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.
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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.
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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.
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What you receive as a result of attending the training:
You will be registered as having attended the course, thereby gaining APT's Level 1 accreditation, and receive a certificate to this effect. The accreditation gives you access to online resources associated with the course and access to the online exam if you wish to uprate your APT accreditation to Level 2.
Your registration lasts indefinitely, whilst your accreditation lasts for 3 years from the date of completion and is renewable.
Your accreditation is given value by the fact of over 150,000 people having attended APT training. See APT accreditation for full details.
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