Cognitive Therapy in Groups Guidelines and Resources for Practice

by Free, Michael L.

• ISBN13: 9780470024485
• ISBN10: 0470024488
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-12
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

The second edition of Cognitive Therapy in Groups by Michael Free has been completely rewritten as a 25-session, structured programme of cognitive therapy in five modules. It is designed in an easy-to-present psycho-educational format that is intended for groups, but can also be used with individuals. It is sufficiently flexible for clinicians to use and adapt the resources for their own practice, and sufficiently specific to be used verbatim with a wide range of people suffering from emotional and behavioural problems. Web-based support resources include assessment tools, handouts and PowerPoint slides.

Author Biography

Michael Free is a lecturer in clinical psychology at Griffi th University, Brisbane, Australia. He trained as a Clinical Psychologist at The University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, qualifying in 1980. He then worked for the Queensland Health Department in a variety of positions in adult psychiatry for 12 years before obtaining his present position in 1993. He obtained his PhD in 1997 for research on the relationship between biological and psychological processes during recovery from depression. He has published a number of research papers on depression. Michael continues to be active in research and maintains a private practice in Ipswich, a regional centre outside Brisbane. He is currently researching his next book, with the working title 'Cognitive Therapy and the Teachings of Jesus', an integration of the authentic teachings of Jesus with cognitive therapy.

Table of Contents

About the Author	p. xi
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xiii
Preliminary Considerations	p. 1
Introduction to the Program	p. 3
The nature of the program	p. 3
The search for effective, efficient and ethical psychotherapy	p. 4
The nature of the therapeutic relationship	p. 7
Overview of the program	p. 8
Theoretical Foundations	p. 11
Background to the theoretical basis for the program	p. 11
A general model of disorders	p. 13
Beck's cognitive model of emotional disorders	p. 13
Ellis' Rational Emotive Therapy	p. 17
McMullin's Cognitive Restructuring Therapy	p. 18
Young's Schema Therapy	p. 20
The English cognitive therapists	p. 21
Conclusion	p. 21
Preparation	p. 23
Rationale behind the manual	p. 23
Acquiring appropriate resources	p. 23
Selecting participants	p. 26
Preparing prospective participants	p. 27
Assessment considerations	p. 29
Understanding the group cognitive therapy manual	p. 30
The role of the therapist in psychoeducational group therapy	p. 32
Choosing a format	p. 33
Treatment Manual	p. 35
Surface Beliefs and Processes	p. 37
Group Basics	p. 39
Thinking and Feeling	p. 45
Logical Errors	p. 53
Appropriate Logic	p. 57
Countering Logical Errors	p. 61
Beneath the Surface: Exploring Your Negative Belief System	p. 67
A Generic Model of Emotional, Behavioural and Personality Disorders	p. 69
Identifying Negative Schema Content Using the Vertical Arrow Method	p. 77
Advanced Vertical Arrows and Subjective Units of Disturbance	p. 83
Making Sense of Beliefs: Categorising Beliefs and Making Cognitive Maps	p. 89
Making Sense of Your Beliefs: Developing a Cognitive Diagnosis	p. 95
Testing Your Beliefs	p. 103
Beliefs Can be Changed and Adversarial Analysis	p. 105
Challenging Your Beliefs: Investigatory Analysis	p. 111
Scientific Analysis	p. 119
Consolidation of Information	p. 131
Changing Your Thinking and Feeling	p. 137
Countering and Adversarial Debate	p. 139
Propositional Perceptual Shift	p. 145
Emotional Shift and Schema Content Shift	p. 149
Schema Rebalancing and Schema Imagery	p. 155
Negative Schema Imagery	p. 161
Strong-Nurturing-Self Imagery, Re-parenting, Letter-Writing	p. 165
Changing Your Counterproductive Behaviour	p. 171
Selecting Behaviour to Change	p. 173
Making a Behaviour Self-Change Plan	p. 181
Problem Solving	p. 191
Cognitive-Behavioural Rehearsal	p. 197
Maintaining Gains	p. 201
Appendices	p. 207
Phone Screening Protocol	p. 209
Intake Protocol	p. 210
Information for Prospective Participants	p. 211
Information for Referring Agents	p. 212
Individual Work Contract	p. 216
Overhead Transparency Templates	p. 217
Worksheets	p. 335
Handouts	p. 363
Resources for Participants	p. 371
References	p. 373
Index	p. 375
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