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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... improvement. We describe how therapist and client can truly collaborate to explicitly co-create and test conceptualizations throughout the course of therapy. Chapter 3 delineates our first conceptualization principle, collab- orative ...
... Jacqueline Persons . Therapists who sought consul- tation for case conceptualization assistance over the past several years directly and indirectly contributed ideas that improved this book, includ- xiv Acknowledgments.
... improved this book, includ- ing Monica Hill, Susan Reynolds, Jennifer Shannon, Ann Twomey, and Mary Beth Whittaker. Therapists from around the world who attend my workshops ask many provocative questions; the answers often take years to ...
... improve therapy's effectiveness. In this opening chapter we suggest that case conceptualization has become central to CBT practice because it serves the 10 key functions outlined below. However, we also go on to consider some important ...
... improvement of the client's quality of life and bolstering client resilience. Discussion of cli- ent strengths often enhances a positive therapeutic alliance and can lead to the incorporation of positive client values into therapy goals ...