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Building Personal Resilience: Managing Anxiety and Mental Health

Harvard Medical School course teaching five CBT-based skills for managing stress and anxiety.

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About this course

Dr. Luana Marques draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to teach five core skills for handling stress, including mapping the thoughts-emotions-behaviours cycle and facing avoidance.

Best for: Anyone wanting practical tools to manage everyday stress and anxiety.

What you will be able to do

  • Understand how CBT skills improve resilience
  • Map the link between thoughts, emotions and behaviours
  • Build a plan for low-energy days
  • Face fears and solve problems step by step

Syllabus and your progress

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Plan your pace

At 4 hours a week you would finish in about 3 weeks, using the course time estimate above.

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Cost and certificate

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Free to audit on edX; the verified certificate costs $219.

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Quick answers

Is Building Personal Resilience: Managing Anxiety and Mental Health really free?
Yes, the course material is free on Harvard Online. Free to audit on edX; the verified certificate costs $219.
How long does Building Personal Resilience: Managing Anxiety and Mental Health take?
Plan for about 9 hrs in total (Provider estimate: 6 weeks at 1-2 hrs/week.). It is self-paced, so you can go faster or slower.
Do I need experience before Building Personal Resilience: Managing Anxiety and Mental Health?
No. It is a beginner course with no prerequisites listed.

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