Collaborative case conceptualization
Subtitle: working effectively with clients in cognitive-behavioral therapy
By: Willem Kuyken, Christine A. Padesky, Robert Dudley.
Contributors: Padesky, Christine A.; Dudley, Robert
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9781606230725
Subjects: Cognitive therapy; Psychiatry -- Case formulation; Cognitive Therapy; Cooperative Behavior; Psychological Theory
Description: "Case conceptualization is among the most challenging aspects of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Many therapists feel stymied by the task of formulating client problems in a way that is both efficient and accurate. This groundbreaking book describes an easy-to-understand new approach that standardizes the conceptualization process, incorporates client strengths, evolves throughout treatment, and enlists the active participation of clients. The authors are renowned practitioners and CBT innovators who provide a powerful framework for engaging clients and making sound treatment decisions, even in complex clinical situations.

Accessible and highly practical, the book brings the conceptualization process to life with vivid examples 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. Working together as a team enables therapist and client to identify and target goals that make sense to both of them. An extended case illustration demonstrates the evolution of conceptualization over the entire course of CBT with a multiproblem individual. Emphasis is given to promoting resilience and coping while decreasing psychological distress.

Special features include self-assessment checklists and learning exercises to help therapists build their conceptualization skills. The authors also review the research base on conceptualization and discuss important future directions for testing and refining their model. Infused with the knowledge and real-world experience of master clinicians, this book offers clear-cut yet flexible tools for tailoring CBT to each client's needs. It is essential reading for practitioners and supervisors in clinical psychology, psychiatry, counseling, and social work, as well as students and residents. It will serve as a text in graduate-level CBT courses and clinical practica."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Procrustean dilemma; title: The case conceptualization crucible : a new model; title: Two heads are better than one : collaborative empiricism; title: Incorporating client strengths and building resilience; title: "Can you help me?" : descriptive case conceptualization; title: "Why does this keep happening to me?" : cross-sectional explanatory conceptualizations; title: "Does my future look like my past?" : longitudinal explanatory conceptualizations; title: Learning and teaching case conceptualization; title: Appraising the model.