Expert Insights for Health Professionals- Intro to CBT

About this episode

This episode explores the benefits of introductory-level Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for health professionals to support their clients.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an ideal framework and set of tools to enhance mental health support provided to clients and patients in a range of settings. It is evidence-based, easy to learn, clearly structured, time-limited, and it is respectful and consultative. Health professionals working across all fields are reporting mental health aspects to their work with clients. Indeed, all health professionals can benefit from core CBT strategies to help support their clients and patients. On the panel we will have Melissa Black, Ph.D., a researcher from The Black Dog Institute; Dr Kristine Kafer, Clinical Psychologist and Andrew Atkinson, a Lived Experience representative who has experienced success with CBT strategies. Join us for this episode, where we will explore the role of the potential benefits of introductory-level, practical core CBT for use with clients and patients and delve into the broad applicability of introductory CBT skills for health professionals who have limited CBT training. This episode will give health professionals skills to use with clients who may benefit from addressing unhelpful thinking patterns which may be interfering with their health…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Sarah Barker

Guests: Melissa Black, Ph.D., Dr Kristine Kafer, Andrew Atkinson

Topics covered

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• mental health
• health professionals
• CBT strategies
• client support

Keywords

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• CBT
• mental health support
• health professionals
• unhelpful thinking patterns

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Dog Institute

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