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FREE ADVICE

If you are an HR Exec, an OHA or a Line Manager who would like to discuss  if Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy is a suitable treatment for a particular employee who is presenting with anxiety, stress, emotional problems or some other disorder or problem, we are able to offer free telephone advise on questions like...
                                                                   
How do you ascertain suitability for CBT?                  
How many CBT sessions will be required?                  
How much will it cost?                                            
Can the referred member of staff return to work during treatment?
What other courses of action are open to you?          

Our advise is offered freely, in full confidence and without obligation. 

                                                                     

For advice on any aspect of CBT phone Iain Brooks on 07946 377573 or Bill Griffiths on 01525 751420 or email: cbtadvice@omhltd.com

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Guide to Purchasers

Over the last twenty years Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has become an increasingly popular approach for helping people with a wide range of mental health problems. The reasons for the popularity of CBT are many. First, there are now many studies that show that the way people think and give meaning to events, affects their emotions and behaviours. More importantly, however, is the mounting research evidence for the effectiveness, of CBT. However, the understandable enthusiasm for CBT should not be taken to imply that CBT is a universal panacea for mental health problems or can necessarily offer a quick fix for people. To assume this will lead to disappointment in both patients and service providers. This short document therefore outlines some basic principles of CBT, challenges some common myths, acknowledges its limitations and dangers and offers guidance on it use.

What is CBT: The C stands for cognition and refers to how people think about and create meaning about situations, symptoms, things that happen in their lives, and develop beliefs about themselves and others. The idea that we can understand people’s reactions to things by understanding how they think and reason is of course a very old idea. More than 2,000 years ago the Stoic philosophers argued that ‘human reason’ was a quality that separated humans from animals. They also suggested that understanding how people reason, recognising the ease by which people can become more driven by feelings and passions than by ‘reason,’ and helping people use their powers for reasoning was key to a happy and civil life.

To read the full article go to http://www.babcp.com/ Click on Downloads / click on CBT for Purchasers.