A Clinician's Guide to Low Intensity Psychological Interventions (LIPIs) for Anxiety & Depression (Printable)

Low Intensity Psychological Interventions (LIPIs) can help to optimise a service's ability to match treatments to clients' needs, thereby efficiently and effectively providing the right care at the right time to the largest number of people. This manual provides clinicians with the information they need to implement LIPIs for adults with anxiety and depression.Chapter 1 describes different types of LIPIs that services may wish to consider using with their clients, along with some guidance about how to match LIPIs to clients' needs. Chapter 2 presents more detail about completing a LIPI assessment and case formulation, along with a case formulation template and case examples for several clinical problems. Chapter 3 illustrates how clinicians can use their case formulations to implement targeted psychological tools and techniques within a LIPI. Case examples, a treatment planning template, and an example treatment plan are provided. Finally, Chapter 4 provides guidance on designing group LIPIs, which may be helpful when clinicians receive regular referrals for similar problems. A template for planning and designing a group LIPI is provided, along with case examples.In conjunction with appropriate supervision, this manual should provide clinicians with a range of skills needed to plan and implement LIPIs from a cognitive behavioural framework.… (more)