“A much needed and timely book, written and edited by a splendid array of top-quality CBT therapists and researchers, and aptly dedicated to David Westbrook whose own work exemplified the sophisticated integration of theory and real-world practice we find here. Practical, scientifically sound, and broad in scope – an invaluable route map for continuing therapist growth and development.”
Melanie Fennell, Ph.D., Founder, Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and Clinical Research Associate,
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry
From the Inside Flap
CBT has been shown to be effective in helping many people with a wide range of difficulties. A key strength is its empirical basis, and much effort has gone into training therapists to adhere closely to the specific treatment protocols used in research trials. However, real-world therapists need to make moment-to-moment decisions about the direction therapy should take with individual clients.
How to Become a More Effective CBT Therapist explores effective ways for therapists to move beyond competence to “metacompetence”, remaining true to the core principles of CBT while adapting therapeutic techniques to address the everyday challenges of real-world clinical work. This innovative text explores how to:
- Work most effectively with fundamental therapeutic factors such as the working alliance and diversity;
- Tackle complexities such as co-morbidity, interpersonal dynamics and lack of progress in therapy;
- Adapt CBT when working with older people, individuals with long-term conditions (LTCs), intellectual disabilities, personality disorders and psychosis;
- Develop as a therapist through feedback, supervision, self-practice and training.
Based firmly on foundations of the current evidence and richly illustrated with case studies and therapy transcripts, this practical guide will help therapists navigate complexities of clinical practice and develop as skilled practitioners of CBT.
From the Back Cover
CBT has been shown to be effective in helping many people with a wide range of difficulties. A key strength is its empirical basis, and much effort has gone into training therapists to adhere closely to the specific treatment protocols used in research trials. However, real-world therapists need to make moment-to-moment decisions about the direction therapy should take with individual clients.
How to Become a More Effective CBT Therapist explores effective ways for therapists to move beyond competence to “metacompetence”, remaining true to the core principles of CBT while adapting therapeutic techniques to address the everyday challenges of real-world clinical work. This innovative text explores how to:
- Work most effectively with fundamental therapeutic factors such as the working alliance and diversity;
- Tackle complexities such as co-morbidity, interpersonal dynamics and lack of progress in therapy;
- Adapt CBT when working with older people, individuals with long-term conditions (LTCs), intellectual disabilities, personality disorders and psychosis;
- Develop as a therapist through feedback, supervision, self-practice and training.
Based firmly on foundations of the current evidence and richly illustrated with case studies and therapy transcripts, this practical guide will help therapists navigate complexities of clinical practice and develop as skilled practitioners of CBT.
About the Author
Adrian Whittington is Director of Education and Training at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. A Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Adrian is passionate about enabling wider access to evidence-based psychological therapies. Adrian was a director of postgraduate training programmes in CBT before taking up his current role. He works clinically with people with anxiety disorders and depression, particularly following trauma, and teaches on the postgraduate CBT training programme at the University of Sussex, UK.
Nick Grey is Joint Clinical Director and Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT), South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King’s Health Partners. He is actively involved in disseminating cognitive behavioural therapies, trying to ensure that the most effective treatments are applied in routine care. A BABCP-accredited practitioner, supervisor and trainer, Nick is also Honorary Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry and editor of A Casebook of Cognitive Therapy for Traumatic Stress Reactions (2009).
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