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Intro Certificate in CBT: Book Now & Save £100

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:54:43 GMT

by Donald Robertson.

NEW: Introductory Certificate in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Get Started using CBT in your Therapy Practice

The UK College of Cognitive & Behavioural Therapies Ltd.

www.UKcognitive.com

If you're interested in expanding your therapy skills, this is your perfect opportunity to begin training in cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). There's a growing demand for evidence-based psychological therapists using methods such as CBT. This introductory certificate course has been specifically designed for peopler who already work with therapy clients but want to learn more about CBT. The course is delivered by three experienced trainers who specialise in CBT: Dr. Mia Debidin, Henry Whitfield, and Dr. Steve Harris. The content of this course is based upon standard core textbooks and contemporary evidence-based practice in CBT. It is mapped against the new National Occupational Standards for CBT, and includes practical classroom training and licensed video material from leading CBT experts such as Lazarus, Meichenbaum, etc. Call now on freephone 0800 1985 9809 to reserve your place.

Special Offer: Save £100

Reserve your place before Friday 19th March 2010 and save £100 off the total course fees.
(Normally, £646.25 inc. VAT, discounted price, £546.25 inc. VAT.)

Email us at admin@ukcognitive.com with any questions or to book your place...

Who should attend?

This course is designed for therapists and mental health professionals including psychologists, GPs, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counsellors, hypnotherapists, social workers, occupational therapists, nurses, counselling and psychology students, etc. You should already be qualified to work with clients before taking this course or be in the process of completing a professional qualification.

This is an introductory course aimed at those seeking basic training in CBT theory and practice. It may be used for CPD purposes by qualified therapists.

Course Dates

Monday 19th – Friday 23rd April 2010

Course Venue

Kings Cross, Central London. (previously advertised as Jurys Inn, Croydon)

Course Fees

£646.25 (£550 + VAT)

Course Structure

Practical skills training is emphasised in each class and interwoven with group discussion of CBT theory and concepts. Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to develop your CBT skills through experiential learning and clinical case presentations. Therapeutic demonstrations are also given live and by video. You will also be asked to role-play examples of CBT interventions to develop your core practical skills.

Assessment

After attending the classroom training, students will complete a an online assessment from home. A certificate of attendance will be issued by the college on successful completion of the classroom training and assessment.

Course Content

Day One: Henry Whitfield

The basic theory and rationale of CBT
Semi-structured assessment in CBT
Introducing CBT conceptualisation
Risk assessment in therapy
Evidence-based relaxation skills training (tension-release/breathing/applied relaxation)
Basic evidence-based mindfulness exercises

Day Two: Mia Debidin

Motivational interviewing and engaging the client
Evaluating and developing the working alliance, and dealing with ruptures
Defining problems, setting goals, and developing graded hierarchies
Psychopathology and treatment of depression
Validated outcome measurement for depression

Day Three: Henry Whitfield

The CBT toolbox of techniques: Behavioural interventions
Desensitisation, graded exposure (in reality and in imagination)
Cognitive-behavioural modelling
Habit reversal techniques in CBT
Assigning homework to CBT clients
Monitoring and evaluating client progress

Day Four: Mia Debidin

The CBT toolbox of techniques: Cognitive interventions
Socratic questioning
Thought forms
Cognitive rehearsal imagery, time projection, double standards, role-play disputation
Psychopathology and treatment of anxiety
Validated outcome measurement for anxiety

Day Five: Steve Harris

Case conceptualisation
Treatment planning
Setting the session agenda and delivering structured treatment sessions
Putting what you have learned into practice
Relapse prevention and concluding treatment

Course Tutors

Dr Steven Harris MSc MB BCh

Steven is a medical doctor who has been working as a General Practitioner in North London for the last ten years. Dr Harris has a special interest in mental health and was one of the first to introduce CBT into General Practice in the UK. He developed a brief form of CBT which proved to be highly effective in Primary Care. Dr Harris completed his Masters Degree in Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at the University of London in 2006 and is now the lead General Practitioner for Mental Health in West Haringey and the head of IAPT which helps patients gain access to CBT on the National Health System.

