Advanced Skills in Treating Depression

This webinar will provide an interactive overview on advanced techniques for the treatment of depression.

OVERVIEW (indicative content)

• Depression - brief recap on fundamentals, symptoms and characteristics
• Complexity in treating depression: Complex clients, clinicians and co-morbidities

A COMPETENCE APPROACH TO ADVANCED SKILLS

• MetaCompetencies
• Generic Competencies
• Depression competencies

COGNITIVE INTERVENTIONS

• Identifying key dysfunctional cognitions
• Using Guided Discovery

BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTIONS

• Maximising the effectiveness of Activity Scheduling

CASE MANAGEMENT

• Treatment challenges
• comorbidity: anxiety and anger
• Using homework
• Tracking Progress
• Managing Risk Effectively
• Using Supervision
• Maintaining your own advanced competencies

What is the workshop about?

This workshop will cover core topics in the advanced treatment of depression from the perspective of psychotherapy. A knowledge of the prevalence, causes and presenting characteristics of depression will be assumed.

Who should attend?

This workshop is aimed at therapists, counsellors who already have a good knowledge of the core principles of cognitive based psychotherapy. Students with caseloads and near the conclusion of their training are also likely to benefit. Similarly, experienced counsellors and therapists working within this tradition are likely to find this workshop a useful refresher in the latest approaches.

What have previous delegates said about this workshop in anonymous feedback?

"One of the most practical and helpful workshops I have attended."

"The workshop was informative, engaging and relevant to clinical practice. I thoroughly enjoyed attending and learnt a lot that I intend to tailor to my own practice. I endeavour to attend more workshops provided by Practical CBT"

What have previous delegates said about similar workshops (webinar and F2F)?

"Educational", "Enjoyable"," Helpful", Excellent", "Informative", "Insightful"

"Thoroughly enjoyed today's workshop. Most definitely learned a lot" "Brilliant" "Really helpful day""Very enjoyable and well presented" "Lot's to think about and take back to practice" "Excellent - varied and comfortable". "Excellent workshop. Enjoyed all areas"

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.

CPD

A CPD Certificate of Attendance confirming 6 hours skills CPD is available free on request to all delegates who attend.

Facilitator

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 and Lancashire. He has full accreditation from the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.

Joining instructions

Joining instructions for the webinar will be sent to participants approximately 24 hours before the start of the event. Please aim to join about 10 minutes before the start of the event to check connections.

Please note

The workshop does not itself offer therapy to people suffering from depression. See NHS website for guidance https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/mental-health-services/how-to-access-mental-health-services/

What have previous delegates said about other Practical CBT workshops?

• "It was fun. Patrick is a very entertaining trainer. Good use of humour."
• "Loved the multimedia presentation".
• "Useful professionally and personally. Very enjoyable - lots of takeaway resources"
• "Fun, lively presentation from Patrick. Two-way experience between Patrick and the group. Very informative and enjoyable."
• "Excellent workshop. Informative, interesting, well presented. It was excellent."
• "Excellent course; excellent presentation; easy to understand".
• "Good balance of information and lots of useful practical ideas to use. Thank you!"
• "I enjoyed this training and Patrick was very attentive and engaging with the training".
• "Clearly a knowledgable and experienced facilitator. Helpful to be signposted to resources".
• "Good mix of presentation, discussion and exercises"
• "An engaging workshop with clear practical applications."
• "Excellent delivery and well explained. Articulate explanations of concepts. Great. Thanks!"

When asked. 'would recommend this workshop to a colleague...'

Strongly Agree - 93%

Agree - 7%

Neither Agree or Disagree - 0%

Disagree - 0%

Strongly disagree - 0%