Using Homework Assignments in Cognitive Behavior Therapy

by Kazantzis; Nikolaos

• ISBN13: 9780415947732
• ISBN10: 0415947731
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-24
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Homework is a central feature of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), given its educational emphasis. This new text is a comprehensive guide for administering assignments. The first part of the text offers essential introductory material, a comprehensive review of the theoretical and empirical support for the use of homework, models for practice, and systems for evaluating client compliance and therapist competence in administering assignments. Part two focuses on the role of homework in cognitive therapy, demonstrating successful methods of integration and discussing solutions to common barriers. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all, pre-designed tasks, this book illustrates application of a model with detailed case study and recommendations for adjusting administration methods for particular problems and specific client populations. Over the last nine chapters, homework administration is described within cognitive and behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression, chronic pain, delusions andhallucinations, obsessions and compulsions, marital and sexual problems, personality disorders, children and adolescents, group and family therapy, and older adults. Readers will be provided with a full range of knowledge to successfully incorporate individualized homework assignments into their practice to maximize the proven long-term benefits of CBT.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	vii
Contributors	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction and Overview	1	(8)
Nikolaos Kazantzis
Part I THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL FOUNDATIONS
Theoretical Foundations	9	(26)
Nikolaos Kazantzis
Luciano L'abate
Empirical Foundations	35	(26)
Nikolaos Kazantzis
Frank P. Deane
Kevin R. Ronan
Georgios K. Lampropoulos
Assessment of Homework Completion	61	(14)
Nikolaos Kazantzis
Frank P. Deane
Kevin R. Ronan
Part II SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
Children	75	(20)
Jennifer L. Hudson
Philip C. Kendall
Adolescents	95	(22)
Robert D. Friedberg
Jessica M. Mcclure
Older Adults	117	(36)
David W. Coon
Yaron G. Rabinowitz
Larry W. Thompson
Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Couples	153	(18)
Frank M. Dattilio
Families	171	(22)
Frank M. Dattilio
Luciano L'abate
Frank P. Deane
Part III SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
Panic, Agoraphobia, and Generalized Anxiety	193	(26)
Robert L. Leahy
Obsessions and Compulsions	219	(18)
Martin E. Franklin
Jonathan D. Huppert
Deborah Roth Ledley
Depression	237	(26)
Anne Garland
Jan Scott
Substance Abuse	263	(20)
Lisa M. Najavits
Delusions and Hallucinations	283	(24)
Hamish J. Mcleod
Hazel E. Nelson
Sexual Problems	307	(22)
Nancy A. Pachana
Kate Sofronoff
Borderline Traits	329	(28)
Arthur Freeman
Gina M. Fusco
Part IV MODEL FOR PRACTICE AND CONCLUSIONS
A Guiding Model for Practice	357	(48)
Nikolaos Kazantzis
Jamie Macewan
Frank M. Dattilio
Summary and Conclusion	405	(12)
Nikolaos Kazantzis
Frank P. Deane
Kevin R. Ronan
Luciano L'Abate
Appendix -- Clinician Resources	417	(8)
Index	425

Excerpts

"Homework assignments are a core and effective component of cognitive behavior therapy, allowing patients to maintain and enhance the progress made during sessions. This volume first provides the reader with a concrete theoretical and empirical basis for the use of homework in CBT. Then, in a series of practice-oriented chapters, experienced practitioners from around the world present strategies, techniques, and sample assignments tailored for use with specific populations including children, older adults, couples, and families and problems such as depression, substance abuse, panic and anxiety, and sexual disorders. The volume concludes with a comprehensive theory-based model for the use of homework in clinical practice. From case examples and clinical strategies to assessment measures, sample homework assignments, and practice models, Using Homework Assignments in Cognitive Behavior Therapy provides the practitioner with all the tools needed to incorporate homework into therapy practice."--BOOK JACKET.