Successful U.K. cognitive behavioural therapy program now available in B.C.
As a new psychiatrist in Glasgow, Chris Williams felt frustrated by the limited time he had with patients. He wanted to find a way to make the few minutes he had more effective.
Familiar with a form of psychotherapy called CBT or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, he began working out a method of delivery that allowed the patients to do much of the work on their own.
Of the 228 participants who completed evaluations, 85 per cent said the course was useful to very useful and 91 per cent said they would recommend the course to family and friends. This resulted in waiting lists at some organizations for additional courses.
“I tell people it is an awesome program, says Shaida Javer, a participant in a pilot within the Ismaili community in Vancouver. “I am a big advocate of it.”
Javer found the program really helped her deal with a grouchy co-worker.
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