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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... particular set of presenting issues and what strengths protected him from worse difficulties (Chapter 7). Mark's in-depth case illustration demonstrates how our approach can simultaneously help decrease psychological distress and ...
... particular issues presented by this person ? " This book answers this question by showing how skillful case conceptualization provides ways to work collaboratively with clients to ( 1 ) describe presenting issues , ( 2 ) understand them ...
... particular model . How does a cognitive therapist choose from this vast array of choices ? Case conceptualization helps the therapist select , focus , and sequence interventions . It helps clients understand why they are doing what they ...
... particular choices. When therapist and client agree on a conceptualization, a clear rationale can be made for following particular therapeutic approaches. Furthermore, a shared case conceptualization allows clients to fully par ...
... particular inter- ventions, therapeutic impasses, and therapist reactions are discussed in supervision. Each of these supervisory discussions can be viewed through a case conceptualization lens to test its “fit,” better understand what ...