Monthly Archives: September 2011

Stress Control Classes

By James Hardie | Published: September 23, 2011

Stress Control classes were developed by Dr Jim White from the Glasgow Steps team. The course is designed to be delivered as a series of public lectures, and in Glasgow I understand that they have been able to get upwards of 100 attendees. The style of the Stress Control classes does not encourage questions from participants, […]

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CBT Apps for iPhone

By James Hardie | Published: September 12, 2011

As part of a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) approach, it is quite usual for a therapist to suggest homework exercises for a client to undertake between sessions. In order to support some of these you can get smart phone app – to remind you, make it more fun or interesting, and to make sure that […]

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15 ways to make self help books and web resources work better

By James Hardie | Published: September 9, 2011

A quote from Chris Williams (2008), taken from the Good practice guidance on the use of self-help materials within Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. Set aside a time and place to work on your project everyday. Don’t drink alcohol or nibble while working on your plan. Tea, coffee or juice are OK though. Get […]

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Words

By James Hardie | Published: September 2, 2011

Words have meaning. Different words can have the same meaning, and the same word can have different meanings. Our individual perception and understanding of words is influenced, among other things, by our past experience and context. That is what this video from Everynone demonstrates so beautifully. Good communication is important. When someone uses certain words […]

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