on the
day.
> I feel much more confident in my understanding of the process of depression
> and how to target it with helpful interventions
>
> DANIEL COOPER
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
* New insights into why depressed people wake up tired and unmotivated, and
what to do about it
* Information about the links between inflammation and depression
* Clear, practical steps for lifting even severe depression
* Demonstrations of the skills that quickly break the cycle of depression, move
people on and prevent relapse
* A profound understanding of why these work and are a big improvement on drug
therapy
* Practice sessions in using these proven skills and techniques yourself
* What to do if you suspect someone may be feeling suicidal
* How to establish what’s not working in a person’s life and why, using a case
history
* Techniques for tackling rigid thinking, negative expectancy and the
pessimistic rumination that causes depression
* How to work with your clients to find effective ways they can get their
innate emotional needs met well and in balance
* A range of additional useful tips and strategies that you can easily
incorporate into your work
* The opportunity to watch a film of master therapist Joe Griffin working
quickly and successfully with a highly depressed patient
* You will also have plenty of time to ask questions of the tutor, who is also
a practising therapist herself…
> Everyone, not just the caring professions, should do this day.
>
> GENERAL PRACTITIONER
WHO IS THIS COURSE SUITABLE FOR?
* If your life is affected by depression in any way – perhaps the staff or
students you are responsible for at work present with depression, or a friend
or family member is depressed – you will benefit from attending
* Anyone who, for whatever reason (personal or professional), would like to
better understand the causes of depression and be able to offer practical
help to people who are depressed
* If you would like to know how best to prevent relapses and help clients build
long-lasting resilience against future setbacks, this workshop is for you
* Anyone concerned about the side effects of drug treatments for depression,
who would like to know about the easy-to-learn psychotherapeutic techniques
that can lift depression quickly, will benefit from attending
* It is essential training for counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers,
occupational therapists, HR professionals and all other health and welfare
professionals – since depression is now so common, it is crucial to
understand it and know how to treat it quickly and effectively.
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GOOD TO KNOW
This workshop complements our online course: How to break the cycle of
depression.
Guided imagery and visualisation and Therapeutic Language are useful skills to
have for implementing the strategies taught on this workshop.
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COURSE PROGRAMME
* From 8.30am
* Registration (Tea and coffee served until 9.25am)
* 9.30am Understanding depression and what you can do about it
* 11.00am Discussion over tea/coffee
* 11.30am Exploring how to work with depression
* 1.00pm Lunch (included)
* 1.45pm Practice in using the HG approach
* 2.45pm Discussion over tea/coffee
* 3.00pm Guided imagery for depression
* 4.00pm Day ends
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This course has been independently accredited by the internationally recognised
CPD Standards Office for 6 hours of CPD training.
On completion of this training you’ll receive CPD certificates from the College
and the CPD Standards Office.