Atlas Institute Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Mindfulness (CBTm) – New Facilitator Training

This session is only available to Canadian service providers who care for Veterans and Veteran Families.

In this training workshop, participants will learn about the evidence-based 5-session Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Mindfulness (CBTm) classes, developed in partnership by a team of psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health clinicians, and participants. Participants will receive information, training, and support to allow them to deliver the CBTm program in their own practice/clinic. This training may also provide helpful skills for your own life.

What is CBTm?

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Mindfulness (CBTm) is a skill-based educational program designed to help build resilience and improve mental wellbeing through evidence-based self-management strategies.
• The development of this program began in 2016 with a Manitoba Patient Access Network Grant, with the goal of improving timely access to evidence-informed mental health care.

Why should I participate in this training?

• To learn about the development of the CBTm program from the CBTm Hub Team
• To learn key cognitive and behavioural concepts, and how to apply them with Veterans and their families
• To learn about good quality self-help CBT resources
• To gain access to all of the CBTm materials (i.e., facilitator manuals, client PowerPoint slides, and handouts) to enable you to deliver the program in group settings or on an individual-basis with your clients

This training workshop may be right for you if:

• You have received training or have experience delivering cognitive behaviour therapy
• You are interested in offering CBTm at your place of work

Training will include content focused on:

• The Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) model
• Mindfulness meditation principles and tools
• Goal setting, using the SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound) strategy
• Healthy and realistic thinking, including common thinking traps
• Basics of behaviour therapy
• Healthy living strategies that can improve mood and anxiety (e.g., caffeine intake, healthy eating, alcohol or substance use, sleep hygiene)
• Anger, assertiveness, and self-compassion
• Problem-solving techniques
• Coping with stress and wellness planning

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will receive 7.5 hours of training on the CBTm class content and on monitoring of outcomes of the classes.
• Participants will learn about the development of and rationale behind CBTm classes for mood, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms/disorder.
• Participants will learn about the work our team has done to date in implementing CBTm classes across the country in a range of populations (e.g., primary care, military, veterans, self-help organizations, etc.), with the goal of reducing wait times and improving symptoms.
• Participants will learn how the CBTm content has been adapted for use with public safety personnel and the results of a pilot randomized controlled trial in this population.
• Following training, participants will have the opportunity to engage their clients in a research study to evaluate a web-based, self-directed CBTm course.
• At the end of the training, the CBTm Hub Team will provide mentorship to allow trainees to feel prepared to use the class content in their role with their patients/clients.

Agenda

March 17th, 2023 0900 – 1730 EST

0900 – 1000 Background, implementation and science behind CBTm classes
1000 – 1015 Overview of training
1015 – 1030 Break
1030 – 1130 Class 1 CBT Model, cognitive therapy
1130 – 1230 Class 2 Behavior therapy, goal setting
1230 – 1300 Lunch
1300 – 1400 Class 3 Healthy living, sleep
1400 – 1500 Class 4 Problem solving
1515 – 1530 Break
1530 – 1630 Class 5 Responding to stress, Wellness plan
1630 – 1700 Implementation, research and evaluation of classes, and web-based course
1700 – 1730   Questions, Feedback & Evaluation of the training

This workshop will be delivered online via Zoom only. Connection details will be emailed to registered participants 24 hours in advance of the session date.

Any questions regarding the training you may contact cbtm@umanitoba.ca

Registration

This course is available to Canadian service providers who care for Veterans and Veteran Families, at no charge. You must confirm your eligibility in the registration process. We reserve the right to ask the participant to withdraw from the training if the eligibility conditions are not met.