Deliberate Practice in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
James F Boswell author Michael J Constantino, PhD author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:American Psychological Association
Published:28th Sep '21
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Deliberate practice exercises help students and trainees rehearse fundamental cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to develop basic competence and hone their own personal therapeutic style.
Each book in the Essentials of Deliberate Practice series contain customized exercises consisting of role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act as a client and a therapist, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor. The trainee playing the therapist improvises appropriate and authentic responses to a series of client statements organized into three difficulty levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced—that reflect common problems and concerns encountered by CBT practitioners.
The first 10 exercises each focus on a single skill, such as establishing goals for treatment; assigning and reviewing between-session exercises; working with various client cognitions, behaviors, and emotions; and addressing relationship ruptures and client resistance. These are followed by two comprehensive exercises—an annotated transcript and free-form mock therapy sessions—in which trainees integrate these essential skills into a single CBT session.
Step-by-step instructions guide participants through the exercises, identify criteria for mastering each skill, and explain how to monitor and adjust difficulty. Guidelines to help trainers and trainees get the most out of training are also provided.
Deliberate practice, as presented by Boswell and Constantino, takes training to a new level by providing an actual tool for developing the various components of competent CBT. This accessible book should be considered a basic resource for training clinics, supervisors, and instructors. Seasoned therapists will also find this book useful in refining skills or recalibrating to avoid “therapist drift.” This is a most welcomed advancement. -- Christopher R. Martell, PhD, ABPP, Clinic Director and Lecturer, Psychological Services Center, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
Practice makes perfect! Clinical training typically lacks opportunities for students to rehearse specific skills repeatedly until they become second nature. Deliberate Practice in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy aims to fill this gap so that trainees can put into action what they learn in their classes, workshops, readings, and clinical placements. This book is filled with practical exercises to develop skills across 10 core components of CBT. It will absolutely change the way I train my own students. -- Martin M. Antony, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada, and coauthor of the Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook and The Anti-Anxiety Program
This volume is sure to become a staple on every clinician’s bookshelf. The authors integrate cutting edge science on expertise with specific and engaging exercises focused on key clinical skills. This book represents a major advance in clinical training by providing tools to empower clinicians and supervisors to “up their game” and improve client outcomes. -- Henny Westra, PhD, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
This important clinical book makes a valuable contribution to the CBT practice literature; it skillfully conveys how treatment processes are nested within an in-session relational process. -- Nikolaos Kazantzis, PhD, Founder and Director of the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Research Unit, Melbourne, Australia, and faculty member of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research
ISBN: 9781433835551
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211 pages