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Andrew Gloster - University of Basel, Switzerland
One of the highlights of the conference for me was this keynote address on promoting wellbeing in and out of the clinic by Andrew Gloster. There was plenty of useful information for my clinical work as a therapist which I have already started to implement and the feedback has been positive.
Professor Gloster works in the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel, Switzerland.
A one day training webcast presented by Prof. Trudie Chalder
On 8th June, Sarah took part in further online training presented by BABCP. The course was titled “Persistent (Medically Unexplained) Physical Symptoms: A Scientist Practitioner Approach”.
The lone presenter was Professor Trudie Chalder, Professor of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy at King’s College London.
Persistent (medically unexplained) physical symptoms is an umbrella term for a range of lasting symptoms and syndromes commonly seen in outpatient clinics (e.g. irritable bowel syndrome, non-cardiac chest pain, chronic fatigue, cough hypersensitivity, fibromyalgia, and tension-type headaches).
With COVID-19 we are likely to see people experience ongoing persistent physical symptoms which will impact on their functioning / quality of life and which will need clinical input.
The aims of this workshop are to; (1) describe a transdiagnostic approach to understanding and treating persistent unexplained physical symptoms, and (2) give therapists an opportunity to observe some key skills for intervening with patients experiencing such symptoms in primary and secondary care settings.
Professor Chalder has worked as a clinician and a researcher in the area of long-term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms for 30 years. Trudie develops specific CBT models to understand and treat symptoms and distress in MUS and uses randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effects of treatment on quality of life in primary and secondary care. Trudie’s work includes treatment for adults and adolescents and she has published over 250 articles. She was BABCP President and is a member of the IAPT advisory group for Long Term Conditions and Medically Unexplained Symptoms.
On 25th and 26th February, Sarah attended a “Chairwork in CBT” training course hosted by the Devon and Cornwall Branch of the BABCP at the Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre.
Chairwork represents a collection of powerful experiential interventions which utilise chairs and their relative positions for therapeutic purposes. Chairwork has a rich history of applications in CBT and appears to be an effective method for treating a range of emotional and psychological difficulties.
For a more detailed description of chairwork, look at this article from the British Psychological Society.
The training was led by Tobyn Bell. Tobyn is a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, Trainer, Supervisor, and programme-lead at the Greater Manchester CBT Training Centre. He is also a Compassion-Focused Therapist and is part of the training executive for the Compassionate Mind Foundation.
Photo courtesy of Devon & Cornwall BABCP
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