Course Description

This 2-hour free video education module is designed for health professionals in primary care and many other settings.  The first section of the module reviews the commonest emotional reactions experienced by health professionals and the general public, to the Covid-19 pandemic, and provides some quick tips and brief strategies for coping effectively during and after the crisis situation.

The second section will follow shortly and will include an overview of a series of steps for emotional wellbeing and resilience known as 'FACE-COVID', which are based on CBT, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness and compassion-focused therapy.

GP, CBT therapist, author Dr Lee David

Dr Lee David is a GP, CBT therapist and author with over 20 years of experience supporting mental health in clinical practice. She is the founder of 10 Minute CBT and the author of a series of widely used books and training resources for health professionals, schools and families. Her courses are grounded in real-world experience and evidence-based CBT tools — designed to be practical, effective and easy to apply, even in the busiest working day.

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction to the module

    1. Anxiety and Uncertainty

    2. Grief, loss, guilt and low mood

    3. Insomnia

    1. Practical steps for selfcare: FACE-COVID model (part 1)

    2. Practical steps for selfcare: FACE-COVID model (part 2)

    3. What are your values? Downloadable values chart

    1. Supporting ourselves with mindfulness

    2. Dropping Anchor - for coping with strong emotions

    3. Calming the body using the breath

    4. Notice and Name

    5. Appreciate the moment

    6. Coping with Uncertainty using the 'ABLE' Practice

    1. Articles and background reading

    2. Support organisations for UK health professionals

    3. Support and information for patients

About this course

  • Free
  • 16 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Reviews

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10 minute CBT - mental Wellbeing During Covid-19

jacqui macdonald-davis

Excellent resource, useful during Covid-19 and beyond. Could be tweaked to use with students studying for exams (e.g. GCSEs, A levels as well as whilst stud...

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Excellent resource, useful during Covid-19 and beyond. Could be tweaked to use with students studying for exams (e.g. GCSEs, A levels as well as whilst studying at university). Plus, Students experiencing bullying or other forms of anxieties. Each section, short, delivered in a calming voice. Liked the mindfulness exercises Very useful resource list.

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Helpful Tips and Plentiful Resources

David Magee

There are introductions to CBT and Mindfulness and many resources for Drs and patients. While these techniques are not everything that can be said or done t...

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There are introductions to CBT and Mindfulness and many resources for Drs and patients. While these techniques are not everything that can be said or done there is a lot of good in them

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10 minute CBT - Mental Wellbeing During Covis19

Angela Hutchinson

Thank you for this free course, I found it most helpful on a personal and professional level.

Thank you for this free course, I found it most helpful on a personal and professional level.

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CBT

Tsitsi Pretty Chakadonha

absolutely helpful session. did this over a couple of days. Love that they offer of different technique options, sample to see what each method entails a...

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absolutely helpful session. did this over a couple of days. Love that they offer of different technique options, sample to see what each method entails and able to make an informed choice thank you

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Mental well being

JENNIFER MEJULE

Excellent course. Nice tips to help me personally and to also help my patients. I have started to use some of this advice for my patients. Thank you.

Excellent course. Nice tips to help me personally and to also help my patients. I have started to use some of this advice for my patients. Thank you.

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good

Carolyn Scott

excellent

excellent

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10 minute cbt mental wellbeing during covid 19

Helen Adcock

Useful summary of tools and techniques to deal with a variety of emotions during covid. The mindfulness exercises were particularly useful and highlighted di...

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Useful summary of tools and techniques to deal with a variety of emotions during covid. The mindfulness exercises were particularly useful and highlighted different aspects and approaches e.g. focus on breath, gratitude, noticing and naming. The resources listed at the end very helpful as well. This course was written at the beginning of the covid 19 pandemic, so it may be useful to update as time goes on e.g. with focus on dealing with fatigue/burnout should there be second and third waves and perhaps broadened to health and social care professionals and academics who may be facing economic and identity difficulties.

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Joann bolton

Very informative.... enjoyed it..

Very informative.... enjoyed it..

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Heidi Partington

Excellent

Excellent

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10 minute CBT

Bipinchandra Patel

Excellent small steps that is easy to follow. Good resources given as well.

Excellent small steps that is easy to follow. Good resources given as well.

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Saw Aung

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mental well being

sabaika khalid

it's a good course.Learned about the mental well being

it's a good course.Learned about the mental well being

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insomnia

sumathi ravichandran

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Sonali Roy

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Appropriate

Jiri Pechan

excellent

excellent

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Lucy Stewart

I found this really helpful during this difficult time. I particularly liked the mindfulness exercises and the ABLE meditation, on letting go of our need for...

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I found this really helpful during this difficult time. I particularly liked the mindfulness exercises and the ABLE meditation, on letting go of our need for certainty. The only thing I do find difficult is that the way of treating ourselves kindly encouraged by this module, and mindfulness/ACT etc generally is so totally at odds with how we, as doctors, are treated by management ,NHS England and the government, all of whom just harass us to do more and more with insufficient resources. It is very strange that for the first time in about 5 years my days as a GP aren't totally overwhelming with 12 hour days filled with paperwork,, patient demands, having to deal with complaints, as a practice.

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10 Minute CBT

Elaine Paisley

useful for patients and for personal use , not just for covid-19 but in all areas of life.

useful for patients and for personal use , not just for covid-19 but in all areas of life.

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Christina Sharkey

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Chang-Sun Park

Great course, thankyou This sort of thing would be fab if patients could access this too

Great course, thankyou This sort of thing would be fab if patients could access this too

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sandy abasta