Making Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Work: Clinical Process for New Practitioners by Brian P. Marx, Deborah Roth Ledley, Richard G. Heimberg - 9781593851422 - Compare Prices on New & Used Textbooks, Cheap Textbooks

A highly practical guide for beginning therapists, this concise primer fills the gap between academic training and what newly-minted clinicians need to know for day-to-day work with clients. Illustrated are the "whats," "whens," and "how-tos" of the entire process of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)--from intake, assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning, through conducting sessions, making the most of supervision, and termination. Interwoven with an extended case example is expert guidance on confidentiality, informed consent, recordkeeping, and report writing, and on managing relationship issues and common problems that arise in CBT. Invaluable appendices point the reader toward additional resources, including empirically supported treatment manuals, journals, and websites.

		Making Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Work: Clinical Process for New Practitioners by Deborah Roth Ledley, Brian P. Marx, Richard G. Heimberg ISBN-10: 9781593851422 ISBN-10: 1-59385-142-1 ISBN-13: 9781593851422 ISBN-13: 978-1-59385-142-2 Hardcover 2005-05-11 The Guilford Press Find Lowest Price
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Product Description A highly practical guide for beginning therapists, this concise primer fills the gap between academic training and what newly-minted clinicians need to know for day-to-day work with clients. Illustrated are the "whats," "whens," and "how-tos" of the entire process of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)--from intake, assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning, through conducting sessions, making the most of supervision, and termination. Interwoven with an extended case example is expert guidance on confidentiality, informed consent, recordkeeping, and report writing, and on managing relationship issues and common problems that arise in CBT. Invaluable appendices point the reader toward additional resources, including empirically supported treatment manuals, journals, and websites.
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Good basic overview This is a good book for beginning clinicians who are tackling CBT. Some of the information is fairly basic and tedious (how to start interactions with clients, how to document notes) but the majority of the information is very useful in describing the basics of CBT and how to overcome obstacles in the CBT process.
Great Book! Easy read! I have really enjoyed this book so far. It has been an easy and interesting read.
Clear Theoretical Writing As a clinical doctoral student in psychology, this book was very helpful in presenting me with clear theoretical background in working with a variety of clients. I found the bibiography especially useful since it helped me to further focus on certain populations that I could try CBT with as my theory of choice.
A Nuts-And-Bolts Resource for the Beginning CBT Clinician Much more practical that Dr. Beck's "Basics and Beyond" work, this book breaks down the CBT process into bite-sized pieces so that even the most novice of practioners can get their head around this highly effective, yet complex mode of treatment. The authors are cogent in their explanations and illustrations of concepts. This book is the perfect introduction to CBT and will allow the practioner to benefit from more advanced resources, such as those offered by Dr. Robert Leahy (resources I highly recommend). First class resource. A must have.
A simple, yet good overview Although this book is by no means an in-depth review of cognitive behavioral therapy, it is a great resource for new practitioners and those looking to learn cognitive-behavioral techniques for the first time. The author does a good job at describing a step by step approach that includes everything from assessment of an individual to terminating therapy. Overall, this book is a great resource for graduate students, but may be too simple for more advanced practitioners.