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CBT Skills for Managing Depression in General Practice

 This course will provide 20 hours of training for GP's in CBT applicable for patients with depression.  The course will be delivered as 3 x 6 hour workshops and 2 hours of self directed learning.  Completion of the full program will qualify GPs to register with GPMHSC as provers of FPS.

TOPICS:

• An introducation to the BDI model of depression as a rationale for selecting appropriate patients for CBT interventions.
• A discussion of the rationale and use of psychological treatments and of CBT in particular.
• Overview of CBT theory.
• Learning and practising of specific CBT skills used to address selcted patient issues.
• Patient issues include worry, anxiety, panic, anger.
• CBT strategies taught will include mindfulness, cognitive channenging, behavioural experiments, panic surfing.

COST:

A cost of $300.00 applies to the full 20 hour course, payable to the commencement of the course.

RSVP:

Katherine Dabich (02) 9382 8518 or via email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it