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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... problems in cognitive and behavioral terms), moves to include explanatory models (e.g., a theory-based understanding of how his posttraumatic stress symptoms are maintained), and, if necessary, develops further to include a historical ...
... problems.” Case conceptualization describes problems in constructive language and helps clients understand how problems are maintained. While there still is real social stigma regarding many men- tal health problems, the process of ...
... problems more manageable . 5. Guides the selection , focus , and sequence of interventions . 6. Identifies client strengths and suggests ways to build client resilience . 7. Suggests the simplest and most cost - efficient interventions ...
... problems seem more manageable for clients and therapists . Clients , particularly those with complex and long - standing difficulties , can feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of issues they face . Steve's list of presenting issues and ...
... problems in therapy. Therapeutic impasses and difficulties provide opportunities to test or develop the conceptualization. A good conceptualization offers an understanding of therapeutic difficulties as well as ways to address them ...