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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... person I had been treating for several months . Tim's conceptualization skills were so superior to my own that I ... Persons . Therapists who sought consul- tation for case conceptualization assistance over the past several years ...
... 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 in cognitive - behavioral terms ...
... Persons, 2005; Tarrier, 2006). 1. Case conceptualization synthesizes client experience, relevant CBT the- ory, and ... person who cross- dresses, and I don't need Box 1.1 . Functions of Case Conceptualization in CBT 1. The Procrustean ...
... person, not just problematic issues. A strengths focus broadens potential therapy outcomes from alleviation of distress and resumption of normal functioning to improvement of the client's quality of life and bolstering client resilience ...
... person, behavioral activation reintroduces reinforcing contingen- cies that can lead to other positive changes (e.g., sense of self- efficacy) that in turn might lead to further changes (e.g., the confidence to engage in more ...