Treat Anxiety Fast: Certificate Course

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David Burns, M.D. Related seminars and products: 1

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David D. Burns, M.D., is an emeritus adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His best-selling books, Feeling Good and the Feeling Good Handbook, have sold over five million copies worldwide.

Although he was a pioneer in the development of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), in the past 10 years he has created a more powerful approach called TEAM-CBT. Individuals who attend this workshop will be eligible for Level 1 TEAM certification by the Feeling Good Institute in Mt. View, California.

More than 50,000 therapists have attended his training programs over the past 35 years. His website, www.feelinggood.com, offers many free resources for therapists and clients alike, including his tremendously popular Feeling Good Podcasts which draw more than 50,000 downloads per month.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: David Burns receives royalties from PESI, Inc.

Non-financial: David Burns has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.

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Program Information

Access never expires for this product.

Objectives

1. Track therapeutic progress using the brief mood survey.
2. Describe why therapists and clients alike avoid exposure.
3. Describe at least five techniques for treating anxiety disorders.
4. Develop a creative, individualized treatment plan for each client.
5. Reduce therapeutic resistance in session and boost motivation.
6. Integrate four powerful treatment models for anxiety.
7. Select the most effective interventions for each client.
8. Track the client’s perception of therapeutic alliance.
9. Explain how the hidden emotion model works.
10. Describe how the experimental technique works.
11. List several cognitive distortions that trigger anxiety.
12. Explain the concept of “failing as fast as you can”.
13. Contrast outcome vs. process resistance for anxiety.
14. Explain how the daily mood log works.
15. Contrast classical, cognitive, and interpersonal exposure techniques.

Outline

Day 1
What is TEAM-CBT? Reverse Hypnosis

• How your anxious patients cast a spell on you and sabotage the treatment

1. The Cognitive Model: I THINK therefore I FEAR
   • Single session treatment for Panic Disorder (video)
2. The Exposure Model: Taking a Page from the Tibetan Book of the Dead
   • Blood Phobia
3. The Hidden Emotion Model: Cycling Back to Freud?
   • The Burrito Slasher
4. The Motivational Model: Heading Off the Resistance at the Pass
   • A Case of Severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Magic Button
• Positive Reframing
• Acid Test
• Magic Dial

• Electrical engineer with Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Recovery Circle: Failing as Fast as You Can
  • A Visit to the Shopping Center from Hell

• Truth-Based Techniques
• Compassion-Based Techniques
• Uncovering Techniques
• Motivational Techniques
• Quantitative Techniques
• Visual Imaging Techniques
• Humor-Based Techniques
• Role-Playing Techniques
• Spiritual Techniques

• The Niceness Dynamic
• Bringing Hidden Feelings to Conscious Awareness

• Classical, Cognitive, and Interpersonal Exposure

• Who Do We Treat? The Person or the Disorder?

• Getting Better vs. Feeling Better

Target Audience

• Psychologists
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychotherapists
• Case Managers
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Addiction Counselors
• Mental Health Professionals

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