Stress and Anxiety Management Course Details

Devon Association of Counsellors & Psychological Therapist

 

Aims of Workshop:

 

· To demonstrate how anxiety occurs.

· To demonstrate how it is maintained

· To explore and develop new coping strategies

 

· Introduce course participants to the idea of how anxiety can be managed by using cognitive behaviour therapy techniques.

 

Outcomes;

· Course participants will have a basic knowledge and understanding of how anxiety develops, and what     

             maintains it.

· Course participants will have two basic relaxation techniques.

· Course participants will be able to identify triggers that cause anxiety.

· Course participants will have learnt new coping strategies to manage their anxiety.

 

· Course participants will have an anxiety management plan, which will provide useful techniques in long term maintenance of physical and emotional well being.

 

Outline of Course

 

· What is Anxiety? How does it work?              

 

· Why do people have problems with

 

· Anxiety? What kinds of discord are there?     

 

· Awareness training and Self Monitoring         

 

· Relaxation techniques & learning to control your breathing                        

 

· Managing thoughts and images                          

 

· Managing Avoidance – Graded Practice         

 

· Problem Solving                                    

 

· Assertiveness awareness                     

 

· Time Management                                                 

 

· Getting a better nights sleep                               

 

· Coping in the long term