You may have noticed many of the following problems with mainstream approaches to treatment for psychosis:
- Despite words spoken about “recovery,” there is a lack of information about how people can help themselves recover, or how psychological approaches might assist with recovery.
- The focus seems stuck on providing medication and distraction techniques, even when those methods aren’t working
- Mental health workers avoid or are afraid of talking to people about the details of their “psychotic” experiences. This may be because of not knowing how, or fear of making the psychosis worse.
- People continue to be told that psychotic disorders like schizophrenia are brain illnesses mostly or entirely unrelated to life experiences. This occurs despite ever more research showing links between child abuse and other traumas, and these diagnoses.
It doesn’t have to be this way! CBT for Psychosis is an evidence based, trauma informed method that will help you to:
- Confidently collaborate with people in exploring even bewildering and distressing experiences. Help people develop their own perspective and their own solutions rather than telling them what to think
- Reduce fear of psychotic experiences, and build hope for coping and for recovery. using the CBT approach called “normalizing”
- Work with people to develop a coherent story or individualized formulation of what led to psychotic difficulties. This can then guide efforts toward recovery
- Discover psychological strategies which can be helpful for a broad range of “psychotic” experiences such as paranoia, hearing voices or other “hallucinatory” experiences, delusional or disorganized thinking, and “negative symptoms.”
Learning CBT for psychosis (starting with this seminar) can bring a sense of hope, vitality, and excitement to your work! You will be able to help people focus on developing perspectives and skills that give them a real chance to recover. The seminar incorporates video demonstrations of this approach.
If you need CE credit, use this link to register on the CE-GO platform. The course there will cost $89.
Or if you do not need CE credit, the course can also be found on the Udemy platform. The regular price there is $159.99, but you can usually find special deals for well under $89 by checking (and then checking back if necessary) at this link.
(You can also use the Udemy link to access some free preview videos, including instruction on how to use the CBT method called “normalizing” which helps people make sense of their experiences, and reduces “fear of madness.”)
Testimonials:
- “Thank you! My perspective on psychosis has changed. I was trained in the psychiatric/medical model and I now see psychosis in a different light!”
- “Being a therapist and supervisor who wants to expose other therapists and students to CBTp, this is a great place to start. Ron describes and explains the elements of person-centered psychotherapy and CBTp quite well, giving a good foundation for interested students and practitioners to build upon…… Nicely done.”
- “Meaty exceptional material, very engaging and enjoyable. I have had some CBT training but this is by far the best approach that is person centered and offers real promise in being helpful! I actually looked forward to each lecture with a sense of anticipation and discovery.”
- “Ron Unger provides an insightful and multi-dimensional view of working from a cognitive behavioral perspective with those who struggle with strained reasoning and or serious “mental illness”. He provides clear interventions from the CBT perspective and the role playing videos are helpful and entertaining. Highly recommended to all interested in helping people “RECOVER”!”
Remember that even after you complete the course, you can go back and review any of the videos or other material as often as you like, with no time limit.