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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... needing to be entertained " and the self as " dull and unlovable , " even under conditions of safety . Thus one way to detect the presence of a core belief is to notice thoughts that are accompanied by intense The Procrustean Dilemma 13.
... notice thoughts that are accompanied by intense emotion and that do not shift in the face of contradictory evidence . Underlying Assumptions Underlying assumptions are intermediate - level beliefs that ( 1 ) maintain core beliefs by ...
... notice: • Therapists conceptualizing unilaterally, not collaboratively. The content of CBT sessions seems unrelated to the case concep- • tualization. The therapist assumes he or she has understood something but • does not pause to ...
... notice by your boss that you need to perform better or you will lose your job. (Writes at top of page: “My boss says I need to perform better or I will lose my job.”) AHMED : Yes , that worries me a lot . The Case Conceptualization ...
... notice people stop talking about politics when I come in the room . THERAPIST : So it seems some people might hold prejudice against you as a Muslim . Does this worry you because you are afraid someone might try to hurt you or your ...