Managing Stress through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
The course will benefit anyone wishing to improve their ability to deal with stress or to help others to manage stress better. The course draws on the application of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and stress management techniques
Who this course is for?
- The course will benefit anyone wishing to arm themselves with effective psychological and behavioural tools against undue stress and related problems
- Health workers: Counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, business coaches, nurses, and related health practitioners
- The course is suitable for those who have little or no knowledge of CBT and may also be useful for those more familiar with CBT
What the course will give you
- A pragmatic understanding of how to manage the stressful aspects of life
- Improve your ability to respond to stress and related experiences
- An understanding of the basic relation between thoughts, emotions, actions and physiology
- Increase your self-awareness and create changes in your thinking and behaviour
Content
- Dealing with negative thinking
- Learn effective Relaxation techniques
- Overcoming Insomnia
- Zen Mindfulness practice
- Managing difficult emotions
- How to break out of a bad mood
- Managing anxiety, and panic
- Overcoming procrastination
- Building self confidence
- Visualisation techniques
Course Tutor: Norman Warden
Norman Warden is an Accredited Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor with the Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy and the Irish Council for Psychotherapy. He has a Masters in Counselling (UCC) and BA in Training and Ed. (NUIG). He has lectured part time at GMIT since 1993 and has 30 years experience of working in the mental health services of UK and Ireland.