Learn how to effectively treat depression using best practice CBT strategies with your clients. Gain a deep understanding of how and why depression presents and discover how to compassionately apply traditional and ‘third wave’ interventions to help clients overcome this debilitating condition.

CBT for Depression

Learn best practice CBT to help your clients overcome depression.

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Join world-leading experts Keith Dobson (luminary in CBT and depression), Josephine Ridley (master trainer and clinician) and David Tolin (bestselling author of Doing CBT) as they guide you through this thoroughly enjoyable six-week online&nbsp;course&nbsp;in how to apply best practice CBT for depression.&nbsp;You’ll learn how to compassionately treat depression using highly effective cognitive and behavioral interventions either independently or together, as well as&nbsp;‘third wave’ strategies embracing&nbsp;compassion, mindfulness, acceptance and emotion.&nbsp;Along the way you’ll discover how to identify and assist your clients to become more flexible with unhelpful thoughts&nbsp;and beliefs, and encourage them to engage in enjoyable and rewarding activities with easy-to-learn interventions and experiential techniques.Step-by-step you’ll learn how to move through difficult moments and stuck points in therapy, and help clients take action to move forward into a life they find truly worthwhile.&nbsp;You’ll also experience sensitively-applied therapy demonstrations with diverse&nbsp;populations and&nbsp;gain confidence to work with a range of&nbsp;behaviors, beliefs and emotions that&nbsp;can present as part of depression&nbsp;such as substance&nbsp;use, lack&nbsp;of self-worth and anger.Whether you’re brand new to CBT or a seasoned clinician, you’ll gain new insights, practical skills and strategies from world-renowned experts in this absorbing online course.Learning objectives1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify and describe symptoms of depression for individual clients2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Describe and utilise various assessment techniques and measures to diagnose depression&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Recall aspects of the biopsychosocial model and utilise this model to gather the necessary information for a solid formulation of depression4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Describe and assess maladaptive cognitive, emotional, and behavioural processes in depression5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Observe demonstrations of experts utilising CBT techniques to treat depression6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Describe and utilise various practical CBT techniques and strategies to alter maladaptive processes and reduce depressive symptoms&nbsp;7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Explain underlying issues of long-term maladaptive patterns contributing to depression and utilise CBT techniques to address these issues

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Learn best practice CBT to help your clients overcome depression

CBT for Depression

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CBT for Depression

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