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14-Feb-2015: Sydney - WORKSHOP
MiCBT
for Chronic Conditions, Crisis Intervention & Relapse Prevention (2
days), with Alice Shires
 The
aim of this workshop is to introduce the integration of mindfulness training
with core principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to improve ways of
addressing chronic conditions, crisis and prevent relapse in a wide range of
psychological disorders. It will describe the important theoretical framework
underlying MiCBT and introduce participants to the use of these skills across a
wide range of chronic and acute conditions.
This workshop will expand your
common understanding of operant conditioning and provide a strong
neuro-behavioural basis for integrating mindfulness training with traditional
CBT.
Workshop content will involve practical and experiential
components.
Participants will learn:
- Principles and skills in mindfulness practice
- Theoretical fundamentals of mindfulness training
- The use of mindfulness meditation to neutralise operant conditioning and
improve therapeutic efficacy
- How to engage the client in the treatment plan
- The four stages of MiCBT
- The use of mindfulness-based exposure skills
- The use of mindfulness-based interpersonal skills
- The use of mindfulness-based relapse prevention strategies
CPD Hours
14 CPD hours may be claimed, but
please check eligibility with your professional body regarding other criteria,
e.g.. active, special college, etc. (For Psychologists, this course meets APS
criteria for 14 Active CPD hours.)
NB This workshop is also
the Week 1 face-to-face workshop for the MiCBT Foundation Course,
below.
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14-Feb-2015: MiCBT FOUNDATION COURSE (8
weeks) Sydney and Online, with Alice Shires
In order for mental health professionals to implement mindfulness-based
therapies, such as Mindfulness-integrated CBT, it is essential that they first
develop their own skills in mindfulness practice experientially. The main aim of
this 8-week Foundation course is to provide clinicians with the opportunity to
personally practise and integrate the mindfulness and CBT skills used in MiCBT
while learning the theoretical framework for these practices.
Course content will involve:
- practical and experiential work, and include: core and advanced skills in
mindfulness practice
- theoretical fundamentals of mindfulness approaches incorporating the
complex foundations (locus and dynamics) of behaviour maintenance and extinction
to improve ecological validity and therapeutic efficacy
- methods to engage the client in the MiCBT treatment plan implementing the
four stages of MiCBT
- mindfulness-based relapse prevention strategies
- real case demonstrations on video and in a master class format will be
included.
CPD
28 CPD hours may be claimed, but
please check eligibility with your professional body regarding other criteria,
e.g.active, special college, etc. (For Psychologists, this course meets APS
criteria for 28 Active CPD hours). |
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HERE TO REGISTER FOR 8-WEEK COURSE
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Pre-requisites
No prior knowledge of mindfulness is assumed, however, a working knowledge of
CBT or REBT is required.
Who should attend?
Registered and currently practising psychologists, psychiatrists, mental
health social workers, mental health occupational therapists, mental health
nurses, professionally qualified counsellors, professionally qualified
psychotherapists.
Earlybird Payments to be received before 16
January 2015.
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