Breaking Barriers - A Guide to Behavioural Activation

LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP

Day 1: 6 March 2025 | 10.00am–1.30pm AEDT

Day 2: 13 March 2025 | 10.00am–1.30pm AEDT

Capability Level: Established

Social workers in mental health have a unique opportunity to empower clients to understand and manage their own mental health, fostering autonomy and resilience. Behavioural Activation (BA) provides an effective framework for this empowerment.

This two-part interactive workshop enables participants to develop skills in a brief evidence informed intervention for use when working in a case management role or in private practice. This will allow attendees to Explain current research that supports the use of BA, Outline the impact of inactivity on a person’s mood and consider the why, how and when to apply BA clinically.

Who should attend?

Social workers and allied health professionals seeking to enhance their ability to implement Behavioral Activation for clients, focusing on those primarily affected by depression and others grappling with a variety of complex issues, aim to develop specialised skills in this therapeutic approach.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Complete a CBT assessment and formulation

• Understand the techniques of monitoring client activities and employing Trap and Trac

• create a person-centred problem statement

• Develop skills in monitoring and reviewing client progress systematically

Event Structure:

Day 1

Introduction

Learning Session 1: Complete a CBT assessment and formulation:

(1 hour 25 minutes)

Learning Activity 1: Interactive group discussion and breakout room

Learning Session 2: Understand the techniques of monitoring client activities and employing Trap and Trac (1 hour 20 minutes)

Learning Activity 2: Interactive group discussion and breakout room

Conclusion and Q&A

Day 2

Introduction

Learning Session 3: create a person-centered problem statement:

(2 hours)

Learning Activity 3: Open discussion and Breakout room

Learning Session 4: Develop skills in monitoring and reviewing client progress systematically (1 hour 25 minutes)

Learning Activity 4: Open discussion and Breakout room

Conclusion and Q&A

AASW Credential: Mental Health

This Workshop is not recorded, however, you will have access to materials and resources on AASW Online Learning for 4 weeks after the completion of the workshop.