Anxiety Masterclass Day Program
About Anxiety Masterclass Day Program
This open program provides a structured application of proven CBT therapy processes. Participants will develop an understanding of their fear response and examine ways that anxiety affects daily life. Participants will be taught how to challenge the negative thoughts that maintain their symptoms of anxiety and engage in behavioural tasks to manage problematic avoidance.
Program content
- Understanding how anxiety disorders are maintained
- Addressing anxiety based thought patterns
- How to confront avoidance successfully
- Managing daily stress
- Improving communication
- Overcoming perfectionism
- Decreasing procrastination
What you will experience
Throughout this program you will participate in group sessions. The group will be lead by qualified allied health professionals who will support group participants to share lived experiences, and to learn practical skills and evidence-based strategies for managing symptoms of anxiety by learning skills to reduce avoidance, manage stress, and dealing with unhelpful thinking or catastrophising.
Treatment objectives
Objective 1
Understand Anxiety: Learn how anxiety is maintained over time.
Objective 2
Physical Stress: Learn how anxiety manifests in the body and what you can do about it.
Objective 3
Improving communication - Learn ways to improve social interactions with assertiveness.
Objective 4
Decreasing Procrastination- Learn how to overcome perfectionism that interferes with task completion.
What's included
Education
To develop or refine new skills and strategies.
Workbooks
To guide you through education, reflection and exercises designed to tackle your symptoms.
Action Plan
Step-by-step activities to help you put new skills into practice.
Progress Tracking
Questionnaires to help you monitor your symptoms and/or progress.
How to get started
Individuals interested in attending this program will need a referral from a Psychiatrist with admission rights to South Coast Private Hospital. For information on this program please contact the South Coast Private Hospital Day Programs Team T: 02 4286 6847 E: sco.dayprograms@aurorahealth.com.au
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost?
South Coast Private has contract arrangements and approved programs with majority of private health funds, however, there may be some out of pocket expenses based on your level of cover. Patients that do not have private health insurance need to contact us to obtain cost estimate for day programs attendance
Who will find this program helpful?
This program is designed for people who want to learn and apply advanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to manage their anxiety disorder.
