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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... levels of conceptualization. This model has its roots in the conceptual and empirical traditions of Aaron T. Beck, the founder of CBT as well as a mentor and friend to each of us. We draw on the rich empiricism of behavioral therapy ...
... levels of distress in the context of many overlapping diagnostic issues. Readers learn how Mark and his therapist progress from simpler, descriptive case conceptualizations (Chapter 5), to explanatory conceptualizations of what triggers ...
... conceptualization develops over time. Typically, it begins at more descriptive levels (e.g., describing Steve's problems in cognitive and behavioral terms), moves to include explanatory models (e.g., a theory-based understanding of how ...
... levels of belief: core beliefs and conditional underlying assumptions (Beck, 1996, 2005; J. S. Beck, 1995, 2005). The strategies that people use in various situations are assumed to be linked to the operating mode and activated beliefs ...
... conceptualization as it moves from more descriptive levels to explanatory levels, which require much greater theo- ry-based inference. More recent studies offer some support for this view (Eells, Lombart, Kendjelic, Turner, & Lucas ...