Metacognitive Therapy

Learn MCT, a cognitive psychotherapy based on CBT, that helps clients tackle the root of their anxiety and depression

What you'll learn
What is metacognition and metacognitive therapy?
Using metacognitive therapy to reduce worry and rumination
Deliver metacognitive therapy to a client (or to yourself)
Apply metacognitive therapy to anxiety, depression, PTSD and OCD
Requirements
This course is predominantly aimed at mental health professionals looking to learn about metacognitive therapy
Would also be suitable for psychology students or anyone with a basic understanding of CBT
No prior knowledge of metacognitive therapy or metacognition is required
Description
Are you a mental health professional (psychotherapist, counsellor, practitioner), psychology student, or individual looking to improve their own mental health by understanding how the brain works and the processes that trap people in cycles of anxiety and depression?Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy looking at cognition. While Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) traditionally looks at what we think, MCT looks at how we think. It explores meta-beliefs such as needing to worry to keep ourselves safe, whether change is possible, and whether thoughts can be harmful.When we understand the neural systems that lead us to engage in these cycles of worry and self-doubt, we can give the client (or ourselves) new processes to avoid engaging in these unhelpful patterns.Metacognitive Therapy is highly effective at reducing worry and rumination and proven to reduce anxiety, PTSD, OCD and depression. In this course, we will learn what MCT is, how it works, how to use it in practice and how to apply it to each condition.No prior knowledge of MCT or metacognition is required. An understanding of CBT or other counselling skills would be useful to understand how MCT differs from other therapies, along with a willingness to learn some challenging material. You will be supported throughout the course by a variety of learning styles and can ask questions at any point.Taught by Chris Worfolk, psychologist, founder of the Leeds Anxiety Clinic, and author of Do More, Worry Less. I cannot wait to see you inside the course!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome

Lecture 2 Course goals and outline

Lecture 3 How to use this course

Lecture 4 Course handbook

Lecture 5 Student community

Section 2: Metacognitive foundations

Lecture 6 What is metacognitive therapy?

Lecture 7 Comparison with CBT

Lecture 8 Comparison with person-centred

Lecture 9 Comparison with psychodynamic

Lecture 10 Strengths and limitations

Lecture 11 History

Lecture 12 Evidence

Section 3: Metacognitive theory

Lecture 13 Introduction to theory

Lecture 14 What are metacognitions?

Lecture 15 Cognitive processes

Lecture 16 Experiences and strategies

Lecture 17 Cognitive attentional syndrome

Lecture 18 Positive and negative beliefs

Lecture 19 AMC model

Lecture 20 Modes

Lecture 21 Summary of theory

Section 4: Doing metacognitive

Lecture 22 Introduction to practice

Lecture 23 Process overview

Lecture 24 Assessment

Lecture 25 Questionnaires

Lecture 26 Thinking metacognitively

Lecture 27 Identifying the CAS

Lecture 28 Advantage-disadvantage analysis

Lecture 29 Worry postponement

Lecture 30 Worksheets

Lecture 31 Exposure

Section 5: Attention training

Lecture 32 What is attention training?

Lecture 33 Attention training exercise

Lecture 34 Training attention using mindfulness

Lecture 35 Mindfulness focus exercise

Lecture 36 Using attention training

Section 6: Detached mindfulness

Lecture 37 What is mindfulness?

Lecture 38 What is detached mindfulness?

Lecture 39 Comparing detached mindfulness

Lecture 40 What is detached mindfulness like?

Lecture 41 How do we use detached mindfulness?

Section 7: Mental health conditions

Lecture 42 Introduction to conditions

Lecture 43 Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)

Lecture 44 Social anxiety disorder (SAD)

Lecture 45 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Lecture 46 Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Lecture 47 Depression

Section 8: Case studies

Lecture 48 Introduction to case studies

Lecture 49 Anxiety case study

Lecture 50 Social anxiety case study

Lecture 51 Depression case study

Section 9: Conclusion

Lecture 52 Conclusion

Lecture 53 Further reading

Lecture 54 Bonus lecture

Mental health professionals (therapists, counsellors, practitioners),Psychology students,Individuals looking to learn more about how their mind works and are comfortable with academic content