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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... begin therapy by focusing on Steve's PTSD symptoms . In the sixth session Steve disclosed that neigh- bors had seen him the previous year in his home dressed in women's clothing . Word quickly spread through the neighborhood that Steve ...
... begin therapy with beliefs that affect therapy engagement negatively . This was the case with Steve , who avoided reveal- ing relevant information about his cross - dressing to the therapist . Once Steve chose to disclose more of his ...
... emphasizes the need for change , and provides a clearer therapy focus . Once the therapist and client have a working understanding of the presenting issues, they can begin to consider which concern(s) to The Procrustean Dilemma 7.
... begin to consider which concern(s) to address first. CBT involves numerous choice points for therapists and clients. Case conceptualizations provide explicit rationales for making particular choices. When therapist and client agree on a ...
... begin to understand what trig- gers, maintains, and predisposes the client's presenting issues. We also begin to understand the factors that protect clients and foster The Procrustean Dilemma 9.