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Darcy’s expertise extends beyond therapy sessions. She has served as an Instructor at St. Thomas University, teaching essential courses like “Diversity in Social Work” in the Bachelor of Social Work program, as well as contributing to the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet Bachelor of Social Work Program with her course on “Social Work and Addictions.”
Sharing knowledge with fellow professionals is Darcy’s calling. She’s dedicated countless hours to developing and delivering CBT education to hundreds of frontline healthcare staff, embodying her passion for empowering others in their practice.
Darcy's CBT Training Courses
Courses are available year-round. Sign up below to receive notifications about upcoming course dates. Should you have any inquiries about a course, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me!
Brief CBT
7 Hours
Increase your competency in Brief Cognitive Behavior Therapy, a time-limited evidence-based intervention. In Brief CBT the concentration is on specific treatments for a limited number of the client’s difficulties. CBT combines cognitive and behavioral therapies and has strong empirical support for treating mood and anxiety disorders. Brief CBT is a flexible, adaptive and collaborative treatment process.
What You'll Learn
- Orientating the client to Brief CBT
- Goal setting
- Agenda setting
- Homework
- Identifying and challenging maladaptive thoughts and beliefs
- Behavioral activation
- Problem solving
- Relaxation
- Ending treatment and maintain changes
CBT for Self-Compassion
7 Hours
In this 7 hour interactive training, enhance your competency in using self-compassion as an evidence-based therapeutic approach to better serve your clients. Also, learn why practicing self-compassion as a helper is beneficial. You will receive relevant handouts you can use in your practice with clients. This training is geared to working with adults.
What You'll Learn
- Why CBT is needed for Self-Compassion
- The Cognitive Model
- The Impact of Self-Criticism
- Self-Compassion
- CBT interventions to target beliefs
- Self-Compassion Practices
- The Difference between Empathy and Compassion
- The importance of Self-Compassion for Helpers
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CBT for Anxiety Disorders
16 Hours
Increase your competency in CBT with this 16-hour interactive training course; paced over 4 weeks for enhanced learning integration. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is considered the gold-standard treatment for anxiety disorders. Clients can suffer greatly with anxiety symptoms, finding their worlds getting smaller and their functioning significantly reduced. Learn evidence-based cognitive and behavioral interventions you can use with clients in a targeted way. Participants will receive a thorough overview of CBT for common anxiety disorders including: Specific Phobias, Social Phobia, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Through the use of relevant case studies along with practice opportunities, you will learn how to apply CBT strategies to your own clients.
What You'll Learn
- Normal Anxiety vs Anxiety Disorder
- Overview and Assessment of Anxiety-Related Disorders According to DSM-5
- The Cognitive Model of Anxiety Disorders
- How Anxiety is Developed and Maintained
- Common Thought Patterns in Anxiety
- Treatment Rationale
- Collaboratively Setting Treatment Goals
- Structuring Therapy Sessions
- Exposure Therapy: In vivo and Imaginal, Principals, How to Make an Exposure Plan
- Safety Behaviors & Thoughts
- Triggers and Variables
- Thought Records (challenging and responding to unhelpful thoughts and beliefs)
- Socratic Dialogue
- Behavioral Experiments
- Problem Solving
- Relaxation Skills
Foundations of CBT
16 Hours
This 16 hour interactive training will cover the basics of CBT. Increase your competency in CBT and learn evidence-based strategies. If you are new to CBT, or would like to build on your existing knowledge, this training is for you. You will receive relevant handouts you can use in your practice with clients. This training is geared to working with adults.
What You'll Learn
- CBT Fundamentals
- Theory and Principles
- Structure of a Therapy Session
- The Therapeutic Relationship
- Setting Goals
- The Cognitive Model
- Automatic Thoughts
- Differences between Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors
- Cross Sectional Formulation
- Responding to Dysfunctional Cognitions
- Socratic Questioning
- Thought Records
- Intermediate Beliefs
- Core Beliefs
- Case Conceptualization
- Problem Solving
- Activity Scheduling
- Behavioral Experiments
- Action Plans
- Putting it all Together
- Endings
CBT for Depression
16 Hours
This 16-hour interactive training will cover how to work with clients with depression using a CBT approach and interventions. Increase your competency in CBT and learn evidence-based strategies. You will receive relevant handouts you can use in your practice with clients. This training is geared to working with adults.
What You'll Learn
- Overview of CBT model
- What is Depression?
- CBT conceptualization of depression
- Causes of depression
- Downward spiral (vicious cycle)
- Educating clients on depression
- Session structure
- Assessments, mood ratings
- Emotions (mood diaries/checks, feelings wheel, physical sensations)
- Behavioral activation (reward planning and activity scheduling)
- Behavioral experiments
- Values (translating values in to activities)
- Goal setting
- Problem solving
- Identifying automatic thoughts
- Thought distortions
- Cross sectional formulation
- Case conceptualization
- Thought records
- Responding to A.T.’s
- Core beliefs
- Defusion
- Assertiveness Training (& communication skills)
- Acceptance
- Motivation Tips
- Mindfulness
- Self-compassion
- Gratitude and Acts of Kindness
- Putting it all together- outline of sessions
- Relapse prevention