Recent Publications
Harris S, Davies M, Dryden W, An experimental test of a core REBT hypothesis: evidence that irrational beliefs lead to physiological as well as psychological arousal, 2006 June: 101-111
Harris S, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Aesthetic Medicine, 2007 February: 20-22

Dr Mia Debidin PhD C.Psych

Mia is a forensic psychologist with experience in clinical psychology. Dr Debidin worked in the development, delivery and evaluation of CBT treatment programmes for offenders for 15 years, and implemented a structured programme for anger mangement across the Prison Service in England and Wales. She completed the Masters Degree in Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at the University of London in 2006. At present she works within two NHS Trusts providing psychological services, including assessment and treatment of adults and older adults, using CBT.

Recent Publications
A systematic review of the literature on the use of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy in criminal justice work to reduce re-offending. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 2011, 29(2). Accepted September 2008.

Henry Whitfield MSc (CBT/REBT) MBACP

Henry has research interests in the theoretical and practical integration of mindfulness with cognitive behavioural theories, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and in case-formulated applications of mindfulness. After 4 years as a trauma specialist for Victim Support Lambeth, Henry now works in private practice and is currently doing empirical research to compare second and third-wave CBT approaches with MIND in City and Hackney. He has been training therapists on a regular basis since 2003.

Recent Publications
Whitfield, H., Towards case-specific applications of mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioural therapies: A Mindfulness-Based Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy - Counselling Psychology Quarterly June; Vol 19(2): 205-217. Routledge (2006) .
Whitfield, H., Traumatic Incident Reduction: Operationalising Rogerian theory in Brief therapy practice. Chapter 4 in Tudor, K. Brief Person-Centred Therapies. Sage (2008).
Whitfield, H., Bringing Mindfulness into the therapeutic relationship. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal. BACP, (in press).

(Edited by Mandy Robertson - original submission Monday, 1 March 2010, 12:54 PM)

New Courses: CBT Certificate, Sports Hypnosis, etc.

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:40:25 GMT

by Mandy Robertson.

More exciting news from the UK College... Call us free on 0800 195 9809 or visit our website, below, for more information...

The UK College of Cognitive & Behavioural Therapies

First of all, we have now changed our name! The UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy will now be operating as a division of The UK College of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies Ltd., our new company name.

This is the result of several years of planning, which has involved the College developing a programme of new courses with specialist trainers.

Certificate in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy

The College are pleased to announce the introduction of a brand new Introductory CBT Certificate Course. This course is designed as a CPD course for practicing therapists and healthcare professionals.

Introductory Certificate in CBT

Certificate in Sports Hypnosis

We are also pleased to announce that we are now offering a new specialist Certificate in Sports Hypnosis for hypnotherapists. This course is offered in collaboration with the Centre for Sports Hypnosis.

Certificate in Sports Hypnosis

The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy

Donald has been working on a book entitled The Philosophy of CBT for the past couple of years, which is due for release later this year through the specialist psychotherapy publisher Karnac. It will be available from Amazon and other online bookstores.

The Philosophy of CBT on Amazon (UK)

This follows the success of Donald's earlier book, The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid, the Father of Hypnotherapy, published last year by NCH.

James Braid Blog and Website

www.James-Braid.com

Further Information

Visit our website for more information on our courses and other news...

www.UKcognitive.com

NEW: Special discount for previous students.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:41:35 GMT

by Mandy Robertson.

Dear all,

We are now offering all of our students the opportunity to re-attend any stage of the diploma training for only £150 + VAT.

This is a perfect chance to revise the course content before completing your portfolio, or continuing on with your classroom training if you have only completed stage 1 and/or 2 so far. This would be particularly useful to anyone who has had to leave a long gap between stages or between completing the classroom training and beginning work on their portfolio.

The next Stage 2 course starts on Sunday 15th November, so if you would like to re-attend this or any other stage, just give us a call on 0800 195 9809 (+44 (0) 1403 248266), or send us an email.

Remember, if you book now you will pay less VAT because the standard rate goes back up to 17.5% in January.

Kind Regards,

Mandy Robertson
Study@ukhypnosis.com

The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid (2009)

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:40:55 GMT

by Donald Robertson.

