Frequently Asked Questions

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if you have forgotten or lost your password, please click on the Login link below, enter your email address (username) then click "forgot / reset password" - a new password will be emailed to you.

If you know your login details and have problems logging in, your account will become locked after 5 unsuccessful login attempts, so you you'll need to contact us to unlock it.

If you have a new password, or believe your account shouldn't be locked, please try using a different browser or a private/incognito browser window.  You may need to clear your browser cache especially after a change of login details (eg.  new password) - all instructions are on the online training login page.

If all else fails, contact us.

More information about the online training here:  32 Skills and 12 Life Skills

Accessibility

Please see our resources for teaching the skills remotely

You must have attended a workshop or completed the online training and gained a Certificate of Completion to teach the skills to your clients.  The skills are for anyone and everyone.  If your clients have severe and enduring mental health issues, you need to be a skilled practitioner with support and supervision.

You must have attended a workshop or completed the online training and gained a Certificate of Completion to teach the skills to your clients.  There is a discuss-demonstrate-discuss format to teaching the skills and an all-important "style" of teaching.  The demonstrations bring the skills to life.  The training includes evidence base, hints and tips and skills practice.  You also have ongoing access to our Resources.

We recommend that TWO clinicians trained in The Decider Skills facilitate a skills group.

The style of teaching is demonstrated in the workshops and online training.  It is important to be upbeat, positive, warm, empathic, fun-loving and confident and comfortable doing the fun role plays!  It helps if you are willing to share a little of your own experiences as demonstrated in the training.

Yes. The evidence shows that we must learn to tolerate distress, become mindful and learn emotion regulation skills before we can learn interpersonal effectiveness. Staying with the format keeps clinicians and clients on track.

We recommend that clients learn the full 12 or 32 skills - they can then decide for themselves which skills to use.

If time is limited, we recommend that every client learns STOPP skill. This is the key skill. It leads the client on to use any of the other skills. If you are teaching clients with severe and complex mental health problems, we advise teaching all 32 skills.

In our experience, the skills are more effective when taught in a group as there is more of a fun factor. However, the skills can be tailored and personalised much more when taught individually.  We recommend that clients learn the full 12 or 32 skills - they can then decide for themselves which skill to use.

Yes, the written materials and apps are copyrighted and cannot be changed.  They must stay the same.  You can adapt your teaching to suit your client group.  You know your clients and how they will learn best.  Pitch your teaching to suit them.  Be creative and ask for feedback.

You must keep the same "visual" for the skills.  For example, if you are teaching STOPP skill, you need to keep the STOPP sign used on The Decider.

The Decider Skills complement all psychological approaches and modalities, and can be used as part of a treatment plan and as an effective waiting list intervention.

The 32 Skills are for clients with a complex mental health presentation.

The 12 Life Skills are for children, young peope and adults as a positive, proactive and preventative approach to mental health.

Yes, delivery is worldwide. Please visit the Order page

No. Attending the workshop enables you to teach your client group only. It does not enable you to teach others to teach the skills.

See our order page for any upcoming live (often online) workshops.

The online training in 12 and 32 skills is always available.

https://order.thedecider.org.uk/store#online_training_for_professionals

The online training is available worldwide.

https://order.thedecider.org.uk/store#online_training_for_professionals 

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We use lots of quotes. The one that is most meaningful to The Decider and which we repeat is.....

"if you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got"

because The Decider is about taking responsibility for change and the person deciding to do things differently.

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