This course is designed for Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists as well as other rehabilitation and mental health providers interested in integrating Behavioural Activation techniques into their practice.
No expertise or previous learning in the content area is required.
Looking for course funding? Learn more about the BC Employer Training Grant here.
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Join us for this one day workshop designed for all health care providers looking for solutions to managing Depression in a variety of health care settings.
You don’t have to have mental health expertise to effectively incorporate these concrete strategies into your health care practice to more effectively support your clients who are experiencing Depression!
Major depression is a huge contributor to the global burden of disease and is the leading cause of disability worldwide (Ferrari et al.,2010; World Health Organization, 2017). Depression has symptoms that can impair motivation and sap energy, so that clients understandably can feel stuck in multiple domains in their life.
When people feel like they cannot move towards what they want, they can feel hopeless. Health providers need evidence-based, easy to deliver strategies for their clients with depression to help with depression symptoms, as well as help them with inertia and take action in their recovery.
Behavioural activation is an evidence-based treatment for depression (Martell, Dimidjian, & Herman-Dunn, 2010) that helps clients identify behaviours most likely to create momentum towards feeling better, and to test out strategies to enact these mood-boosting behaviours.
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This interactive workshop will teach you how to identify problems associated with depression and techniques from behavioural activation such as:
1) Strategies for moving when you don’t feel like it
2) Behavioural strategies for ruminating
3) Designing tests of the mood and activity connection
4) Collaborating on an activity schedule
5) Strategies for those who are "overscheduled"
Using experiential exercises and case studies, you will get active practice in this treatment.
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Dr. Colleen Carney, PhD is a Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory. Dr. Carney is a leading expert on depression and insomnia treatment, with over 25 years of experience in cognitive behavioural therapy, and over 100 publications, including 12 books. Dr. Carney trains students and professionals internationally - delivering over 200 clinical workshops. They are a passionate advocate for improving access to evidence based treatments for insomnia and depression.
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June 8th, 2024
9:00AM - 10:30 AM PST.
After students have had ample time to explore and handle the concepts and practices delivered in the 1-day workshop, Dr. Carney will host a 90-minute virtual group coaching session. Students are encouraged to bring questions and case studies to this session where they can unpack issues they are having or seek clarification.
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March 16th, 2024
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Assessment (brief overview)
Causes of major depressive disorder
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 12 pm
Presenting a behavioural formulation for depression
Activity Scheduling
12 pm – 1 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Strategies for rumination
Behavioural experiments
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Finishing up; applying what we learned in a case; troubleshooting
Questions
June 8th, 2024 9 am - 10:30 am PST: Q&A, Case studies & Coaching!
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Participant learning will be assessed via interaction with the instructor throughout the workshop, question & answer, checking-in regarding consolidation of new learning and application to case studies during the live workshop and follow-up group coaching session.
At the conclusion of this event, AMP Healthcare Education will collect participant evaluations of the overall learning experience. Participants will receive a course certificate upon competition.
AMP Healthcare Education is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. AMP Healthcare Education maintains responsibility for the program. This course is approved for 8 CE credits for psychologists. Obtaining the full amount of CEs will require that participants attend all live components of this course and complete any self-paced learning included with the course. Attendance will be taken at each live session & if there is self-paced learning connected with this course, completion will be monitored using the Learn Worlds platform's participant progress tracking feature.
A 10% cancellation fee will be applied to all refunds prior to 2 weeks before the beginning of the course. We cannot issue refunds within 2 weeks of the start date of the course.
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