| | Previous feedback from educational courses:- From CBT Skills Course (18th & 19th May 2010)
Jeanette Augustin - Very comprehensive training. I have lots of knowledge and skills now and even feel I've made some progress working on my own issues. Best - role plays, DVDs & reflective exercises.
Jenny Anthony, Nurse Practitioner Dermatology - Very enjoyable, flexible and responsive to needs of group. Liked the interactiveness! Best - role play and becoming more self aware.
Lorna Maclean, Physiotherapist - Best - the mixture of presentation and role play / group interaction.
Vivienne Cohen - Best - practising the skills myself and discussing the process in a role play.
Henriette du Toit - Very enjoyable - much to ponder! Best - practical exercises and feedback. Reminder to be kind to me.
Anonymous, Clinical Psychologist - Really liked small groups and individual nature of course. Supportive atmosphere and I really feel I've learnt new critical skills. Best - thinking about my impact as a clinician and applying techniques to own mind, e.g. NATS and self talk.
Anonymous - References throughout were great and useful. Best - presenters; enthusiastic, knowledgeable, approachable and encouraging.
From CBT Introductory Course (20th & 21st April 2010)
Jenny Anthony, Nurse Practitioner (Dermatology) - learning about the physiological changes in the brain and relationship to emotion/behaviour. I am staggered at the amount I have learnt that I can use both personally and professionally. I feel it wil really help me in overcoming and dealing/accepting on-going issues in my life and being much more empathic/kind/compassionate with my patients/colleagues and self. Am very much looking forward to the Skills Workshop next month.
Vivienne Cohen - Very good introduction to the topic, well paced and encouraged me to think about further training. Liked the sciency bits - brain etc., and also the 5 part model.
Kim Meintjes - I leave with ideas to try personally and professionally which are very exciting. Liked the knowledge and enthusiasm and ease of verbalising on the topic!
Karen Tester, Service Co-Ordinator Westminster Stop Smoking Service - Most interesting course I have been on to date - life changing at both a personal level and within the work place. I look forward to setting further goals - thank you.
Clare Corbett - Interesting content. Inter-active environment. Would be interested in attending skills workshop in due course.
John Rothera - The group/interactive sessions were fantastic, great to discuss thoughts with others. Highly enjoyable two days, great mix of theory and practical applications.
Marian Messih, GP - Interesting, clearly presented talks on the cognitive model, conceptualisation and behaviour. Really useful stuff relevant to my work and helpful on a personal level. Knowledgeable and approachable facilitators/leaders. Thank you!
Henriette du Toit, Therapist - Really enjoyed it. Feel very motivated to start work. Liked how thought/emotion releases specific, yet different, emotions and the physical symptoms. How to listen and use the patient's words/thoughts.
Dr Baroni - Mindfulness exercise very informative, inspiring, educational course. Very good!
From CBT Skills Course (2nd & 3rd Dec 2009)
Lynne Morris - integrated approach. Excellent.
Richmond Stace - the integration of the skills with underpinning science; opportunity for inter-disciplinary discussion.
Maria Hadjianastassiou - the Padesky's video plus the live role play between the instructors because seeing a live session conducted by experts is very important practical knowledge.
Dr Neil Crossley - made me reflect on relevance to my practice, and ways of applying different skills. Also to reflect on myself.
Seon Lynch - very useful overview 'gathering together' of the conceptualisation and application of the theory.
Dr Helena Teige - very considered speakers with a good variety of topics, interactive work and discussion.
Dr Gill Towler - lots of useful 'gems' of information from 2 very experienced practitioners.
Dr Suzanne Guirguis - role playing, meeting people from other professions.
Anon - practical stuff - thinking through scenarios.
Anon - role plays.
From CBT Skills Course (2nd & 3rd June 2009) - Laura Bohane - role play helped solidify the ideas; shared how powerful the techniques could be. Fantastically presented; kept flexible and engaging.
- Sean Macklin, GP - best, approach for medicallly unexplained symptoms; Q&A sessions, Jannie & Brian excellent.
- Nic Straiton, GP - well structured course and I felt will be of practical value.
- James Hickman, GP - flexible and adaptive to needs of the group.
- Jane Brake, GP - interactive and dynamic. Loved the free flowing nature of the course. Fascinating content.
- David Fox, Occupational Health - best aspect; interactive nature, fluid nature of presentation, discussions with 'partner'.
- Alys Mikolajczyk - best aspect; observation of role play and video. Mindfulness. Realising a core belief I'd failed to recognise.
- Trusia Olivier, GP - best aspect; practising skills with personal issues; videos; role plays.
From CBT Introductory Course ( 5th & 6th May 2009) - Dr Ollie Minton, Palliative Medicine - all enjoyable, always put to think and discuss
- Anonymous - Very well paced, I learned a lot.
- Anonymous - Better understanding of sensitisation and the role of evidence-based foundation to CBT techniques. The 5-areas of assessment model is useful to go through with patients; mindfulness exercise also informative.
- Anonymous - It was faultless. I wish I had done it earlier in my GP life.
