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Training Calendar 2016
In 2016, the Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) will again be offering a series of clinically relevant and practical workshops
in evidence based psychotherapy. From the beginning therapist to the experienced clinician, the 2016 calendar offers a range
of training experiences to extend participants’ understanding and clinical practice.
Our introductory workshop (i.e., the CBT Foundation Course), is suitable for mental health practitioners with no previous
experience of CBT. Please note that the CBT Foundation Course provides a good basis for completing other CCI workshops.
CBT Foundation Course for Clinicians: Understanding and Applying the CBT model
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) uses a combination of behavioural and cognitive principles in the treatment of clinical
problems. CBT is an effective treatment for a broad range of clinical problems. This intensive 2-day workshop will provide
participants with…
• An introduction to the CBT model, it origins, and its application to formulation and treatment planning
• Experiential exercises, role-plays and group work to orient participants to the therapeutic style and techniques of CBT
• A set of key CBT skills that can be applied to a range of clinical problems
• A foundation for further training in the application of CBT to specific clinical problems
The other workshops (listed below) require some experience using CBT, and are designed to assist mental health
practitioners to extend their CBT skills to working with particular clinical problems. Participants are required to have
completed the CCI CBT Foundation Course or other formal CBT training prior to participating in these workshops.
Applying CBT to Bipolar Disorder
The treatment of choice for bipolar disorder is medication. However, people with bipolar disorder face unique psychosocial
issues that are not addressed by pharmacotherapy alone. For the last 15 years CCI has been providing individual and group
based adjunctive psychosocial treatment for people with bipolar disorder. This 1-day workshop will provide participants with…
• An increased awareness of the unique treatment issues for people with bipolar disorder
• Practical strategies for working individually with people with bipolar disorder
• Instruction in the delivery of a module based individual psychosocial treatment for bipolar disorder
• A comprehensive manual to support the bipolar intervention
Working with Worry & Rumination
Have you ever experienced the problem of working with a “worrier” in therapy on a specific worry, only to find that once it has
been resolved a new worry pops up? Worry and rumination (i.e., repetitive negative thinking) are key cognitive processes
that maintain many psychiatric conditions. Effective treatments have been developed that follow a ‘meta-cognitive’ approach.
That is, tackling the negative and positive beliefs one holds about worry and rumination, rather than getting caught up in
challenging each specific worry. This 2-day workshop will provide participants with…
• A clear formulation and treatment plan for working with worry and rumination, that can be applied regardless of
diagnosis
• The opportunity to observe and practice specific techniques to treat the key maintaining factors of worry and
rumination (i.e., metacognitive challenging, metacognitive behavioural experiments, attention training, etc)
Working with Clinical Perfectionism
Although having high standards is often thought of as a positive attribute, having a self-worth dependent on a relentless pursuit
of unrealistically high standards can leave clients vulnerable to a range of psychological difficulties. As such, clinical
perfectionism is a transdiagnostic problem relevant to a diverse range of client presentations. This 1-day workshop will provide
participants with…
• A clear understanding of what is helpful and unhelpful about being a perfectionist
• A clear formulation and treatment planning model that illustrates the self-reinforcing cycle of perfectionism
• Observation and practice of treatment strategies for helping clients to reduce their perfectionism