I often teach continuing education courses for health care professionals who have clients with bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety.
My next live teleseminar is called Help Clients Get Things Done When They are Depressed. It’s taught through PESI: Premier Education Services Inc.
I am really looking forward to this presentation. Here is the description:
It is challenging to help depressed clients who believe they will always be immobile, unfocused, unable to work, hopeless at relationships and continual failures because they can never get anything done. The reality is that depression creates a mindset and lack of action, but the truth is that clients can often get just as much done when they are depressed as when they are well. They just need you to show them how. This seminar offers practical advice and strategies you can use to help clients make immediate changes in productivity even when their mood is down. It’s a reality that depression can be a chronic presence and you are often there to help clients manage their depression – which is why teaching strategies to help clients remain productive even while they struggle with depression is essential.
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This topic is so close to my heart as my depression is chronic and I know that need ways to get things done even when the depression is strong.
Here is the link to read more about the class:
http://online.pesi.com/catalog/telephone.asp?UGUID=&ItemID=20101026-199150-130607
I hope you will join me.
Julie
(For those of you who are not health care professionals, this presentation is for those who have to keep up their credentials through courses that teach new ideas and techniques. My book Get it Done When You’re Depressed is the basis for this class- and that is available to everyone. )
sounds like a great idea!
I personally struggle with psychologists, counsellors, therapists, whatever you want to call them.
I just feel as though none of them seem to get it, and often I come out of sessions worse off than I did going in!
I wonder if anyone feels the same?
I personally have decided to stop the therapy, cos for me sitting around talking about things doesnt help, infact it makes it worse.
I often get myself into a pity-party by over-analyzing every little thing and hashing up things from the past. So having someone there who actually feeds into that part of me makes things really bad for me. I often wonder if they could do research on this point. I never hear of it being done!
I think bipolars like me need to be kept busy, minds active. Not sat talking about past things, and whats ‘wrong’. I often think more focus needs to be on whats right, and whats working and whats happening now and next. Instead of delving into the past!
Theres a lot to be said for just moving on, and not hashing up things I think.
Thats my two cents anyways.