Health Anxiety
A user-friendly Cognitive Behavioural treatment protocol
Integrate good CBT into your Practice
Why do this course?
Health anxiety has (pre-pandemic) affected a considerable percentage of the population, causing great personal suffering and debilitation, and adding considerably to the demands on the healthcare sector. While labelled (DSM V) a ‘somatoform disorder’, Health Anxiety is characterised by; a preoccupation with physical symptoms, excessive worrying about one’s health, excessive checking and excessive ‘reassurance seeking’.
In the midst of a pandemic, it stands to reason that worrying excessively about our health – and that of our loved ones – will be a greater challenge for a greater number of people. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy offers a structured and effective way of helping people better understand and manage their health concerns.
In the midst of a pandemic, it stands to reason that worrying excessively about our health – and that of our loved ones – will be a greater challenge for a greater number of people. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy offers a structured and effective way of helping people better understand and manage their health concerns.
What will I get from this course?
On completion of this online course, participants will;
- Be up-to-date with recent diagnostic changes in relation to Health Anxiety
- Be familiar with an overview of a cognitive behavioural model for Health Anxiety
- Be practised in a semi-structured conversation to gather the necessary information from the Health Anxiety client
- Be confident in developing - and explaining to the client - a case formulation for Health Anxiety
- Know how to discuss treatment options available to the client.
- Be familiar with some basic working features of CBT
- Be able to help clients to better manage their health-related worrying, through some simple, but powerful, techniques
- Take-away a comprehensive Resource Pack, with training notes and extra helpful resources.
Is this course suitable for me?
This workshop is influenced by the amazing work being done in the UK on ‘Improving access to psychological therapies’(IAPT). Extensive clinical studies have shown that ‘low intensity’ cognitive behavioural interventions can be delivered, safely and competently, by psychotherapists from different theoretical backgrounds - as well as other healthcare practitioners (GPs, practice nurses, social workers…) if they receive appropriate training.
If you work regularly with clients/patients who struggle with mild-moderate health anxiety – then this course will add tremendously to your skills and your confidence in working with this group. Prior introductory training in CBT, while of course beneficial, is not necessary.
If you want a high-value learning experience that fully equips you to deliver a proven treatment intervention, with confidence and expertise, then this is the course for you!
If you work regularly with clients/patients who struggle with mild-moderate health anxiety – then this course will add tremendously to your skills and your confidence in working with this group. Prior introductory training in CBT, while of course beneficial, is not necessary.
If you want a high-value learning experience that fully equips you to deliver a proven treatment intervention, with confidence and expertise, then this is the course for you!
How is the course structured?
This online course has been created using the materials developed for our popular ‘offline’ workshops and is accompanied by downloads of the Resource Packs normally provided at these workshops. Quality learning demands our full attention, which is why we have arranged this course into short modules.
There are approximately four hours of audio-visual presentations (PPP's) in total: Eight modules, each about 30 minutes long (easily digestible!). Also, you will have opportunities to use simulated therapy clips to add depth to your learning and understanding of key techniques. All of this allows you to complete this course at your own pace and to get the maximum learning value from it.
Each of the four sections is followed by a Quiz – which must be submitted. Submission of the final quiz will signal your completion of the course. The pass mark for the Quiz is 75%.
There are approximately four hours of audio-visual presentations (PPP's) in total: Eight modules, each about 30 minutes long (easily digestible!). Also, you will have opportunities to use simulated therapy clips to add depth to your learning and understanding of key techniques. All of this allows you to complete this course at your own pace and to get the maximum learning value from it.
Each of the four sections is followed by a Quiz – which must be submitted. Submission of the final quiz will signal your completion of the course. The pass mark for the Quiz is 75%.
About the Presenter
Rosario has been providing psychotherapy, as an independent practitioner, for the past twenty years. Specialising in treating Depression and the Anxiety disorders, using integrated cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Rosario has remained committed to excellence in the delivery of; psychotherapy, supervision, online resources and courses, and the training of other psychotherapists and healthcare professionals in the delivery of ‘good CBT’, using specific treatment protocols.
With a Masters degree in Family Therapy & Psychotherapy, a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and a certificate in clinical Supervision, among others, Rosario is also an accredited member of both BACP and BABCP.
With a Masters degree in Family Therapy & Psychotherapy, a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and a certificate in clinical Supervision, among others, Rosario is also an accredited member of both BACP and BABCP.