Course Details

  • Course Code: USMG19CMH
  • Location: Online
  • Duration: 30+ hours
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  • Exams Included: Yes
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Course Modules/Lessons

Anxiety Awareness Certification

Module 1: Understanding Anxiety, its Impact on our Lives, and Research into Anxiety Disorders

  • Understanding anxiety
  • An overview of anxiety and its relevance in our lives
  • A definition of anxiety
  • A comparison between anxiety and stress

Module 2 : External Causes of Anxiety

  • External and environmental causes
  • Anxiety due to past trauma and grief
  • Work related anxiety and coping strategies
  • Sleep deprivation and consumption of stimulants

Module 3 : Inherited Causes of Anxiety, Signs, and Symptoms of Anxiety

  • How genes can increase predisposition to anxiety;
  • Neurotransmitters, brain activity and their connection to anxiety;
  • How to distinguish between natural worry and anxiety;
  • Physical symptoms of anxiety;

Module 4 : Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Causes of Anxiety; Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

  • Cognitive anxiety symptoms (mood and thought disorders)
  • Affective and behavioral anxiety symptoms (emotions, behaviors);
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and its impact on your life
  • GAD in children and adolescents

Module 5 : OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

  • Definition and explanation of OCD and its impact on our lives
  • Common examples of obsessions and compulsions
  • OCD spectrum disorders and their connection to OCD
  • Facts about OCD and its causes

Module 6 : Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

  • What are panic attacks and what is agoraphobia?
  • Causes of, symptoms of and treatment for panic attacks;
  • Panic attacks and agoraphobia;
  • The physiology of a panic attack - what happens in our body?

Module 7 : Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Definition of PTSD
  • Brief history of PTSD diagnosis and treatment
  • Types of PTSD symptoms
  • Re-experiencing, avoidance, aggression

Module 8 : Social Anxiety Disorder

  • What is social anxiety disorder, and how does it differ from shyness?
  • The difference between shyness and social anxiety
  • Emotional, physical and behavioral symptoms of social anxiety
  • Triggers and causes of social anxiety

Module 9 : Anxiety Therapies and Treatments (Part I)

  • Definition of a phobia and common types of phobias
  • Definition of exposure response prevention therapy
  • Types of ERP (exposure response prevention) techniques, including in vivo, imaginal, virtual reality and interoceptive
  • Graded, flooding and systematic desensitization methods

Module 10 : Anxiety Therapies and Treatments (Part II)

  • Mindfulness-based techniques and practices
  • Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
  • Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)
  • Interpersonal therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Certification

Module 01: The Underlying Principles Behind CBT

  • A brief overview of what is meant by the term “CBT”
  • An overview of the most common counselling approaches in modern therapy
  • The context of CBT, including the research and psychological approaches underlying CBT
  • The interplay of thoughts, emotions and actions as conceptualized by CBT practitioners

Module 02: Basic Counseling Skills

  • Why basic counseling skills are the foundation of good practice, regardless of the therapeutic approach used
  • The role of the therapeutic alliance and how it differs from friendships and other professional relationships
  • Why therapists must maintain appropriate boundaries between themselves and a patient and the consequences of poor boundary-setting
  • The importance of listening and the differences between passive and active listening

Module 03: Further Counseling Skills

  • Why therapy is most effective when a therapist is in a state of congruence
  • How to demonstrate congruent behavior
  • How to empathize with a patient’s difficulties and position
  • What is meant by an ethical code and how they are used to guide the therapy process

Module 05: Planning A CBT Session

  • Why you need to understand the components that make up an effective CBT session
  • Material that should be addressed within the first few minutes of a session
  • How to review homework and provide constructive feedback
  • How to set and implement a suitable agenda for the session

Module 06: Basic CBT Techniques

  • How to help a patient challenge their negative thoughts using thought records and diaries
  • The most common cognitive distortions seen in CBT practice
  • How to help a patient overcome resistance with regards to changing their thoughts
  • The STOPP technique and how it can help a patient live with negative thoughts

Module 07: Further CBT Techniques

  • How behavioral experiments can be used to challenge a patient’s thoughts and feelings
  • The various types of behavioral experiments used to help patients address their fears and overcome maladaptive thoughts
  • How exposure and response prevention techniques can help a patient overcome compulsive behaviors
  • Why encouraging a patient to imagine the worst-case scenario can help lower their CBT is currently the type of talking treatment most commonly off anxiety levels

