The two day Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers a good entry level platform that will provide an insight into CBT and its applications. Delegates will be a given a taster of the programme style while at the same time picking up some useful CBT skills.

This 2 day Introduction also acts as part of the 12 day CBT Certificate Course and the 10 days remaining will follow in a modular fashion.

Aims
To enable the delegate to develop awareness and understanding of the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques within their practice.

Content

• Overview of what CBT is and how it developed
• Reviewing how our beliefs and thinking affect how we feel and act
• Developing therapeutic relationships and engagement
• Developing contracts: working together within the CBT model
• Assessment and goal setting
• Helping people challenge their belief system about themselves, others and the future: guided discovery, Socratic questioning
• Problem solving
• Activity scheduling
• Enhancing and developing coping skills
• Assessment