- Laura Bohane, Assistant Psychologist - the interactive component, especially the raisin experiment. Kept it fun and enabled the concepts to be better understood / retained. Very informative and excellently presented; maintained interest and attention throughout.
- Ben Hibbberd, Psychologist - best, interactive elements, keeps blood flowing and aids understanding greatly for me.
- Anonymous - best, role play; seeing it in action. Thank you.
- Hayley Hobbs-Iskandar, Lifestyle Nurse - thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the workshop and found it relevant not only to work, but to family life and life in general. Should be taught from primary school level.
From CBT Introductory Course (30th Sept. & 1st Oct 2008) - Antoine Bowes, Counsellor - understanding, letting in other ideas; humanity. Liked the case study examples plus the brain/body chemistry.
- Alys Mikolajczyk - overall, very clear delivery style and explanations. Mindfulness exercises powerful.
- Sarah Dixon (GP) - very useful introductory course.
- Brian McCaffery (Student Counsellor) - very useful with workshop leaders / trainers complementing each other. Good humour is a bonus. Excellent course.
- Sean Macklin - both speakers excellent and overall a fascinating course which I will recommend to my colleagues.
- Emily Abbott (GP) - Best: the discussion it provoked; being able to share views with people on course from different backgrounds.
- Unniparambath Prabhakaran (Psychiatrist) - Best: enthusiasm of presenters, useful.
- Bosede Adejoro (Occupational Medicine) - very interactive. Willingness to explain various aspects. Found the use of day to day accounts of cases encountered very useful.
- Annonymous
- Best: use of examples and amount of audience participation; clarity of explanations
- Best: how the presenters make the presentations come to life by examples and case studies. Excellent.
- I really, really enjoyed it, and hope it will help by practice.
- Best: discussion; lecture-style learning. Stimulating. From CBT Skills Course (24th & 25th April 2008) - Dr Wendy Harrison, GP - best - role play and mindfulness practice.
- Dr Simon Gray, GP - best - experimental learning/role play
- Dr Christine Jenkins, Consultant Paediatrician - best - mindfulness exercise, especially day 2 (music & pain yogic breathing)
- Susie Rockwell - watching role play, then do it - Day 2 better than Day 1; even better than Introductory Course
- Saul Berkovitz - best - clarity of explanation, presentation, safe environment for role play, etc. enthusiastic and inspiring course leaders.
- Dr Rupal Shah, GP - best - explanation of mindfulness.
- Viv Gleave, Physiotherapist - able to improve and validate my clinical skills. Feeling relief that I am not expected to 'fix and get people better', only accompany them on the journey. Interested in Skills 2.
- Philippa Gleave - once again, brilliant talks by Jannie and Brian. Find mindfulness very relaxing, loved the poems - very profound.
- Fan Anderson, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Chronic Pain - developing current working skills; validation very interesting - psychology and physiology thought provoking.
- Lynsey Woodmman, OT - all of it was absolutely brilliant, really informative and well presented. Very approachable presenters, very inspiring. Excellent! Well worth the money.
- GP - the presentation and content of the course was excellent.
- Dr Homavun Shahpesandy, Consultant Psychiatrist - fantastic, friendly environment.
- Dr Tayyaba Sherif, GP - I learned the most by role playing amongst ourselves after watching our tutors role play. Handouts of poems were spirit uplifting. Concept of pain in driving seat wonderful. Yogi breathing was really useful. It relaxed me.
- Vicky Johns, OT - traumatic required brain injury: best - practising the skills for a CBT session in the role plays, having watched the skills being modelled. I found this course to be very informative, and feel very inspired to continue to develop my skills in this area.
- Gill Watkins, OT in CFS/ME team - best - seeing Jannie and Brian role playing using CBT techniques.
- Dr Rob Barr, GP - best - role play, the biological basis, behavioural experiments, practical tips. Excellent - I can see applications for this in CP. Even if I do not call it CBT. Something to use every day.
- Dr Julia Barr, GP - best - informal atmosphere made concentration and learning easier. Excellent presenters. Excellent - as good as introductory course.
- Dr Ann Scott-Russell, Rheumatology - best - Brian's teaching with appropriate diagrams/imagery. Great course.
- Jane Clatworthy, Health Psychology Researcher - best - the combination of theory and practice. Great clinically relevant examples - makes it very clear.
- Samantha Shanley, Dietician - it was all interesting/excellent. Lots of rules I could apply. Very interesting personally.
- Susan Haycroft - skills practice was great. Flexibility of trainers was excellent; very co-operative and collaborative making examples relevant to those present.
- Michele de Sousa, Stop Smoking Advisor - best - role plays and learning new techniques to use on patients.
- Maria Loannidou - best - role plays.
- Health Psychologist - research. Best - learning and practising role plays.
- GP - best - role play.
Annonymous - Best - practical application.
- Logical clear presentations from extremely credible professionals, many thanks.
- Best - watching Jannie and Brian role play and opportunity to 'have a go'.
- Best - presentations, role play observiation.
- Safe and supportive learning environment; very practical. Dealt with questions from the floor very well. 2-day workshops are better for people coming from out of London.
From CBT Introductory Course (10th & 11th April 2008) |
