The Core Program: A Cognitive Behavioural Guide to Depression

by Randy J. Paterson

The Changeways Core Program is the most widely used group treatment program for depression in Canada. Originally developed for people with particularly severe depression who had been hospitalized, the program has since been used at inpatient and outpatient facilities across Canada, and in Hong Kong, Australia, the United States, and Great Britain. Now this clear, concise, and evidence-based program is available to the general public. Accompanying the complete program manual is a set of 8 talks narrated by Dr Randy Paterson, the program's senior author (approximately 8 hours of content on a single MP3 format CD). The talks provide the insights, examples, and stories that you would hear if you were a participant in one of Dr Paterson's groups. They complement and expand on the written material in the manual. Readers working through the manual are recommended to listen to one talk each week for 8 weeks, carrying out the exercises and strategies in the manual as they go.

114 pages, Spiral-bound

Published September 15, 2008

About the author

Dr Randy Paterson (randypaterson.com) is a psychologist and author living in Vancouver Canada. He founded and operates Changeways Clinic, a multiple-provider psychotherapy practice focusing on cognitive behaviour therapy for stress, anxiety, and mood disorders. He is the author of five books (including The Assertiveness Workbook, now in its 2nd edition, a recipient of the ABCT Self-Help Seal of Merit, How to be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use, How to be Miserable in Your 20s, Private Practice Made Simple, and Your Depression Map) and numerous therapy guides and clinician resources. He has taught over 300 workshops on psychological issues, offering programs across Canada, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong. His video blog, PsychologySalon, appears at https://www.youtube.com/c/PsychologyS.... In addition to his interests in psychology and therapy, Dr Paterson owns and operates an orchard in the interior of British Columbia.