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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... questions , Tim effortlessly summarized my client's central issues . Then he articulated a succinct explanatory case conceptu- alization that struck me as more accurate than my own understanding of a person I had been treating for ...
... questions; the answers often take years to develop and appear in books like this one. Your curiosity often inspires new developments in my thinking and I am grateful for your interest in CBT. A special thanks to all the therapists who ...
... questions: “Is the theory from which case conceptualization is derived based on sound clinical observation?” and “Are the descriptive and explanatory elements of cognitive theory upheld by research?” To con- sider these two questions we ...
... questions: 1. Is the process of case conceptualization reliable? 2. Can therapists agree with one another on the conceptualization for a given case? To answer these questions, researchers presented CBT therapists with case material and ...
... question with fascinating results (Chadwick et al., 2003; Evans & Parry, 1996). Client reactions to case conceptualizations are both posi- tive (led to better understanding, felt more hopeful) and negative (made me think I was “crazy ...