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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... specific and key moment. I was fortunate enough to be supervised by Professor Ivy Blackburn and I asked her about a case study she had published 12 years earlier. When I began to describe the case details she interrupted me, “Do not ...
... specific “how-to” guidelines for the development of case concep- tualizations that can improve therapy's effectiveness. In this opening chapter we suggest that case conceptualization has become central to CBT practice because it serves ...
... specific cog- nitive constructs or content such as “ I am lovable " or " People can't be trusted . " Core beliefs are often formed at an early age . Most people will form paired core beliefs such as " I am strong " and " I am weak ...
... specific . Box 1.2 Box 1.2 . Case Examples Linking Modes , Core Beliefs , Underlying Assumptions , and Strategies Modes Core beliefs Underlying assumptions Strategies Automatic thoughts Suzette : " I'm always acting . " Hyperarousal “ I ...
... specific underlying assumptions a person will hold because there are a variety of assumptions that can sustain a core belief . Strategies Strategies describe what the person does when modes , core beliefs , and underlying assumptions ...