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Help
patients to take control of their health with
Calipso Self-Help CD-ROMs
Calipso
self-help courses are effective and affordable treatment
resources that you can offer to your patients with mental
health disorders such as Depression and Eating Disorders.
They use
a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) approach to teach patients
how to understand and overcome their condition over a series
of between 6 and 8 one-hour sessions.
These
offer a complete course of CBT. Videos and soundtracks
are cleverly applied to motivate and teach patients and questions
are posed to gather patient information and assess mental health
status. Each CD-ROM is easy to use and patient progress is
recorded.
The following
CD-ROMs and books are available:
Calipso
self-help CD-ROMs
Overcoming
Depression CD-ROM
Overcoming
Bulimia CD-ROM
These offer
a complete course of CBT. Videos and soundtracks are cleverly
applied to motivate and teach patients and questions are
posed to gather patient information and assess mental health
status. Each CD-ROM is easy to use and patient progress is
recorded.
To see
an example of the form of course material delivery click
here.
Why
are they ideal for use with patients?
- Offer
anonymous and confidential one-to-one therapy
- Use
the proven CBT model
- Offer
an effective psychosocial intervention
- Are
compatible with conventional drug treatments
- Are
appropriate for patients with a reading age above ?
- Are
authored by a respected CBT expert
- Supplied
with an annual licence authorising unlimited patient use.
- Handouts
and worksheets are provided
The Overcoming
Depression book,
authored by Dr Williams contains
a set of CBT-based booklets which can be photocopied and
given out to patients. Providing clear, practicaI advice
it covers:
- Dealing
with difficult situations
- Changing
extreme and unhelpful thinking
- Changing
altered behaviours
- Physical
symptoms and treatments of depression
- Altered
mood
The book
has received impressive reviews and has been given a five
star rating by Amazon buyers. To read the reviews click
here
Not sure
if the book is for you? Take a look at two workbooks taken
from the book by clicking on the links below:
These written
self-help resources aim to provide a series of jargon free
workbooks for use by practioners with their patients/clients.
For a full
description of the book content please click
here
Overcoming
Anxiety, A Five Areas Approach, ISBN 034081005X
authored by Dr
Chris Williams will contain workbooks that are designed
to help those experiencing mild to moderate levels of anxiety
and panic.
Overcoming
Anxiety can be used alone or in conjunction with the Overcoming
Depression book.
For a full
description of the book content please click
here
Take a
look at the Understanding Phobias self-help workbook click
on the link below:
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