Collaborative Case Conceptualization: Working Effectively with Clients in Cognitive-Behavioral TherapyPresenting an innovative framework for tailoring cognitive-behavioral interventions to each client's needs, this accessible book is packed with practical pointers and sample dialogues. Step by step, the authors show how to collaborate with clients to develop and test conceptualizations that illuminate personal strengths as well as problems, and that deepen in explanatory power as treatment progresses. An extended case illustration demonstrates the three-stage conceptualization process over the entire course of therapy with a multiproblem client. The approach emphasizes building resilience and coping while decreasing psychological distress. Special features include self-assessment checklists and learning exercises to help therapists build their conceptualization skills. |
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... - cian, trainer, and supervisor, he developed an interest in case conceptu- alization and has undertaken several research projects in this area. PrefacePreface Preface Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is both art and science. vii.
... research, each of us has acquired special expertise in at least one of these areas. Robert offers keen clinical insights gleaned from his years of experience as a therapist and supervisor working with complex clinical cases. ix.
... is a linchpin that connects the client's main issues. Drawing out, loosening, and remediating this mechanism could, rather like a stone dropping into a pond, ripple out to other areas of a client's 8 COLLABORATIVE CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION.
... areas of a client's life. For example, someone who is depressed, has stopped working, and no longer answers the phone or door has greatly diminished opportunities for mastery or pleasure. For such a person, behavioral activation ...
... areas grounded in carefully listening to clients' accounts of their beliefs, emotions, and behaviors. Each CBT ... area Protocol 16 COLLABORATIVE CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION.