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Sessions
The next Building Resilience Towards Depression course will run as an intensive on Saturday 5th February 2011. The current programme is as follows:
| 09:00 |
Registration and Coffee |
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| 09:30 |
Welcome to the Building Resilience towards Depression workshop |
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| 09:40 |
How does talking help? A look into psychology
- What does a psychologist do?
- What is the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist
- How does talking help to build resilience towards depression?
- Understanding the basic therapies and what they are used for:
- Cognitive behavior therapy
- Positive psychology
- Process psychology
- Accessing the Medicare benefits scheme
Mark Korduba, Psychologist |
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| 10:40 |
Morning Break |
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| 11:00 |
Food and its affect on how we feel: Understanding the brain-gut connection
- What is the brain-gut connection?
- Getting to know the key amino acids necessary for good brain function
- Which foods give us the right supplements to manage our moods?
- Foods to stay clear off
- Keeping a food diary
- Why is diet not enough?
- How can a naturopath help?
David Casteleijn, Naturopath & Herbalist |
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| 12:10 |
Creating the right motivation for regular exercise
- The effect of a sedentary lifestyle on depression
- Dealing with all the excuses in the book!
- Team sports vs. individual activity
- How to get active whilst feeling low
- Creating an exercise plan
Rebecca Shadbolt, Educator & Personal Trainer |
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| 13:10 |
Lunch |
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| 14:10 |
Unleashing emotions through creative therapies
- How does creativity help us manage our emotional selves?
- Where to start from: art therapy in the studio and at home
- Other forms of creative expression
Virginia Woods, Psychologist and Art Therapist |
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| 15:10 |
Chinese Medicine approaches to relieve stress, anxiety and depression
- How does Chinese Medicine work and how is it different to traditional medicine?
- An overview of the different approaches in Chinese Medicine
- An in-depth look at acupuncture
- The tools of the trade
- A taste of Qi Qong
Jeff Shearer, Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
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| 16:10 |
Closing
- Reflection: What are you taking away from today?
- Way forward: What one thing are you going to commit to?
Virginia Woods, Psychologist and Art Therapist |
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| 16:20 |
End of Workshop |
Note: We endeavour to keep this version of the programme as updated as possible, however changes might occur so we do suggest you check in regularly or drop us an email for updates.
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