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CBT App

CBT App. Introducing. By Michelle Robson. Sophia Amber Aitchison. Student Wellbeing Service . BACKGROUND As a university we are committed to the health and wellbeing of its students.

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CBT App

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  1. CBT App Introducing By Michelle Robson

  2. Sophia Amber Aitchison

  3. Student Wellbeing Service BACKGROUND • As a university we are committed to the health and wellbeing of its students. • The Student Wellbeing Team (SWS) are constantly trying to increase the accessibility of the service and foster relations with academic units. • This pilot project enabled us to develop effective technology to assist and compliment the ongoing work of SWS. It was also a way of building a relationship with the department of computer science in a way that had not been done before.

  4. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) • CBT is a therapy of choice for many common mental health difficulties experienced by students. • SWS currently provide 1:1 , Computerised and group therapy using CBT. • OFCOM identified that 92% of adults in the UK own / use a mobile phone (2012 figures). Likelihood that this % higher in student population. • Proposal would see CBT techniques become more easily available to students via their mobile devices in the form of an APP. • Enable students to access evidence based techniques at a time when they most need them, enabling them to continue with studies.

  5. Cognitive Restructuring • The pilot focused on the CBT Technique; Cognitive restructuring. • APP would look at ways of challenging negative cognitions in the “here and now” .

  6. Computer Team • Daniel Jamieson • David Easton • Patrick McCorry

  7. Who was involved along the way? The Therapist Gave us invaluable help on getting accurate CBT methods in the app. The Computing Science department Made sure the team had all the resources we needed to work at our best. The Students Gave us important feedback to make it more accessible to our target audience. Along the way we had a lot of help…

  8. Physical work sheet Client is given a document to fill in during their free time

  9. About the CBT App So how does this app benefit others?

  10. Why was it required? To solve many problems in one… Improve communication between students and therapist Improve the support available to clients Allow students to record their thoughts at any time and place

  11. Users can record important events at any time or place – as it is instantly accessible on their smartphone Users can record as many records as they like, and access them wherever they are Able to transfer their records to a therapist during meeting The new method

  12. New relationship between Comp Sci & Wellbeing service, Application works! New skills for the developers involved, Future expansion is possible (e.g. analyse records and prompt better thought challenges) Outcomes

  13. Questions? Thank you very much for listening!

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