Description
The leading text for students and practicing therapists who need to learn the fundamentals of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), this book is eminently practical and authoritative. In a highly accessible, step by step style, master clinician Judith S. Beck demonstrates how you can engage patients, develop a sound case conceptualization, plan remedy, and structure sessions effectively. Core cognitive, behavioral, and experiential techniques are explicated and strategies are presented for troubleshooting difficulties and preventing relapse. An extended case example and plenty of vignettes and transcripts illustrate CBT in action. Reproducible clinical tools will also be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2″ x 11″ size.
See also Dr. Beck’s Cognitive Therapy for Challenging Problems: What to Do When the Basics Don’t Work, which addresses how one can solve incessantly encountered problems with patients who don’t seem to be making progress.
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