CBT for Psychosis

DUE TO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  

We hope to reschedule in the fall.  Thank you for your understanding.  

 Visiting Professor Douglas Turkington & Latoyah Lebert

CBT as delivered by both expert cognitive therapists and in its low intense form by front-line mental health workers is safe and of proven and accepted benefit.  The new Health Quality Ontario standards for treatment of schizophrenia include CBT for Psychosis with medication for inpatient care or as part of the discharge plan; however, few mental health specialists of clinical service settings are able to provide this.  This workshop, led by internationally renowned CBT for Psychosis clinical research expert from the UK, Douglas Turkington, presents CBT techniques for use by professionals who are working with people with schizophrenia. 

This interactive day long workshop is appropriate for busy clinicians working in the community, community mental health centres, inpatient units and rehabilitation settings with clients with schizophrenia. Expert therapists from other schools of psychotherapy may find the demonstrated models and techniques of interest. This is also appropriate for trainee mental health professionals and students.

This workshop does not aim to produce expert therapists but further training options will be recommended for those who wish to learn more. This workshop is clinically focused and will not review the evidence base.

Morning (9am-12pm)
Free and open to all learners.  Registration still required.

Afternoon (1pm-4:30pm)
Continuation of morning.  Skills-based teaching session.  
Fee: $75 
**Free for residents.  Registration still required. 

Opportunity for longitudinal supervision, by application, for those who attend the full day. More information to be available soon.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Form working alliances, decrease clients' self-stigma, and apply CBT for psychosis techniques with people with schizophrenia.
• Employ graded activity scheduling and use CBT to address underlying beliefs about failure and defeatist imagery (negative symptoms); apply techniques such as distraction,rational responses to delusions, and strategies to work with voices/auditory hallucinations (positive symptoms)
• Formulate decisions around application of CBT techniques and clinical focus of therapeutic work including medication compliance.

 

For more information on our speakers or to view our flyer, please click here.

 

DUE TO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  

We hope to reschedule in the fall.  Thank you for your understanding.