CBT and Chronic Physical Illnesses

What is this webinar about?

Chronic physical illness is a significant risk factor for psychological symptoms, disorders and self-harm. However, evidence shows that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can improve wellbeing for clients with chronic physical illnesses. This workshop looks at practical aspects of the use of CBT as part of the support and management of chronic physical illness and associated anxiety and depression.

Key Topics (indicative)

1. Overview
2. CBT and Chronic Conditions
3. Potential indications for the use of CBT in patients with chronic physical illness
4. The Psychological Flexibility Model
5. Examples
6. Diabetes
7. ME/CFS/SEID
8. Pain Management
9. Disability and WHODAS 2.0
10. Summary

What have previous delegates said about similar webinars?

Great workshop and lots of practical techniques to help my clients.

Spot on - relevant to current (and future) client work. Recognised self and past clients in the material. Better understanding of rules v assumptions. Use of positives interesting.

Great practical tools and techniques discussed, a lot of variation in presentation making it enjoyable and engaging.

The dynamic model of low self esteem was particularly helpful for understanding LSE and how it can be treated.

"It was fun. a very entertaining trainer. Good use of humour." "Loved the multimedia presentation". "Useful professionally and personally. Very enjoyable - lots of takeaway resources" "Fun, lively presentation . Two-way experience between the facilitator and the group. Very informative and enjoyable." "Excellent workshop. Informative, interesting, well presented. It was excellent." "Excellent course; excellent presentation; easy to understand". "Good balance of information and lots of useful practical ideas to use. Thank you!" "I enjoyed this training and the facilitator was very attentive and engaging with the training". "Clearly a knowledgeable and experienced facilitator. Helpful to be signposted to resources". "Good mix of presentation, discussion and exercises" "An engaging workshop with clear practical applications." "Excellent delivery and well explained. Articulate explanations of concepts. Great. Thanks!"

CPD

A CPD Certificate of Attendance confirming 2 hour skills CPD is available free on request to all delegates who attend. See a sample certificate for our webinars below. 

Who is leading this webinar?

Professor Patrick McGhee is a CBT therapist, psychologist and UK National Teaching Fellow. Educated at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford, he has completed CPD programmes at Harvard Business School and Ashridge. In 2017 he was a Visiting Fellow/Scholar at the universities of Cornell, Yale and MIT in the USA. He has taught, researched or practised in psychology and therapy for 30 years. His first post was a Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Psychology at St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London. He is the author of Thinking Psychologically (Palgrave) and co-editor of Accounting for Relationships (Methuen). He is an occasional columnist for the Guardian, the BBC and the Times Higher. He currently works in private practice in Greater Manchester. He has full accreditation from the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies which is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.