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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... presenting issues (Chapter 6), to a longitudinal account of what predis- posed him to this particular set of presenting issues and what strengths protected him from worse difficulties (Chapter 7). Mark's in-depth case illustration ...
... issues Steve's therapist faced are similar to the issues therapists face with each client at the beginning of therapy : • “ Given the various presenting issues and Axis I and / or II diagno- ses , what should be the primary focus for ...
... presenting issues and experiences with CBT theory and research to form a new understanding that is original and unique to the client . CBT theory and research are essential ingredients in the crucible ; it is the integration of ...
... presenting issues. 2. Case conceptualization normalizes clients' presenting issues and is vali- dating. Many clients worry that their presenting issues are stigmatiz- ing, set them apart from others, and make them somehow “abnormal ...
... presenting issues and is validating . 3. Promotes client engagement . 4. Makes numerous complex problems more manageable . 5. Guides the selection , focus , and sequence of interventions . 6. Identifies client strengths and suggests ...