CBTp 8: Working with Negative Symptoms

This course explores Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) with a focus on negative symptoms like avolition, alogia, anhedonia, affective blunting, asociality, which hinder functioning and recovery. It covers conceptualizing and maintaining negative symptoms, applying evidence-based strategies such as behavioural activation, social skills training, behavioural experiments, and savouring techniques to improve motivation, engagement, and social interaction. Through structured learning and practice, participants will develop skills to break avoidance patterns, challenge maladaptive beliefs, and increase meaningful activity. By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 1) Identify and differentiate primary and secondary negative symptoms, recognize the 5 A's and assess their impact on daily life. 2) Apply CBTp conceptualization to negative symptoms using core beliefs, automatic thoughts, and maintenance frameworks. 3) Enhance engagement by building motivation, setting goals, and fostering therapy consistency. 4) Implement behavioural activation, challenge negative beliefs with experiments, apply savouring techniques, and improve social skills through expression exercises. *When purchasing all 10 CBTp courses, use code COURSE10 to get 20% off!* Best Psychological Services is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Best Psychological Services maintains responsibility for the program. Upon completion of this course, you may claim a maximum of 3 credits. If you have any questions, please contact: admin@bestpsychology.ca