Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) describes a number of therapies that all have a similar approach to solving problems, which can range from sleeping difficulties or relationship problems, to drug and alcohol abuse or anxiety and depression. CBT works by changing people's attitudes and their behaviour.

The therapies focus on the thoughts, images, beliefs and attitudes that we hold (our cognitive processes) and how this relates to the way we behave, as a way of dealing with emotional problems.

This workshop is designed to introduces participants to CBT, a short-term talking treatment that has a highly practical approach to problem-solving. It aims to change patterns of thinking or behaviour that are behind people’s difficulties, and so change the way they feel.

Workshop Content

• What is CBT?
• The effects of negative thoughts
• Who can benefit?
• CBT in action

Learning Outcomes

• You will understand the effect behaviour has on your mental and physical state
• You will understand how it differs from other therapies
• You will be able to apply basic principles of CBT to your client group

Therapeutic Change - a New Perspective for patient and clinician

Effective communication creates time....!! Here is you chance for a new perspective; a chance to break the cycle and approach patient interaction with a new outcome in mind.

Research shows that up to 75% of GP visits are actually for Emotionally Induced Illness (E.I.I.) rather than a primary physical condition. GPs’ and Nurses occupy a frontline position in the detection and treatment of emotional problems and psychiatric illnesses. With this in mind, your position necessitates an efficient, effective model of psychotherapy.

Don’t just medicate, Elucidate...!!!

You will learn a series of techniques and language patterns that address the patient’s background issues, affect and most troubling problem. The emphasis of the interview then shifts to how the patient is handling the problem and a demonstration of empathy by the clinician. In addition to this, it is designed to fit smoothly into a standard appointment yet still effect change.

Who should attend...?

All medical professionals dealing with patients one-to-one....
Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, District Nurses etc. etc.

What will I learn...?

We will focus on three main areas

1. Intervention Techniques
2. Language Patterns
3. Relaxation and self-awareness

The 15 minute hour - how to get an hours therapeutic work in a 15 minute appointment.

With ever increasing time constraints and financial constraints how fantastic will it be to be able to build rapport quickly with a patient and cut though to the core of the issue most troubling them. How often have you spent time in a consultation only to have the patient mention something on their way out that would have made all the difference or was the worry they really wanted sorting.

Heart Sinkers...

We all have names for the patients that make your heart sink when they come in. They’re the ones that take up 80% of your time and may even get labelled as neurotic. If not checked, this can progress into increasing anxiety, depression etc. if their needs are not met i.e. “nobody really listens to me..”

Chronic Pain

Patients who must deal with psychological distress caused by chronic intractable pain or severe physical disability constitute a challenging group.
By providing meaningful empathy regarding the loss of health you can help these patients deal with what is in essence, a grief reaction. This necessary grief work allows patients to channel their feelings of anger and to deal with anxiety, denial and depression to achieve a more positive outcome.

Learned helplessness

In patients with learned helplessness, you will be able to challenge self-defeating behaviors. The aggression or frustration identified is mobilised and rechannelled into self-fulfilling ways of being. The newly learnt effective questioning often evokes responses that trace the pain of these patients to their early memories of trauma.

The effects of stories

We constantly tell ourselves, as well as others, stories. The stories reflect our view of who we are and our capabilities. Stories should be heard, reflected back and challenged with a view to removing limiting beliefs. A paradigm shift or a shift in the map or view allows each of us to see from a different perspective.

The word game

Understand - Absolutes, limits, generalisations, deletions and distortions. Understand the power of the word YET.

Clear options

Through cleaned language, options in bad situations can be seen in 4 clear categories:
(1) leave it,
(2) Change it,
(3) accept it,
(4) reframe it.

Where can I attend the course?

we run this as an open workshop in South Birmingham so please check our courses page for details. we also run it on-site for you and your colleagues so please contact us for more details. With changes to how patients and services are managed, this course is the obvious next step in cost effective patient centred care.

As you will see, the day session includes both theory and practical exercises. The aim is to understand and imbed the skills in a lasting and useful way. Remember, if you keep doing the same things, you will keep getting the same results so now is a time for change to really mean change

Exercises will include:

• The effects of language change
• Perceptual positionine
• Time-lining
• Unconscious maps & beliefs
• Outcome thinking

The session can be booked as a half day or whole day session so can be part of a team development / away-day or structured development program

To discuss and book, please contact us on 0121 251 6172 or e-mail via the contacts page

Using NLP techniques to improve the effectiveness of anxiety management and relaxation interventions

Venue, date, times to suit you….

Workshop outline

The official description for NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) is ‘the study of the structure of subjective experience’; the aim of this session is to understand the impact of what this statement really means in two areas:

• Informal communication – the affect of the words we use in general conversation with colleagues and patients
• Formal communication – the structure and effect of relaxation and anxiety management sessions

We will focus on 4 key areas:

1. The structure of language to gather specific information e.g. ‘what specifically does pain mean to you’ and ‘how will you know when you are more relaxed’. From here we will look at the structure of suggestion language eg ‘and as you notice how much more relaxed you are beginning to feel’
2. Why use teaching stories? – the use of stories to normalise worries and fears is a powerful tool.We will look at the power of the metaphor in stories to create a lasting change in the way people think and feel.
3. Anchors are a way of bringing things quickly to mind, like a favourite song or the smell of fresh coffee. Here we will look at both negative anchors (e.g. foods, feelings, locations) and installing positive anchors (e.g. to create relaxation or motivation quickly). Creating your own special place to remember is more repeatable and lasting.
4. The structure of a relaxation session – relaxation sessions are really a light form of hypnosis and the language is far more important than it seems; as are pacing/matching and leading, which are how you ‘get in step with’ the other person and lead them to a better state (way of feeling)

Most of the way we structure our language is unconscious and habit based. By understanding more clearly its affect we have the ability to become more effective.Examples of accidental language are ‘this shouldn’t hurt as much as last time’ or ‘try not to forget’. Think about these for a while and then think of some of the statements you make that do not always get the outcome you wanted.

To ensure you get the most from this session, please bring along specific example to discuss rather than just general problems. From there we can build specific results into generalised solutions.