The Discovery of Hypnosis:

The Complete Writings of James Braid, the Father of Hypnotherapy

Foreword by Dr. Michael Heap Edited with detailed prefatory essays by Donald Robertson Published by the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH) From the author: This is a major new publication which every hypnotherapist should possess. Just as you'd expect every psychoanalyst to have read Freud, every hypnotist should be familiar with the writings of James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy. Braid's writings are particularly relevant today with the growing emphasis upon evidence-based practice in psychological therapies. Contrary to popular misconception, which tends to confuse hypnotism with mesmerism, hypnotism actually originated as an early scientific critique of pseudoscientific Victorian therapies such as animal magnetism. Braid, as these writings clearly demonstrate, was an arch-sceptic and passionate empiricist, seeking a rational and common sense explanation for the phenomena of hypnotism.

Braid's views help to powerfully counteract some of the most common misconceptions which undermine the confidence of clients and other professionals in hypnotherapy. Braid's common sense approach makes hypnotism understandable and accessible, cutting through the confusion which followed in later decades. His ideas are surprisingly consistent with modern research on hypnosis and pre-empt certain aspects of contemporary cognitive-behavioural therapies (CBT). Braid's writings even contain "forgotten" hypnotherapy strategies and techniques, which deserve to be revisited in modern times.

Available now from Amazon UK and Amazon.com

You can also browse the whole text online free-of-charge through Google books or visit our website and blog www.James-Braid.com

Some Reviews from Readers on Amazon

An Important Book for All Hypnotherapists - Paul Howard, hypnotherapist

This should be essential reading for all hypnotherapists, and for anyone with an interest in the history of psychology or psychotherapy. Most of Braid's writings have been pretty much unavailable until now. 150 years on many of Braid's ideas are still relevant. Braid's writings show that hypnotism began as a thoroughly scientific therapy, based on criticisms of Victorian quack remedies.

Obligatory Reading - John O'Flynn, hypnotherapist

This quintessential work should be obligatory study for anyone in the field of Hypnotherapy. Donald Robertson unfolds the history of this most powerful therapy, through the words and works, the experiments and demonstrations, of Dr. James Braid, in a straightforward, deeply educational and most enlightening fashion. Excellently researched, it recounts the journey of a highly respected doctor who set out to debunk the follies of Mesmerism and found the jewel of Hypnosis. If you wish to simply understand hypnosis, or study the subject in depth, this is most certainly the book to have. I would go so far as to say, shame on anyone in the field of Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy, who remains ignorant of what this book contains.

Fascinating - Tom Butler-Bowdon, self-help author

Braid was the first to put hypnotherapy on a scientific, rational footing, so today's hypnotherapists have a lot to thank him for. A Manchester surgeon, Braid discovered hypnotism reasonably late and like most doctors of his time considered stage hypnotists charlatans. It was only his physical examination of a hypnotised subject that convinced him an actual bodily change had taken place with non-mystical causes. The Discovery of Hypnosis puts together Braid's key writings and provides succinct commentary and historical context.

This is an exhaustive survey and the editor has obviously mastered the material, revealing an underrated figure in the history of psychology and psychotherapy. One of Robertson's fascinating ideas is that Braid should not be considered simply the father of hypnotherapy, but the father of psychotherapy, given his early work into what is now called cognitive behavioural therapy. Robertson's clear writing style and to-the-point comments enliven the historical material, and the book itself is large and well laid out. Any hypnotherapist serious about their subject should have this book in their library. It is also a intriguing read for the layman.

Available now from Amazon UK and Amazon.com

You can also browse the whole text online free-of-charge through Google books or visit our website and blog www.James-Braid.com

What we do for hypnotherapists...

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:00:47 GMT

by Donald Robertson.

The UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy

The UK College has been established since 2003 as an accredited hypnotherapy training school running courses mainly in London. We're known for specialising in cognitive-behavioural and evidence-based approaches to hypnotherapy based on reviews of mainstream research on the subject. Sometimes we feel that we're doing so many things that it's difficult to keep everyone updated, so here's a quick summary of some of the main ones...

Introductory CBT Courses

The College have recently teamed up with some leading CBT trainers and are in the process of developing some entry-level certificate courses in CBT, based on the draft National Occupational Standards, which we hope to expand into a full programme of training over the next year. More details will be announced shortly.

