Human Givens Psychotherapy
Foundation Course 2:
Effective brief psychotherapy
A one-day course with tutor: Ivan Tyrrell
Course outline:
Discover how to make a positive difference, whatever the problem, using the key concepts and the essential skills of human givens therapy.
Ivan Tyrrell's lively training day distills the essence of the more successful therapy models, including cognitive behavourial therapy (CBT), solution-focussed brief ttherapy (SFBT) and interpersonal therapy, by working through the APET model.
Anyone working in the caring professions can safely introduce these strategies into their work with patients or clients. You will leave with a richer knowledge of why so many people have mental and emotional problems, and how, using the givens of human nature, you can help them more effectively.
| What you will gain from the day: | |
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See brief therapy in action – moving and riveting case histories |
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Learn new treatments for anxiety, panic attacks, depression, anger, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, addictions, relationship/marital/family problems, and to help survivors of abusive relationships more effectively |
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47 vital tips to take away |
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A clear understanding of why psychobiology should determine how therapy is structured |
| Novel ways to overcome resistance and move people on | |
| Increased confidence with difficult cases. |
| Who should attend? | |
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If you are a counsellor, psychotherapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, midwife, doctor, health visitor, social or youth worker and wish to be more effective in what you do, you should attend. |
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If you wish to improve your practical counselling or psychotherapy skills with individuals or families, you should attend. |
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If you are curious about why some people get better results than others when counselling people with depression, anxiety etc., this course is for you. |
Course programme:
Registration: 8.30am to 9.30am (Tea or coffee before 9.25am)
9.30am – Why brief therapy approaches work so well
How modern brief psychotherapy evolved. Why doing effective counselling or psychotherapy is easy to learn – if you have the aptitude. (Why you know more than you think you know.) The underlying principles – the human givens – that all mental health workers need to understand to be effective. The main reasons people have difficulties. The seven skills you need to ‘do something different to make a difference today’. Case histories.
11.00am — Tea/coffee
11.30am – How to apply these strategies with your patients/clients
How to quickly develop rapport – verbally and non-verbally. How to get good quality information from clients. Using the client’s language therapeutically. Emotion and thought. Why cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can never live up to its promise. How to establish clear outcomes and realistic goals. How to know which approach to take. Separating the core identity of the person from the problem (with OCD filmed example). The importance of timing. Harnessing the powerful healing abilities of the metaphorical brain. Rehearsing success. How to make sure the client feels better at the end of each session.
1.00pm — Lunch
2.00pm – Putting it all into practice: seeing it happen
The single most important skill for helping people suffering mental or physical distress. Focusing on the present and the future. Communicating with the emotional brain. How to use natural abilities and the power of the imagination to change behaviour and provoke insight. An enligntening film of a brief therapy session for clinical depression.
3.00pm — Tea/coffee
3.30pm – The six steps of effective brief therapy
The human mind/body system – perhaps the most complex information network in the universe – is designed to keep us alive and well as long as possible. Tuning in to what it’s doing is essential for all forms of therapy. You will discover why. The stories people tell themselves. The use of metaphor in treating depression, anxiety, addictive behaviour, sexual difficulties and trauma. How to structure an effective therapy session.
| YORK: | Date: Tuesday 29th May 2012 Venue: King's Manor, University of York Times: Each day starts at 9.30am and ends at 4.30pm Course Code: PB07 |
| BRISTOL: | Date: Tuesday 18th September 2012 Venue: Clifton Hill House, University of Bristol Times: Each day starts at 9.30am and ends at 4.30pm Course Code: PB08 |
| LONDON: | Date: Tuesday 6th November 2012 Venue: Friends Quaker House Meeting Centre Times: Each day starts at 9.30am and ends at 4.30pm Course Code: PB09 |
| PRICE: | £160 plus vat (£192) per person. Fee includes tuition, course notes, attendance certificate, lunch
and refreshments. *Dublin price: £175 per person. Fee includes tuition, course notes, attendance certificate, lunch and refreshments. ______________________________________________ Thinking of booking 5 or more courses? |
To book by phone, call: 01323 811690
Alternatively, you can download an application form and post or fax it to:
Human Givens College,
Chalvington,
East Sussex,
BN27 3TD
fax: 00 44 (0)1323 811486
Also see, How to Book.