Introduction to CBT Course (Series 2) 2023 – Part 1 – 20-21.09.2023

The aim of this workshop is to develop and refine some of the basic skills learned in Parts 1 and 2, and integrate them in the context of working with clients with depression. Particular issues addressed will include: engendering hope, countering withdrawal and inactivity, and dealing with negative automatic thoughts and suicidal ideation. The workshop will provide plenty of opportunity to practise therapy skills derived from the cognitive model of depression.

This workshop builds on the Assessment and Formulation workshop and provides an introduction to some of the basic strategies used in CBT. These include agenda setting, identifying and testing negative thoughts, using guided discovery (“Socratic questioning”), goal setting, and the use of behavioural experiments. As with Part 1, the workshop involves extensive role-playing, in order to give participants hands-on experience and feedback of clinical strategies.