Module 08: Using CBT In The Treatment Of Depression, Anxiety & Phobias

  • The symptoms of depression and why it is the most commonly seen problem in contemporary CBT practice
  • The typical thought patterns that present in cases of depression and how these cognitive distortions affect a patient’s feelings and behaviors
  • Why people with depression have problems enjoying activities and how CBT can help them re-engage with life
  • The various types of anxiety disorders and how a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors can maintain the symptoms

Module 09: Using CBT In The Treatment Of Excessive Anger & Insomnia

  • The signs of pathological anger and why it warrants careful management
  • What happens in the body when someone experiences extreme anger and why it is useful to explain this process to a patient
  • The thoughts, feelings and behaviors underlying pathological anger
  • How to help a patient challenge their thoughts, feelings and behavior to reduce their anger

Module 10: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) & Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)

  • How early CBT paradigms laid the basis for other variations now in popular use
  • An overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and its key indications
  • The specific skills and techniques a therapist needs to implement DBT
  • An overview of Solution Focussed Brief Therapy (SFBT) and how it can be used to trigger positive change in patients

Module 04: Case Formulation, Irrational Beliefs & The ABC Model

  • How to conduct a patient consultation and formulate a case
  • The components of a good case formulation and how it should be used to guide a therapist’s choice of techniques
  • How the ABC model can be used to help a patient understand how their beliefs are maintaining their state of distress
  • How to help a patient identify their irrational beliefs

Advanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Certification

Module 01: What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

  • The basic principles of CBT, including the interaction between thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
  • A brief history of CBT and how the first pioneers developed their theories and techniques.
  • The problems that can be addressed using CBT, the populations that benefit from it and why it is not suitable for everyone.
  • The main methods used by CBT practitioners and the role of the therapeutic relationship in CBT.

Module 02: Behavioral Neuroscience

  • Why CBT practitioners benefit from acquiring a basic knowledge of behavioral neuroscience.
  • The key concepts behind behavioral neuroscience and how it helps us understand the actions of both well and mentally ill individuals.
  • How noradrenaline affects human behavior.
  • The role of dopamine in human behavior.

Module 03: Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Analytic Therapy

  • An overview of Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) and its philosophical foundations.
  • ACT techniques used by practitioners in the treatment of psychological disorders.
  • An overview of Behavioral Therapy (BT).
  • The applications of BT and how it can help clients facing a range of problems.

Module 04: The Structure of CBT Therapy

  • How CBT therapists use manuals to guide them through the therapy process.
  • What is meant by the term “case formulation.
  • Three common approaches to case formulation.
  • How to use psychometric tests and assessments when administering CBT.

Module 05: Using CBT to Treatment Eating Disorders

  • What is meant by the term “eating disorder.
  • The types of eating disorder seen most often in therapeutic practice and the symptoms of each.
  • The thoughts, behaviors and feelings usually seen in eating disorders.
  • CBT interventions that are effective in conquering the maladaptive patterns underlying eating disorders.

Module 06: CBT in the Treatment of Depression

  • What is meant by the term “depression” and how it is diagnosed.
  • How the CBT paradigm makes sense of depression.
  • The cognitive distortions and maladaptive behaviors that maintain a state of depression.
  • CBT interventions that can lift depression.

Module 07: CBT in the Treatment of Stress and Anxiety

  • What is meant by the term “stress.
  • Why people become stressed and the symptoms of stress and burnout.
  • How CBT can be used to lower a client’s stress levels and improve their wellbeing.
  • What is meant by the term “anxiety” and the CBT interventions most often used by practitioners to help an anxious client.

Module 08: How CBT Can Be Used To Improve Relationships

  • Why relationship difficulties are so common.
  • Why a couple may seek out CBT.
  • How a CBT practitioner can work with a couple to uncover underlying problems in how they communicate with one another.
  • Why an individual or single person might seek out CBT to help improve their relationships.

Module 9: How CBT Can Be Used To Treat Addiction

  • What is meant by the term “addiction.
  • The most common forms of addiction treated by CBT practitioners.
  • How addiction is conceptualized in CBT and how thoughts maintain addiction behaviors.
  • How a CBT therapist structures an addiction intervention therapy program

Module 10: Working as a CBT Therapist

  • How to pursue formal training as a CBT therapist.
  • The key considerations to bear in mind when deciding whether to work in the private sector, the public sector, or both.
  • How to promote your services as a private therapist.
  • How to meet your legal obligations with regards to insurance, tax and supervision.

Mental Health Awareness Certification

Module 01: What is Mental Illness?

Module 02: Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Module 03: Schizophrenia & Psychosis

Module 04: Medication and Therapy in the Treatment of Mental Illness

Module 05: Self-harm and Suicide

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  • Is there a test at the end of the course?

    Once you have completed all of the modules there is a 30 (multiple choice) question test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

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