Course Overview
The Living Life to the Full course is a life skills course that aims to provide access to high quality, practical and user-friendly training in practical approaches you can use in your own life.
The course content teaches key knowledge in how to tackle and respond to issues/demands which we all meet in our everyday lives
Take a look at the Introduction Module to see the format of the course.
The following outline gives an overview of the type of things the course covers:
- Understanding why we feel as we do.
- Practical problem solving skills.
- Using Anxiety Control Training relaxation.
- Overcoming Reduced activity .
- Helpful and Unhelpful behaviours.
- Using Medication effectively.
- Noticing unhelpful thoughts.
- Changing unhelpful thoughts.
- Healthy living - sleep, food, diet and exercise.
- Staying well.
What would you like to get out of the course?
- We all need life skills in our work, relationships and in every other aspect of our lives.
- Probably we all have very different reasons for doing the course. Some of us may suffer or are suffering from depression/anxiety or distress.
- Some of us may be caring/supporting people who are facing anxiety or depression.
- Some of us may be working with people with anxiety/depression.
Whatever your reason for wanting to learn these life skills we hope the content proves helpful. The skills taught cover general skills/information we can all use in our lives when we feel under pressure, stressed or distressed.
Course content and materials
- Sound, text and video clips are used throughout.
- Free short handouts supplement the course. Longer detailed practical workbooks that develop and build upon the course are available as the Overcoming Depression: Five Areas workbooks.
- Moderated discussion forums are available to help course users swap ideas, information and provide mutual support.
Remember: Nothing is compulsory - you are in control. After completing the initial registration process and Session 1, you can choose to complete as many or as few of the self-help life skills modules as you wish. You don't have to use or buy anything.
Why self-help as a way of teaching life skills?
Self-help materials are increasingly available and are popular with the general public and health care practitioners. Any good bookshop is likely to have a significantly sized self-help section.
Self-help books are often amongst the top ten best-selling books. In America and Great Britain, a number of self-help materials have been assessed and been shown to be effective. Recent research has shown that self-help materials can be a helpful way of teaching life skills and of tackling problems such as distress, anxiety and depression.
Not sure if you want to use the course?
- Why not give it a go and see if its helpful?
- You can drop-out or come back at any stage you choose to.
- Click here to read some Inspirational Stories
Its likely you'll get the most out of this course by not just reading this intellectually - but by putting it into practice and seeing if it is credible for you.
Suicidal Ideas?
It is common for suicidal ideas to occur from time to time if you feel low
If you notice such thoughts please discuss them with your doctor or health care practitioner.
If you have active thoughts of self-harm at any stage please contact a doctor/go to A+E as a priority.
Please note: This course provides no way of alerting the authors of the presence of suicidal thoughts or plans. This on-line informational course is not a replacement for mental health assessment and treatment
All advice, information and opinions contained in the Living Life to the Full Course and various linked resources (handouts, downloads etc) are based on the views, research and analysis of Dr Chris williams as a qualified psychiatrist and recognised teacher and researcher in the area of cognitive behavioural therapy self-help. While he has taken care to check the accuracy of the content and believes that many users may find it beneficial, no assurance or warranty is given regarding the accuracy of the content or applicability in relation to particular circumstances. Use of the Living Life to the Full Course and resources is not intended to be a substitute for direct consultative advice medical from a doctor or other qualified health care professional.
