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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... better than anyone else I've ever met . Nearly every good idea and principle I've " discovered " in my career as a psychologist owes a debt to him . His wisdom , compassion , and scientific rigor infuse this book . My development as a ...
... Better Than One: Collaborative Empiricism Chapter 4 Incorporating Client Strengths and Building Resilience 93 Chapter 5 “Can You Help Me?”: 121 Descriptive Case Conceptualization Chapter 6 “Why Does This Keep Happening to Me?”: Cross ...
... better . ( Steve looks uncomfortable and afraid . The ther- apist uses this nonverbal information as a prompt to ask ) : What do you think will happen now that you have told me how the victimization started in your last neighborhood ...
... better description and under- standing of his cross- dressing so that Steve could be supported in safe expressions of this behavior. This process of sequencing interventions continues throughout therapy. Evolving case conceptualizations ...
... better understand what has occurred, and then plan a way forward. Like many therapists, we are drawn to CBT because of the creative dialogue that exists between clinical experience, theory, and research. Our clinical experience ...