Live training for mental health professionals

Depression is often referred to as "the common cold" of mental health - it is very common and we haven't always been very good at treating it. CBT's original application was with depression, NICE guidelines recommend CBT for depression and CBT is clearly one of the front-running interventions for depression. This module is designed to cover the relevant CBT techniques in a way that encourages you to use them subsequently and empowers you to help most people who are depressed. The APT has mastered the delivery of this training 'online anytime'; providing top class training you can access right now or any time that suits you. No longer do you have to wait for 'the start date' of the course. "Very helpful, insightful, organised and easy to follow. Will definitely be using this knowledge and these resources with my clients. Highly recommend!" Training from the Association for Psychological Therapies (APT), includes APT accreditation, certification, and resources. And the APT has perfected the art of delivering it in a way that makes it appear simple and easy to apply. "I really enjoyed the course and feel that I have learnt a lot and feel enthusiastic about using my newly acquired skills within my practice." As the author of the course and with a wealth of clinical experience, Dr William Davies presents the course with relevant stories and examples, and an engaging lightness which perfectly complements the weight of the topic.   "The course provided me with valuable tools and skills that I can use effectively in my job." This course is APT-accredited and gives you access to important resources for you to use post-course. The course is suitable for individual learners and for organisations wishing to enrol multiple staff members, with access provided on a per-person basis. It can also count towards the Extended Training in CBT course. For further information on the format of APT online training, the APT’s guarantee to you, and how to make a group booking, click here.   Bookings: To access the course straightaway, click ‘add to cart’ to purchase by card or PayPal. (If you are ordering the course for somebody else, or a group, create an account and select ‘Bulk Purchase’ once you have proceeded to cart.) If you would like to be invoiced please click here (once the invoice has been paid or upon receipt of an official Purchase Order, we can then grant access to the course). Read more

Date: 6-7 December 2021. Delivery: Online live via Zoom. Suicide is a terrible phenomenon with thousands of people taking their own lives in the UK and worldwide, every year, and we don't respond to it especially well: around 50% of people who end their own lives have seen their doctors in the previous week and about 90% in the previous year. To intervene better, we need to be able to spot those who are at risk, to manage the risk (do our best to ensure it doesn't happen), and intervene to help people build a rewarding life long-term. This 2-day course focuses on the first two of those three factors, and is based on APT's acclaimed DICES® programme for risk assessment and management. It focuses purely on the risk of suicide, covering 1. Risk Assessment 2. Risk Management 3. How to verify and demonstrate you have assessed and managed risk and does so in a client-focused way, designed to help the client from the very first moment of contact. Equally, many professionals become anxious about seeing patients who are suicidal, so this course aims also to help us become relaxed and optimistic about seeing suicidal people, because we will know what to do: we will notice them, we will be able to manage their suicidality, we will be able to give them hope for the future. Invoice Purchases: You can easily buy this course through this site using credit card or PayPal but if you want to be invoiced for the course, please email finance@apt.ac stating: - The course name and date, how many places you require, your organisation's purchase order number for the purchase, the name and address for invoice to be sent. - Also the name(s) of those attending, their email addresses, and the postal address(es) to send the workbook(s) to. Read more