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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... comorbid presentations for which no single approach is a 100% fit. This book teaches therapists how to become skilled in methods of case conceptualization that offer custom- made hospitality for clients seeking help. Readers learn how ...
... comorbid diagnoses exemplifies this phenomenon . Therapists also can feel overwhelmed when faced with clients ' complex and long - standing problems . When done skillfully , case conceptualization can help prob- lems become more ...
... comorbid social phobia can be expected to have beliefs and fears that may interfere with participation in group therapy. Possible beliefs include “Group therapy won't help me because I am less capable than others,” “People in the group ...
... comorbid or complex presentations. We argue, how- ever, that the research to date is not cause for abandoning case concep- tualization; rather, we believe it challenges us to develop models that are more likely to meet evidence-based ...
... several different conceptualizations for each comorbid condition . These are difficult to link and would be incoherent and overwhelming if shared with clients . The conceptualization is so elaborate and complex it looks like 25 Chapter 2.