How to Become a More Effective CBT Therapist exploreseffective ways for therapists to move beyond competence to"metacompetence", remaining true to the core principlesof CBT while adapting therapeutic techniques to address theeveryday challenges of real-world clinical work. This innovativetext explores how to:
* Work most effectively with fundamental therapeutic factors suchas the working alliance and diversity;
* Tackle complexities such as co-morbidity, interpersonaldynamics and lack of progress in therapy;
* Adapt CBT when working with older people, individuals withlong-term conditions (LTCs), intellectual disabilities, personalitydisorders and psychosis;
* Develop as a therapist through feedback, supervision,self-practice and training.
Adrian Whittington
Clinical Psychology Klinische Psychologie Psychologie Psychology Psychotherapie Psychotherapie u. Beratung Psychotherapy & Counseling
"A much needed and timely book, written and edited by asplendid array of top-quality CBT therapists and researchers, andaptly dedicated to David Westbrook whose own work exemplified thesophisticated integration of theory and real-world practice we findhere. Practical, scientifically sound, and broad in scope -an invaluable route map for continuing therapist growth anddevelopment."
Melanie Fennell, Ph.D., Founder, Oxford Cognitive TherapyCentre and Clinical Research Associate,
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry
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