Forthcoming Titles in the CBT Distinctive Features series
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Distinctive Features
- By Michaela Swales, Heidi Heard
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach designed particularly to treat the problems of chronically suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The therapy articulates a series of principles that effectively guide clinicians in responding to suicidal and other behaviours that challenge them when treating this population.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy highlights 30 distinctive features of the treatment and uses extensive clinical examples to demonstrate how the theory translates into practice. In part I: The Distinctive Theoretical Features of DBT, the authors introduce us to the three foundations on which the treatment rests - behaviourism, Zen and dialectics - and how these integrate. In part II: The Distinctive Practical Features of DBT, Swales and Heard describe both how the therapy applies these principles to the treatment of clients with borderline personality disorder and elucidate the distinctive conceptual twists in the application of cognitive and behavioural procedures within the treatment.
This book provides a clear and structured overview of a complex treatment. It is written for both practicing clinicians and students wishing to learn more about DBT and how it differs from the other cognitive behaviour therapies.
Published December 8th 2008 by Routledge.
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Metacognitive Therapy
Distinctive Features
- By Peter Fisher, Adrian Wells
Metacognitive Therapy is based on the principle that worry and rumination are universal processes leading to emotional disorder. These processes are linked to erroneous beliefs about thinking and unhelpful self-regulation strategies
Metacognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features is an introduction to the theoretical foundations and therapeutic principles of metacognitive therapy. Divided into two sections, Theory and Practice and using thirty key points, the authors explore how metacognitive therapy can allow people to escape from repetitive thinking patterns that often lead to prolonged psychological distress.
This book is a valuable resource for both students and practitioners wishing to develop a basic understanding of metacognitive therapy and how it compares and contrasts with traditional forms of cognitive behavioural therapy.
Published February 27th 2009 by Routledge.
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Beck's Cognitive Therapy
Distinctive Features
- By Frank Wills
Beck's Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features explores the key contributions made by Aaron T. Beck to the development of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT).
This book provides a concise account of Beck's work against a background of his personal and professional history. The author, Frank Wills, considers the theory and practice of Beck's cognitive therapy by firstly examining his contribution to the understanding of psychopathology, and going on to explore Beck's suggestions about the best methods of treatment. Throughout the book a commentary of how Beck's thinking differs from other approaches to CBT is provided, as well as a summary of the similarities and differences between Beck’s methods and other forms of treatment including psychoanalysis and humanistic therapy.
Beck's Cognitive Therapy will be ideal reading for both newcomers to the field, and experienced practitioners wanting a succinct guide.
Published March 9th 2009 by Routledge.
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Constructivist Psychotherapy
Distinctive Features
- By Robert A. Neimeyer
Constructivist psychotherapy focuses on the meaning that clients attribute to their world, and the way that this shapes their life and contributes to their difficulties. In this book, Robert A. Neimeyer, a leading figure in the field, provides a clear and accessible explanation of the key features of this approach.
Constructivist Psychotherapy: Distinctive Features concentrates on the 30 key commitments that distinguish constructivism from other cognitive behavioural perspectives. Divided into two sections – Theory and Practice – this straightforward book is illustrated throughout with case material and recent research findings.
Neimeyer provides us with a fresh perspective on familiar material, together with a clear, concise introduction to material that the reader may be less familiar with, making this book a valuable text for professionals in training as well as a source of new ideas for practising therapists of constructivist psychotherapy.
Published March 11th 2009 by Routledge.
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Behavioral Activation
Distinctive Features
- By Jonathan Kanter, Andrew Busch, Laura Rusch
Behavioral activation theory indicates that human behavior is a direct result of positive reinforcement, and that when positive, stable sources of reinforcement are lost, depression and other mental health disorders occur. Behavioral activation encourages the client to obtain and nurture the skills that allow them to increase and maintain contact with forms of positive reinforcement.
Behavioral Activation: Distinctive Features clarifies the fundamental theoretical and practical features of behavioral activation. The book includes numerous case examples and transcribed segments from therapy sessions as well as outlining behavior terminology and concepts using straight forward terms and examples so that all therapists can see the utility and practical value of this approach.
This book will provide essential guidance for students and new therapists, as well as more experienced clinicians wanting to know more about what makes behavioral activation a distinct form of cognitive behavior therapy.
Published May 31st 2009 by Routledge.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Distinctive Features
- By Frank Bond, Paul Flaxman
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) focuses on accepting and dealing with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings instead of challenging these beliefs by looking for a more rational response – a technique used in other methods of cognitive behaviour therapy.
ACT incorporates acceptance and mindfulness strategies, encouraging the client to observe their experience without judgement and then work with this experience rather than against it, to bring about psychological change. Divided into two sections, the distinctive theoretical features of ACT and the distinctive practical features of ACT this book summarises the key features of the approach in 30 concise points.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Distinctive Features provides an excellent guide to ACT and explains how the technique differs from traditional cognitive behaviour therapy. Its straightforward format will appeal to those who are new to the field, and it will be a handy reference tool for more experienced clinicians.
Published June 30th 2009 by Routledge.
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Schema Therapy
Distinctive Features
- By Jeffrey Young, Eshkol Rafaeli
Schema therapy combines proven cognitive behaviour therapy techniques with elements of interpersonal, experiential and psychodynamic therapies in order to help people with long term mental health problems including personality disorders and chronic depression. Schema therapy suggests that many negative cognitive conditions are based on past experiences, and therefore provides models for challenging and modifying negative thoughts and behaviours in order to provoke change.
In this book, Jeffrey Young and Eshkol Rafaeli – pioneers of the schema therapy approach – indicate the 30 distinctive features of schema therapy, and how the method fits into the broader CBT Spectrum.
Divided into two sections the distinctive theoretical features of schema therapy and the distinctive practical features of schema therapy, this book with provide a concise introduction for those new to the technique, as well as a discussion of how it differs from the other cognitive behavioural therapies for those experienced in the field.
Published July 31st 2009 by Routledge.
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Compassion-focused Therapy
- By Paul Gilbert
Published August 30th 2009 by Routledge.
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