As it was established in 1987, it has become one of the leading providers of stress management training for trainers, health, management, caring and HR professionals in the United Kingdom. At the Centre it runs short two day courses, modular certificate and diploma programmes in stress management. The external consultancy and training unit offers a range of short courses and longer certificated programes including stress management and cognitive behavioural therapies.

The Centre has been running cognitive behavioural training programmes for two decades. In 2008 the Centre for Stress for Stress Management launched two new modular 5-day courses: Certificate in Cognitive-behavioural Therapy and the Certificate in Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy. These programmes are suitable for health professionals who wish to gain skills and knowledge in these approaches. Further details are in our training brochure. In addition we recently updated and launched two new CBT & REBT modular programmes at both Advanced Certificate and Foundation Diploma levels in association with the UK Centre for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and the UK Centre for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy. The Certificate, Advanced Certificate and Foundation Diploma programmes are recognised by the the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy.

The Centre for Stress Management is an organisational member of Institute of Health Promotion and Education. It is a Member of the British Institute for Learning and Development and a Founder Member of the Association for Coaching. The Director of the Centre is Professor Stephen Palmer PhD.

In association with The Centre for Coaching, The Centre also offers executive, business, performance, stress and life coaching. The Centre is part of the Centres of Expertise group which include the UK Centre for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, UK Centre for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, UK Centre for Health, Safety & Wellbeing. The Centres of Expertise group now publish a Newsletter

UPDATE: HEALTH COACHING WORKSHOP IN EDINBURGH, 4th AUGUST 2009

Professor Stephen Palmer will be running a half-day health coaching workshop at The Scots Club in Edinburgh on the 4th August 2009. More information.

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