Advanced Diploma

The College recently developed a groundbreaking "Advanced Diploma" in hypnotherapy which, at level 5, is a level above the standard hypnotherapy practitioner qualification, and equivalent to an HND or foundation degree in hypnotherapy. This will now be run as a distance-learning course, because it involves developing evidence-based treatment materials, as a special project, under the close supervision of a personal tutor. We envisage that this award will help to distinguish more advanced practitioners, with an evidence-based orientation, from other hypnotherapists in their area. So if you want to stand out from the crowd and prove yourself as a serious hypnotherapist, this is the way to go... Call now for details or to book your place because the College are offering a fantastic 20% discount for hypnotherapists booking on this course before 5th November, bonfire night!

The Founder of Hypnotherapy

In collaboration with the National Council for Hypnotherapy, I recently spent a year researching the unpublished writings of James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy. We published the first complete collection of Braid's writings with commentary and extensive prefatory essays. The book includes On Hypnotism (1860) a backward translation of Braid's last essay, summarising his life's work for the French Academy of Sciences just before his death. This was previously published as an article in the prestigious International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis (IJCEH). This volume contains many other rare books, letters, and articles by Braid and is essential reading for any hypnotist because it helps to dispel many popular misconceptions about hypnosis and shows how scientific hypnotherapy was from its origin, highlighting the parallels with modern evidence-based psychological therapies such as CBT.

The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid, the Father of Hypnotherapy is available from Amazon UK.

Other Books

I've also written two books on CBT which are due for publication in 2010 by Karnac, the UK's leading specialist psychotherapy publisher. The Practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy and The Philosophy of CBT are now available for pre-order from Karnac.

Online Articles

I've continually been updating our UK Hypnosis blog with many detailed articles on hypnosis research and history. We also have a dedicated webpage and blog for James Braid, where you can read excerpts from his collected works,

www.James-Braid.com

Research on Hypnosis

Through the Register for Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy (REBHP) we've been very active in promoting evidence-based practice in hypnotherapy and distributing our own reviews of the research and the main research journal in the field, IJCEH. The register is about to move into a new phase in its development, after much work behind-the-scenes, and we hope to announce the news shortly. The College also provide a special research forum with easy access to research on hypnosis.

Coping with Noise

I've also been busy, over the past few years, with an ongoing programme of Government commissioned research into the use of online cognitive-behavioural therapy for noise-related stresss, using supported self-help. We've published our initial findings from the pilot study and are now in the third phase of the Coping with Noise project, refining the software and taking onboard new participants for a streamlined version of the course of therapy.

Modular Diploma

The College have been running the cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy diploma for many years now and it has continually evolved, as we constantly update the content to reflect current research in the field of hypnotherapy, and integrate elements of best practice from CBT. The UK College spent many months developing their own NCFE issued award (Level 4) which is mapped against the National Occupational Standards for hypnotherapy and externally approved by the largest independent hypnotherapy organisations in the UK. We recently spent many months developing our new website www.ukcognitive.com which uses the Moodle software employed by many colleges and universities to provide online lessons and assessment in addition to our face-to-face classroom training.

Conversion Diploma

A few years ago, to meet demand from qualified hypnotherapists who wanted to attend our training, we introduced a "conversion diploma". This is a condensed one-week version of the diploma in cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy and is therefore only available to hypnotherapists who are already professionally qualified but are seeking a different training and qualification to use in their work.

Smoking Cessation

We are still running our popular smoking cessation workshops and this is the route through which many hypnotherapists first come across our training. They're often surprised at the amount of research and effort which we put into developing our course content.

Taster Workshops

We run a few taster workshops throughout the year. We realise many people want to visit our training to get a feel for how things work before they book on a longer course, and that's exactly why we designed this workshop. If you attend the taster and go on to do our diploma course, you'll receive a discount which effectively means that the taster workshop was free of charge. For others, who just want to learn a little about self-hypnosis and hypnotherapy, the price is as low as we could make it, to encourage as many people as possible to come along and try things out.

In the Pipeline

We have many projects under development as the College continues to expand, including the introduction of CBT training courses. We're also in the process of revamping our whole UKhypnosis.com website to allow more resources and functionality. You'll hear more and more announcements a the months pass, explaining some of the other things we're currently introducing.

Well, I hope that gives you a picture of what's going on, and if you have any questions, please feel free to call the UK College (free!) on 0800 195 9809 or email me at,

principal@ukhypnosis.com

Regards,

Donald Robertson

The UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Ltd.