Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Basic Theory, Development and Current Status of CBT
Introduction
A brief history of CBT
Some basic principles
`Levels' of cognition
Automatic thoughts (ATs)/​Negative automatic thoughts (NATs)
Core beliefs
Underlying assumptions
Characteristic cognitions in different problems
Generic CBT model of problem development
The current status of CBT
CBT competences
The empirical evidence about CBT
Summary
Learning exercises
Further reading
2.Distinctive Characteristics of CBT
Collaboration
Structure and active engagement
Time-limited and brief
Empirical in approach
Problem-oriented in approach
Guided discovery
Behavioural methods
In vivo work
Summaries and feedback
Myths about CBT
Video links
2.1.Sharing capsule summaries (i)
2.2.Sharing capsule summaries (ii)
Contents note continued: 2.3.Eliciting feedback from your client during a session (i)
2.4.Eliciting feedback from your client at the end of a session (ii)
3.The Therapeutic Relationship
The therapeutic relationship as an essential foundation of therapy
The role of the therapist
Ways of building a positive and collaborative client-therapist relationship
Ruptures in the therapeutic alliance
Working with diversity and difference
Boundary issues
Maintaining treatment boundaries
3.1.Setting the scene and engaging your client
3.2.Dealing with signs of problems in the therapeutic relationship
3.3.Presenting the therapist dilemma: a simple issue (i)
3.4.Presenting the therapist dilemma: a more complex issue (ii)
4.Assessment and Formulation
Formulation in CBT
Formulation: art or science?
Focus on maintenance processes
Contents note continued: The process of assessment
Assessing current problems
Maintaining processes
Assessing past history and problem development
The order of assessment components
`Non-specific' factors and the therapeutic relationship
Making formulations
Sample formulation
Suitability for CBT
Setting the scene for the assessment
Possible problems during assessment
Possible problems in making formulations
4.1.Exploring the client's fear: unpacking what's behind the problem
4.2.Refining hypotheses about `modifiers': learning more about strengths and needs
4.3.Using a recent episode to get more detailed information
4.4.Collaborative construction of the formulation: teamwork in conceptualisation
4.5.Constructing a simple formulation with your client: the `blobby' formulation
4.6.Constructing a simple formulation with your client: the vicious flower
Contents note continued: 5.Measurement in CBT
The empirical nature of CBT
During and at the end of treatment
Why bother with measurement?
Psychometric aspects of monitoring
Obtaining useful and accurate measures
What sorts of information to collect
Other sources of information
Making the most of the data
Problems when using measurements
5.1.Questionnaires (i): introducing questionnaires, giving the rationale and checking the client's understanding
5.2.Questionnaires (ii): feeding back the results of questionnaires
5.3.Evolving a self-monitoring task with a man with marked depression
6.Helping Clients Become Their Own Therapists
Helping the client learn and remember
Relapse management: a skill for life
`Self-help' reading (bibliotherapy)
Possible problems
Contents note continued: 6.1.Taking your client around the learning cycle using clinical material
6.2.Sharing the principles of relapse management and teaching the skill
7.Socratic Methods
Why choose Socratic methods?
When do we use Socratic enquiry?
How do we use Socratic methods effectively?
When not to opt for Socratic methods
Problems when using the Socratic approach
7.1.Using Socratic enquiry: the downward arrow technique
7.2.Stages of Socratic method in action
7.3.Multiple applications of Socratic method
8.Cognitive Techniques
Presenting a rationale for cognitive work
Identifying cognitions
Using distraction in CBT
Identifying cognitive biases
Appraising automatic thoughts and images
Developing new perspectives
Testing automatic thoughts and images
Modifying core beliefs
Problems
Contents note continued: Further reading
8.1.Sharing a thought diary with your client
8.2.Introducing distraction to your client
8.3.Dealing with worry and rumination
8.4.Addressing dichotomous thinking
8.5.Using imagery and role play
8.6.Drawing new conclusions
9.Behavioural Experiments
What are BEs?
Efficacy of BEs
Types of BE
Planning and implementing BEs
Common problems in BEs
9.1.Clarifying predictions when setting up a behavioural experiment
9.2.Devising a spontaneous behavioural experiment
9.3.Carrying out an in vivo experiment
10.Physical Techniques
Relaxation
Controlled breathing
Physical exercise
Applied tension
CBT and sleep
10.1.Introducing a relaxation exercise
10.2.Introducing controlled breathing
Contents note continued: 11.The Course of Therapy
Overall pattern of sessions
The early stages
Offering time-limited CBT
11.1.Introducing the idea of an agenda
11.2.Setting a mutually agreed agenda
11.3.Working out initial goals
11.4.Negotiating homework
12.Depression
Characteristics of depression
Common maintenance processes
Course of treatment
Components of CBT for depression
Activity scheduling
Common problems in activity scheduling
Common problems with graded task assignment
Jacobson's dismantling study and the behavioural activation approach
Cognitive strategies in depression
Early-stage cognitive strategies
Main cognitive strategies
Medication
Dealing with suicidality
Structured problem solving
Potential problems when working with depressed clients
Contents note continued: Video links
12.1.Getting results from a WAS
12.2.Developing positive imagery: coping in the future
12.3.Developing positive imagery: a safe body image
13.Anxiety Disorders
Characteristics of anxiety and anxiety disorders
Treatment approaches
Problems when working with anxious clients
13.1.Devising a graded practice plan
13.2.Theory A versus Theory B in practice
14.Anxiety Disorders: Specific Models and Treatment Protocols
Specific phobia
Panic disorder
Hypochondriasis or health anxieties
Social anxieties
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Co-morbidity
Conclusion
Potential problems when working with specific models and treatment protocols
14.1.Sharing a simple neuropsychological explanation of traumatic memories
15.Wider Applications of CBT
Eating disorders
Psychological trauma
Anger
Psychotic symptoms
Relationship difficulties
Substance misuse and addictive disorders
Other applications of CBT
Video link
15.1.Motivating your client
16.Alternative Methods of Delivery
Modes of delivery for CBT
Self-help
Large groups
Conventional groups
Couple therapy
Pair therapy
17.Developments in CBT
Why consider moving outside the framework of traditional CBT?
Schemata in therapy
Schema-focused work
Compassion-based therapy
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
Other meta-cognitive therapies
The radical behavioural interventions
Neuroscience
Contents note continued: Learning exercises
17.1.Addressing dichotomous thinking
17.2.Historical review with a client
17.3.Using a responsibility pie chart
18.Evaluating CUT Practice
Types of evaluation
Some frequently used questionnaires
Clinical significance statistics
Difficulties in evaluation
19.Using Supervision in CBT
Goals of supervision
Modes of supervision
Choosing a supervisor
Negotiating supervision arrangements
Preparing for a supervision session
During a supervision session
Problems with supervision
19.1.Setting an agenda in supervision.

Summary:

This guide to the basic theory, skills and applications of cognitive behaviour therapy is fully updated to reflect recent developments in CBT theory. It includes in-depth material on working with diversity, and new case studies and exercises to help you reflect and explore how theory can be used to develop effective practice. The Companion Website features over 40 videos illustrating the CBT skills and strategies discussed in the book, including: Measuring CBT's effectiveness, socratic method and applications, physical techniques and behavioural experiments, applications of CBT to specific client disorders and using supervision in CBT.