12 Step Anxiety Program
Course Information
Welcome to the 12 Step Anxiety Program. We have created a course which explores anxiety, anger, sadness and fear and their impact on everyday life. You will learn about you, your responses and discover new ways to enhance your daily routines and interactions. During our time spent together you will meet a sponsor and become a sponsor. A sponsor is a go to person when the going gets tough and to share successes and growth with. You will acquire new skills and strategies to handle knock backs and assert yourself. Within this process a personal team will be formed which will accompany you long after the course is completed.
This program has been designed in response to being part of the Community Learning Mental Health Research Project[Office1] 2018, which shows the positive transformational impact learning, discussion and exploration of the symptoms associated with Mental Health can have on Well-being.
Today is the day to choose to change.
We are now online and have funding to deliver some free courses for those who are over 19 Live in SOMERSET and are currently unemployed. Please do email us or pm us on our Facebook page for more information
Attending a 15 week course with us the parents of children with autism, ADHD, autistic traits, neurological conditions, anxiety, SEND and school refusers have had found they been able to learn strategies to manage their own emotional resilience, discovered ways to help family and friends understand some of the challenges they face and have built stronger relationships.
These attending who have high levels of anxiety have experienced profound changes in sleep. eating, panic attacks.
People have already attended a pilot of the 12 Step Anxiety Program, our research shows:
Feedback for Research on 12 Step Anxiety Program First 6 weeks –
– IMPROVED
Know my anxiety 68.75%
Relaxation more than twice a week 62.5%
Implement Strategies 50%
Participate in self-care 25%
Personal Goal achieved 25%
Self-assessment for improvement in anxiety 2 scaled 1-5 62.5%
Improve wellbeing & Mental Health 50%
Improve physical health 43.75%
Gained job related skills 31.25%
Improved self-confidence 56.25%
Increased involvement in local community and improve social relationships 37.5% Develop personal skills 31.25%
Weightloss x4
88% of learners have seen a marked improvement in their relationship with their anxiety.
Using the HACT https://www.hact.org.uk/value-calculatorscale the social value scores for 6 people attending:
Before Score. After Score Social Value
18 29 £14,947.00
19 28 £8,444.00
19 27 £6,910.00
20 28 £8,444.00
15 28 £16,558
19. 25 £7,443.00
A total saving to the NHS of £45,805.00
Net Benefit £30,785
Where possible we source funding to deliver our courses for free. However if yu are a College, School or Housing Association please do contact.
We can deliver online.
Find a Program online, subscribe to our newsletter and commit to joining a program today.
Do contact us and make that connection.
You'll be amazed at what we can do to help you take that first step.
If you are experiencing anxiety and it's stopping you from achieving your goals then this course could assist you in making steps towards improved wellbeing.
For information on FREE courses contact allison.ward@autismsomerset.org
We are now taking details of professionals who would like to become !2 Step Anxiety Program Practitioners.
We will provide you with everything you need to deliver the 12 Step Anxiety Program, you'll be coached to deliver the program your way because you know who you work with.
Testimonials
'Doing this course has changed the way I parent, it's changed my reslationships, for the better and I can understand my autisitc daughters anxiety, without bringing my stuff to the situation.'
'Being a woman with high functioning autism, all I can say is I wish I had doen this course when I was a teenager. It coudl saved a lot of damage to a lot of walls!'
'Coming on this course in a suporting role has really helped us form a better relationship, I recognise the triggers and his anxiety quicker and I keep check on what's going on for me too.'
'I had really struggled to come along to the course in the beginning, my panic attackes stopped me going out. But my Job coach suported me and by week 3 I was walking to meet the group. They kept me going and still do. We have anactive peer support group 3 years on.It's really helped during 2020'
