ABC of CBT: Skills for GPs | Black dog Institute
  2. ABC of CBT: Skills for GPs

ABC of CBT: Skills for GPs

  • Duration
    21.5 hours 
  • Program Outline

    Psychological presentations are increasingly common in general practice. For many people, psychological care delivered by their regular general practitioner is both an acceptable and accessible starting point to seeking help for their emotional health.


    Our ABC of CBT provides GPs with a broad range of psychological skills readily applied in a general practice setting. Successful completion of the program also fulfills the criteria for FPS Skills Training accreditation allowing GPs to access Medicare item numbers for the delivery of focused psychological strategies.


    This program is delivered via the following modalities:

    • 2 x 6 hour workshops (2 weeks apart)

    • 8-hours of self directed learning between workshop days 1 and 2

    • 1 x 2 hour coaching session (online) two weeks after day 2


    Please note GPs completing this course for the first time after 1 August 2021 are eligible to apply for a GPMHSC subsidy. Please email education@blackdog.org.au for further information.

  • Accreditation
    • 21.5 CPD hours incl. 12.5 hrs Education Activity & 9 hrs Reviewing Performance (RACGP & ACRRM)
    • Focused Psychological Strategies Skills Training (GPMHSC)
  • Prerequisites

    GPs need to have completed Mental Health Skills Training (MHST - formerly referred to as Level 1) prior to participating in this training.
  • Suitable for

    GP Registrars, GPs

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  • Topics Covered
    • Introduction to CBT
    • Challenging Unhelpful Thoughts
    • Behavioural Strategies
    • Psychological care in general practice
    • Working with values
    • Mindfulness
    • Exposure Therapy
  • Learning Objectives
    • Describe the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours
    • Identify unhelpful thinking styles
    • Apply cognitive and behavioural strategies to assist people with depression and anxiety
    • Integrate the provision of psychological services within a general practice context

Choose your location and book this course online:

StateCity Date TimeFee Book Now
NSWNewcastle 18 May  - 01 Jun 2024 09 AM  - 05 PM$199.00 Enrol Now  

Normally $900. This training has been generously subsidised by NSW Health

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