Behavioural Activation for Depression: The Essentials

Depression is one of the leading causes of disability and is often a co-morbid condition with pain, sleep and other issues. Not everyone with depression needs therapy and or medication, and for many sufferers, Behavioral Activation (BA), which can be delivered by any healthcare professional, is the best evidence based approach.

This course is for psychologists, counsellors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, kinesiologists and any other healthcare pro who is eager to bolster their expertise in depression management using BA.  Upon completion of this course, participants will emerge with a basic toolkit of practical strategies from BA that effectively address depression and guide clients towards a durable recovery. 

This course serves a primer for a full intensive here.

Duration


3 months Access

Format

Videos
Articles
Case Study

Learners

All healthcare providers

Core Skill


Behavioural Activation

Cost

$97

Your Instructor

Dr. Colleen Carney CPsych
Cassi Starc OT

AMP Healthcare Education

Behavioural Activation for Depression:
The Essentials

Through videos, select readings, reproducible handouts, and a case study, you will take away practical strategies to use immediately with any client. Finish this course armed with the basics you can use today. 

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Testimonials

What our learners say

As a clinician, I found this course to be incredibly valuable. The practical tools like the Daily Activity Record and the TRAP/TRAC framework are well-explained and easy to integrate into my practice. The course's step-by-step approach has helped me guide my patients toward significant improvements in their mental health. Highly recommend it to fellow clinicians seeking to enhance their therapeutic toolkit! 
Samantha T. Kinesiologist
This course offers clear and actionable insights into Behavioral Activation that I have found immensely useful for my practice. The DAR and TRAP/TRAC were straightforward and easy to implement. I appreciated the concise and practical approach, which made the content accessible and effective. It's an invaluable resource for any clinician looking to provide their patients with practical, evidence-based strategies to improve their mental health."
Michael T. Physiotherapist
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Dr. Colleen Carney Ph.D, CPsych 
  Director, Sleep and Depression Laboratory
Meet your instructor
Dr. Colleen E. Carney is an Associate Professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. She is the current President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders Special Interest Group.

Dr. Carney was previously on faculty at Duke University Medical Center, where she was a recipient of the prestigious National Sleep Foundation’s Pickwick Fellowship. Her main research areas are: how to best treat insomnia in the context of other mental health conditions and understanding comorbid insomnias.

As part of her clinical trial research, she and her students provide free Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for those with insomnia and other conditions. She trains students and mental health providers in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia at invited workshops, and international conferences each year, as well she helps practices implement CBT-I via intensive staff training and longterm consultation in varied treatment settings (e.g., primary, family care, mental health clinics).