Course | Understanding Anxiety by Human Givens College

Price

Original price: £159

Tutor

Joe Griffin
Joe Griffin is a psychologist with many years’ experience both in psychotherapeutic practice and in training psychotherapists. His influence on psychotherapy has been enormous among those who value effectiveness above all. Over the last two decades, as co-developer of the human givens approach to psychology and behaviour, thousands of health professionals have enjoyed his practical workshops and seminars on brief therapy for treating anxiety related disorders, depression, trauma and addiction. Many of these can be watched online.

Why Take This Course

Prolonged and excessive anxiety also makes us susceptible to a wide range of mental health disorders and physical illnesses. But we needn’t put ourselves – or those we care for – at risk like this.

On this popular online anxiety course, co-founder of the human givens approach Joe Griffin shows you the best ways to reduce anxiety and successfully treat a wide range of anxiety-disorders. He also explains the evolutionary basis of anxiety and looks at why it isn’t just ill health that causes anxiety in normal people but anxiety that causes ill health (for example, when raised anxiety levels suppress the immune system).

This indisputable mind/body link makes it essential that all health and welfare professionals are equipped with the knowledge and skills to reduce anxiety in people quickly – in order to reduce suffering and offer more effective treatment and care.

What Will You Learn

New information about the biological and psychological forces that make people anxious
How these insights improve treatment
A deeper understanding of stress and what we can do to reduce it
Effective techniques for dealing with insomnia, a frequent symptom of stress
Useful ways to measure anxiety levels
The five most effective techniques for reducing anxiety
Techniques and information that will increase your confidence and effectiveness when treating panic attacks, social anxiety, phobias, PTSD, psychosexual problems and OCD
An overview of what happens in the brain when we become anxious
Increased understanding of the causes of anxiety disorders, such as OCD, PTSD and severe phobias
Effective ways to reduce anxiety related to health, dying, surgery and childbirth
The importance of the mind/body link – and why increased anxiety and stress levels make us susceptible to physical and mental health problems
An understanding of why anxiety-related illnesses are increasing
Knowledge of why therapy for anxiety disorders should be brief – the benefits compared to drug treatments
An understanding of the ‘rewind technique‘ and how to use it to resolve post traumatic stress – often in as little one session
Increased understanding of the causes of phobias and what can be done to remove them
How to inoculate against the harmful effects of stress
Ways to reduce the drugs needed in surgery and childbirth
How to deal with panic attacks and ascertain if they are being caused by hyperventilation
Case history examples which highlight how the techniques covered can be easily implemented
Techniques for reducing your own anxiety levels
Ways to build resilience into our own lives as well as our clients’
Includes course notes
Accredited CPD certificate
and much more…

Who Is This Course Suitable for?

All health and welfare professionals who’d like to know about more effective and rapid treatments for anxiety disorders
Educational and other professionals – in fact anyone who works or lives in a stressful environment that raises anxiety levels
Any friends, family or colleagues of people affected by anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, OCD, trauma or stress who would like to understand the causes and symptoms of anxiety disorders – as well as discovering the quickest and most effective ways to treat them successfully
Anyone who would like to deepen their understanding of anxiety disorders and discover why increasing numbers of people suffer from them today
Anyone – whether for professional or personal reasons – who wishes to be more effective at reducing anxiety in themselves as well as others

Course Programme

Part 1
Anxiety and the Mind-Body Link

Part 2
Panic attacks, agoraphobia and fear of public speaking

Part 3
Dealing with phobias, trauma and stress

Part 4
OCD and anxieties about death, birth and sex

Accreditation

Accredited CPD: 6 hours

This course accredited by The CPD Standards Office.