Managing Stress through Cognitive Behavioural
Psychology
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. CBT is recommended by doctors and psychologists as
an effective practical method of helping people deal with negative stress,
conflict stress, depression, anxiety and panic attacks and low confidence
Who is the course for?
- The course will benefit anyone
wishing to arm themselves with effective psychological and behavioral tools
against undue stress including anxiety and panic attacks, depression and
low confidence, interpersonal conflict and related stress
- Health workers: Counsellors,
psychotherapists, psychologists, trainers, facilitators, life/business
coaches, nurses, doctors, complimentary practitioners etc., as part of
continuing professional development, and to learn
how to use cognitive behavioural psychology in their work
- The course is suitable for those
who have little or no knowledge of CBT
What the course will give you
- A thorough understanding of how to
manage the stressful aspects of your life and help others manage their
stress more effectively
- Improve your ability to respond to
stress and related experiences
- Understand the basic relation
between thoughts, emotions, actions and physiology
- Name and apply some of the
practical techniques used in CBT
- CBT helps achieve greater
self-awareness and changes our thinking and behaviour. The course is
practical and will include step-by-step procedures of the stages in CBT
Content
Stress management
- Understanding what stress is, how
the body responds to it
- Relaxation techniques
- Resilience; Building resilience
against harmful stress
- Time management
- Nutrition
- Learn the practical skills and
approaches for handling stress more effectively
Emotions and stress
- Understanding Emotions and moods
- Dealing with
guilt, anxious, depression, Anger
- How to change our moods
- How to break out of a bad mood
- Managing fear
and anxiety
- Over coming
Social anxiety, Public speaking anxiety and Performance anxiety
Feeling good about yourself: Thinking Skills
- Dealing with
self defeating thoughts
- Dealing with inner critic and
critical others
- Moving from self defeating thoughts
to self supportive thinking
-
How to build self esteem
Feeling good in relationships: How to strengthen
relationships through improved communication
- Conflict resolution-dealing with
the stress of conflict
-
Interpersonal techniques
- How to Change
how you communicate
- How to get on
with people
- Understanding relationships:
the dynamics of human interaction
- Strengthening
and maintaining important relationships
- Dealing with difficult people
Course duration: 8 weeks 7.30-9.30, Tuesdays
presently only offered through GMIT. Please visit
http://www.gmit.ie/lifelong_learning/evening_courses/general/ to enrol. The
course will be on the GMIT website shortly.