10 Minute Steps to Survive Lockdown

Mood Boosting tips for Young People, Families and Teachers

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Course Description

Are you feeling anxious or uneasy and uncertain due to COVID-19?
Have your routine, study and future plans been interrupted, leaving you in a state of limbo?
Are you feeling frustrated, disconnected, missing your social contacts and activities?

COVID-19 has affected many people in many different ways and is asking all of us to dig deep and find resilience to get through these difficult and unprecedented times.

At 10 Minute CBT, we have developed some FREE resources for young people and families that we hope will be of benefit to help with the emotional fall-out.

This brief course is aimed at young people aged between 12-19 however the content is equally beneficial to parents, families, teachers and supporters of young people.

It covers common emotional reactions and explains this using a 10 Minute CBT framework.

We then provide some tools and resources to overcome unhelpful reactions and encourage adjustment and resilience using the acronym FACE COVID.

We hope it will help and look forward to your feedback.

Dr Lee David and Debbie Brewin

GP and CBT Specialist

Dr Lee David

I am a GP and cognitive-behavioural therapy specialist based in the UK. I am the founder and director of 10 Minute CBT. We provide face to face and online education for GPs and other health professionals in the use of evidence-based, realistic and effective brief CBT concepts and skills in routine consultations. I am author of the textbook, Using CBT in General Practice: The 10 Minute CBT Handbook (Scion Publishing, 2013) and I am in the process of writing a new book on understanding and managing anxiety disorders in primary care.Qualifications:MB BSBSc (Social Psychology as applied to health)MRCGP (distinction)MA (cognitive-behavioural therapy)PG Cert (medical education)10 Minute CBT is used in a wide variety of settings including primary care mental health, medication and chronic disease management and for cancer and palliative care. Dr David has a particular interest in promoting patient self-management for both physical and emotional problems, as well as in supporting health professionals to develop emotional resilience and wellbeing at work in one-to-one sessions via Skype.

Course curriculum

1

Introduction
- Introduction
2

Different emotions and reactions
- Understanding and coping with anxiety and worry
- Quiz - anxiety
- Grief, low mood and low motivation
- Quiz - Grief and Low mood
- Sleep difficulties
3

FACE COVID: Steps to wellbeing
- FACE COVID: Steps to Wellbeing
- What are your values?
- My COVID Coping Plan
4

5 Minute Mindfulness practices
- Drop anchor - for strong emotions
- Appreciate small moments
- Tuning in
- Mindfulness sites and apps for young people
5

Useful links and organisations
- UK Support for Young People
- Mental Health Self-help for young people