Friday 16 April, 10am-12pm – email info@ctpsy.co.uk to book
As we continue to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, we learn more and more about the lingering effects of the virus on some patients. This long-term condition, known as long Covid, is similar to many chronic illnesses with inflammation in a person’s system.
The Office for National Statistics recently estimated that 1.1 million people in the UK may be living with far-reaching long-term effects of Covid-19, months after contracting it; every one of those people will be relying on a network of helpers around them. Even 13% of children aged under 11 who contracted Covid-19 have experienced long Covid symptoms.
Counsellors and psychotherapists can take this opportunity to learn about the specific support that long Covid patients will need, and the crucial role that counsellors and psychotherapists can play in patients’ recovery.
Patients with long Covid experience a range of unpleasant symptoms, including ‘brain fog’, muscle aches, chronic fatigue, and depression. People of all ages can experience long Covid. Their symptoms need to be recognised quickly by professionals, so that a therapeutic plan can be put in place as soon as possible to support recovery.
This online workshop will help you work safely and manage the expected influx of Long Covid patients as clients. You will learn how to devise effective and ethical techniques that can help these clients.
It’s not just about surviving Covid; it’s about thriving in recovery, and that can be a slow and frustrating process, especially for patients who may have previously enjoyed good health and a high level of independence. They may have had to give up or reduce work or education; change or curtail their hobbies; change their home environment to adapt to their new needs.
Whether you’re a counsellor or a psychologist, you’ll find this session useful for your ongoing development. Through live discussion and breakout room tasks, you will learn:
- What long Covid is, and its mental, physical and spiritual impacts on patients.
- The role of the therapist in long Covid treatment and recovery.
- The difference between long Covid and other chronic conditions.
- How to undertake an accurate intake assessment.
- What an effective therapeutic plan looks like for these clients.
- How to get dynamic feedback from clients with long Covid.
- How to tweak your strategies to individual needs and progress.
- When to refer onto other professionals.
As mental health professionals, we need to respond quickly and flexibly to emerging conditions such as long Covid, and the best way we can do this is by learning remotely, to avoid travel time and unnecessary contact during the pandemic.
To book your place on this interactive workshop for Friday 16 April 2021, please email info@ctpsy.co.uk.