EVERY DAY, AROUND THE GLOBE, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SHATTER THE LIVES OF MILLIONS.
But you have the power to make a difference …
14 CPD Hours
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In this workshop, you will learn
Day 1: ACT for Anxiety Disorders
- Case formulation and treatment planning made simple
- 5 most common mistakes when treating anxiety
- How to provide rapid relief from anxiety, without trying to get rid of it
- How to disrupt the vicious cycle of experiential avoidance
- When is mindfulness contraindicated?
- The art of compassionate self-soothing
- 3 simple questions to stop your clients running from anxiety
- How to respond when clients say, “I hate this feeling! I just want it to go!”
- “50 Shades of Acceptance” – helping clients gradually transition from tolerance to acceptance
- How to get to and work with the very roots of anxiety
- How to dissolve worrying and catastrophising
- ‘Mindful ceasefires’: the antidote to ‘panic attacks’
- When mindfulness backfires – and how to rapidly get back on track
- When and how to incorporate relaxation techniques
- Exposure: from old school to cutting edge. What is exposure? Why is it essential? What does the latest research tell us about the best way to do it?
- Facing your fears with compassion: the art of flexible exposure
Day 2: ACT for Depression
- Case formulation and treatment planning made simple
- 5 most common mistakes when treating depression
- Shining a light in the dark: brief mindfulness interventions to rapidly relieve suffering
- How to motivate the unmotivated
- What to do when clients say “nothing will work”
- How to disarm the “I don’t know” monster
- How to get past “I have no values”
- How to set goals when “nothing matters”
- How to unhook from depressogenic thoughts – from ‘cognitive triads’ to ‘core schemas’
- How to disrupt regret and rumination
- How to find meaning when “life is meaningless”
- Homework horrors: how to get clients active between sessions
- Mindful, values-based problem solving
- Out of the swamp: how to get clients moving in valued directions
- Suicidality: what reinforces it and how to compassionately undermine it
- Dispersing the fog: how to appreciate life when your mind says “It’s pointless”
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You will receive
- Articles and research on the clinical use of ACT with depression and anxiety disorders
- Detailed handouts covering a wide array of useful ACT interventions
- Scripts for a wide range of experiential exercises.
- A variety of useful client worksheets
- E-Books on important topics
- Professionally recorded audios of key exercises
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Duration
workshops run from 9am–4pm on Day 1 and 9am-330pm on Day 2
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FeesSuper Keen $525 – Early Bird $550 – Standard $595 – Last Minute $620 – Student Concessions applyPrices are less for advance payment.For cancellations: Payment will be refunded, minus a $50 administration feeFor cancellations with less than 48 hours notice: Payment will be refunded, minus a $200 admin fee
