CPD Event title: Understanding Medication for Anxiety and Depression – Half Day CPD course
Brief Description Of Event: This is a CPD course that is run as a half day online session (3.5 hours), and is relevant for all therapists who help clients with anxiety, stress and depression.
The course bridges the gap between the medical approach to treating anxiety, stress and depression, and the knowledge that therapists have about treating these disorders. This can help give the therapists an insight into the severity of their clients’ conditions, give them an idea whether their clients’ symptoms may be side effects and allow them to understand client’s experience of drug withdrawal.
Most clients that therapists see have used traditional medicine first and with nearly 15% of the adult population taking anti-depressants, it could be a lot of clients that are taking these drugs.
On the course, the following learning outcomes are met:
Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, you will be able to:
• Understand the role of the neurotransmitters involved in anxiety, depression & stress
• Discuss how drug half-life & blood levels & controlled release formulations effect the individual’s treatment
• Identify the key NICE guidance relevant to treating anxiety & depression
• Describe the main drug groups used to treat each disorder
• Understand the way in which each drug group works
• Discuss the side effects of the drugs & issues relating to the cessation of treatment
• Identify how these side effects might impact therapy clients
In the Zoom session, delegates are also guided through the use of a number of additional resources that may be helpful to them.
Course Structure: This workshop starts at 9.30am and concludes at 1pm.
Date of event: February 07, 2025
Duration of Event: 1 half day
Venue for event: On-line Live via Zoom
Name of trainer: Alison Gifford
Tel bookings: 07960788093
Email bookings: mags@clemturner.co.uk
Website: Understanding Medication for Anxiety and Depression – Half Day CPD course – Gold Leaf Training
Maximum number of participants:
Cost of Course: £109
Cost for NCH members: £99
How to claim discount: Members should quote their membership number when booking
Additional information/requirements: Your Tutor Alison Gifford
Alison is a hypnotherapist and life coach, registered with the National Council of Hypnotherapy, and she is also a pharmacist with over 30 years of experience. In addition, she has 14 years of academic teaching experience in a School of Pharmacy.
What’s included:
In addition to receiving copies of the slide handouts, a detailed desktop reference is provided (over 40 pages) along with some published review papers to help the therapists understand the latest research in areas such as the gut biome and mental health.