Wellbeing Plus Course

The Wellbeing Plus Course is a free online and internet-delivered treatment program designed for adults 60 years and older. It aims to teach practical, proven, skills for managing symptoms of stress, anxiety, worry, low mood and depression. We developed the Wellbeing Plus Course because many older adults have difficulties with stress, anxiety, worry, low mood and depression. But, few people have access to or seek treatment.

The eCentreClinic partnered with beyondblue to develop the Wellbeing Plus Course. Importantly, this course is very similar to our other Courses but also targets issues relevant to older adults including changing roles, changes in health and maintaining independence. The Wellbeing Plus Course aims to help mature adults understand and manage symptoms of worry, stress, and low mood and to improve their overall wellbeing. The aim of the Course is to support adults to learn practical skills for managing these symptoms so that they can get back to leading an enjoyable and rewarding life.

To learn more about symptoms of low mood and depression, please click HERE. To learn more about stress and anxiety, please click HERE.

PLEASE NOTE: You can scroll right to the bottom of this page to make an application or register your interest in the Wellbeing Plus Course.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have a chronic physical health condition that is impacting your life and emotional wellbeing, it may be worthwhile considering our Chronic Conditions Course, HERE. This course contains all of the same information as the Wellbeing Course but is designed specifically for people with chronic health conditions.

What does the Course involve?

• 5 online lessons that provide information and teach practical skills for managing symptoms.
• DIY Guides to help you learn and practice those skills.
• Lots of Additional Resources and Case Stories from others.
• Brief weekly contact with a clinician via email and telephone (depending on the trial).

The Wellbeing Plus Course is delivered over 8 weeks and is designed to provide you with practical information and practical, proven, skills for managing symptoms of different types of anxiety, worry, low mood and depression. The Course aims to provide the information and skills that you would normally receive from a Clinical Psychologist. We hope it will help people to gain better control over their symptoms and get back to living a full and satisfying life. The Wellbeing Plus Course has been carefully designed to work with both regular clinician support as well as in self-guided formats.

Who is the Course Suitable For?

• Adults aged 60 years and older.
• With symptoms of stress, anxiety, low mood and depression.
• With depression, social anxiety, panic attacks and generalised worry.
• Who want to learn information and skills to improve the quality of their lives and emotional wellbeing.
• Who have at least 4 hours per week to spend working on the Course and practicing the skills taught during the Course.

Unfortunately, we cannot include people who are currently suicidal.

Not sure if this course is right for you? Please contact us, click HERE.

Our Research Results

We have now had several thousand older adults complete the Wellbeing Plus Course and the results have been very encouraging. More than 90% reported the Course was worth their time and that they would recommend the course. Most also make very good improvements in their emotional wellbeing as a result of participating in the course. But, the course is hard work and takes time to be helpful..

You can find out more about our research results by looking at our Research Page, HERE. There is a specific section on the Wellbeing Plus Course.

When is the Next Course Being Offered?

We currently do not have an exact date when we will be offering the Wellbeing Plus Course. If you are interested in participating in the next Wellbeing Plus Course just click on the Register Now! button below and follow the prompts. We are planning to offer the Wellbeing Plus Course to people outside of Australia in late 2018 or 2019.

Of course, if you have any questions about the Course please feel free to contact us, click HERE.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have a chronic physical health condition that is impacting your life and emotional wellbeing, it may be worthwhile considering our Chronic Conditions Course, HERE. This course contains all of the same information as the Wellbeing Course but is designed specifically for people with chronic health conditions.


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