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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... practice and theory, idiosyncratic experiences and the common- alities encapsulated by cognitive and behavioral theories of emotion. We stand on this bridge with our clients working together to relieve distress and build resilience. The ...
... practice: collaborative empiricism, incorporation of client strengths, and evolving 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 ...
... practice so many times that I no longer regard it as a divide but rather as a creative dialectic! I thank Profes- sors Aaron T. Beck, Chris Brewin, Tony Lavender, and Paul Webley, who, in different and important ways, provided ...
... practice. An empirical approach is one in which hypotheses are continually developed based on client experience, theory, and research. These hypotheses are tested and then revised based on observations and client feedback. Second, like ...
... practice because it serves the 10 key functions outlined below. However, we also go on to consider some important empirical challenges to the centrality of case conceptualization in CBT practice. These challenges have been important in ...