Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is based on the idea that feelings such as anxiety, depression, anger and frustration are largely caused by our own thoughts and beliefs, and that changing the way we think enables us to change the way we feel. Learn to identify the patterns of thinking that contribute to upsetting emotions, and learn strategies to help you challenge and change negative thoughts and self-defeating behaviours. An interactive program will describe the Cognitive Behavioural ... [More]

The nature of mental illness can be mystifying to many people and crippling for sufferers. In this case study – based course, a practising psychologist will overview mood disorders (especially depression and bipolar disorder) so that stereotypes can be challenged and causes and cures examined. The course will utilise a number of the University’s training DVDs and there will be time for class discussion. Come along and get another perspective on this clinical disorder and mental illn... [More]

Science is a ‘methodology’: a particular way of observing and explaining the world, of answering the one big question: “What must the world be like, in order that it produce the phenomena we observe?” Part two of this four part series applies the language and logic of Science to the task of distilling from our observations of worldly affairs the fundamental elements of ‘reality’ – of what the world must, or at least must not, be like – and to construct from them a reasonable model o... [More]

Forensic psychologists perform a wide range of roles in the criminal justice system, including sentencing recommendations, treatment recommendations, assessment of future risk, evaluation of witness credibility, and must be able to translate psychological information into a legal framework understood by a judge and/or jury. This course provides an introduction to issues surrounding the practice of forensic psychology. Topics will include the legal concept of insanity and its assessm... [More]

The relationship between neuroscience and metaphysics is a complex and intriguing one. It highlights questions about the mind and the brain, memory and identity, freewill and determinism, happiness and pleasure, neural correlates of consciousness, the emotions, desire and fulfilment, ethics and morality, as well as the relation, if any, between quantum theory and neural mechanisms. In this fully illustrated day we will examine carefully some of these questions in order to see whethe... [More]

Forensic psychologists perform a wide range of roles in the criminal justice system, including sentencing recommendations, treatment recommendations, assessment of future risk, evaluation of witness credibility, and must be able to translate psychological information into a legal framework understood by a judge and/or jury. In this course we will recap the contexts, roles and assessment methods in Forensic Psychology. Course Content Criminal Psychopathologies Advanced discussions of... [More]

A basic understanding of how the weather works could help you sail faster and win races, and might even save your life some day. Useful for any sailing enthusiast and essential for anyone involved in offshore yachting, this practical workshop, led by experienced meteorologist and yachtsman, provides an introduction to essential theory, forecasting, weather maps, clouds, the interaction between the wind and coastlines, and weather forecasting at sea. There’s also a session on severe ... [More]

This practical instrumentation course will provide attendees with a basic background on the role of instrumentation in maintaining a stable and controlled process. The course is designed to provide maximum hands-on tuition in order to ensure that attendees gain practical experience in areas of instrument calibration, signal interpretation and control loop tuning, all tools for successful processing operations. The course will award participants with three competencies as approved by... [More]

Some people appear to have a knack for influencing others. Their persuasive skills appear to flow naturally and unconsciously – but they actually stem from principles anyone can learn to apply. By understanding these principles, you can get others to listen to you, persuade people to change their mind, shift the direction of a conversation, communicate a message effectively. This course is suitable for anyone who needs to engage and inspire others at work – including managers, sales... [More]

A 2-day course providing fundamental understanding of feedback process control. It aims at giving professionals who work in process control an understanding of the basic concepts of process dynamics and control and how to apply such concepts to the design, evaluation and troubleshooting of optimal control strategies. Who Should Attend? The course is principally aimed at process control engineers, senior technicians and non-chemical engineers working in the processing sector of a var... [More]