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Evidence Based Techniques for Treatment of Resistant Anxiety, Worry, Panic and Insomnia

Date: 12 Oct 2015 - 23 Oct 2015

Australia

In this 1-day workshop you will learn how to avoid five common pitfalls of ineffective anxiety treatment and be able to apply effective strategies to help clients overcome excessive worry, panic attacks and insomnia. You will learn specific programs for: hypochondriasis, perfectionism, subjugation, catastrophizing, intolerance of uncertainty, procrastination, and attentional difficulties. Dr Jennifer Abel, an experienced clinician and author of two bestselling books on treatment of anxiety and on the art of relaxation, has developed many innovative, creative and pragmatic changes to empirically supported strategies that you will not learn in any other seminars.

Objectives:
• Identify five treatment pitfalls and learn evidence based approaches to correct them.

• Understand the anxiety spiral and learn several methods to catch it early to prevent Worry and Panic from getting out of control.

• Learn four unique ways to utilize Mindfulness to treat Worry including Mindful Labelling and a Mindfulness Game.

• Understand the importance of and apply the use of process words and moving toward relaxation vs. away from anxiety when teaching clients mindfulness and other relaxation techniques.

• Understand the relationship between worry and problem solving, and learn what to do about it.

• Learn how panic, worry, and fear of guilt are similar to OCD and how to stop the cycle of negative reinforcement using multiple forms of Exposure Therapy.

• Learn the eight preferred “P’s” of Thought and how to use them to replace worry.

• Be able to treat problems that are often resistant to treatment: Social Issues, Avoidance of Emotional Processing, Perfectionism, Subjugation, Procrastination, and Catastrophizing/Intolerance of Uncertainty.

• Understand the Habits that Cause and Contribute to Insomnia and be Able to Use Effective Techniques for Improving Sleep.

Sydney 12 October 2015 Wesley Conference Centre
Canberra 14 October 2015 Hellenic Club Woden
Melbourne 16 October 2015 Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre
Brisbane 19 October 2015 Broncos Leagues Club
Adelaide 21 October 2015 Balyana Conference Centre
Perth 23 October 2015 Wollaston Conference Centre

Website: Go to event website

Fees:
AUD$335

Language: English

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