Worry and Anxiety - Helping Ourselves and Others with CBT, DBT and ACT

College Knox College
Instructor(s)
Course Code KNP3531HF
Semester First Semester
Section 9101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

Experiencing worry and anxiety are a normal part of living. Intense worry and anxiety tends to interfere with our ability to cope by causing problems in our daily living, negatively affecting our relationships, thoughts and beliefs, ability to work or play, and spiritual self. Excessive anxiety is life limiting until we discover healthy means to manage intense emotions. This course will offer helping professionals an understanding of the therapeutic principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CST) as applied to the experience of anxiety. Students will gain an understanding of two recent modalities of CST, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DST) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and how these therapies engage worry and anxiety. Students are required to enter this course with a foundational understanding of CST. Spiritual and theological understandings of worry and anxiety will be discussed in addition to applying CST and ACT to the spiritually-oriented client.

Pre-Requisites KNP3521H and KNP1512H or EMP1741H
Schedule Thu
Start Time 14:00
End Time 17:00
Hours Per Week Intensive
Minimum Enrolment 10
Maximum Enrolment 20
Teaching Method
Lectures
Readings
Means of Evaluation
Class Participation
Reflection Paper
Other
Previously Offered Fall 2020
Currently Offered Fall 2021