- About Treatments ThatWork™
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Master List of Learn Pages and Practice Forms in Treating Later-Life Depression Workbook
- Chapter 1 How to Use This Treatment Approach
- Chapter 2 Depression and Age-Related Issues
- Chapter 3 Assessment with Aging Individuals
- Chapter 4 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies 101
- Chapter 5 Psychotherapy Modifications with Aging Clients
- Chapter 6 Module 1: Skills for Getting Started: Planning Your Treatment
- Chapter 7 Module 2: Skills for Feeling: Recognizing and Managing Strong Emotions
- Chapter 8 Module 3: Skills for Doing: Values-Based Living and Solving Problems
- Chapter 9 Module 4: Skills for Thinking: Self-Compassion and Helpful Thoughts
- Chapter 10 Module 11: Skills for Wrapping Up: Finishing Treatment
- Chapter 11 Module 5: Skills for Brain Health: Healthy Cognitive Aging
- Chapter 12 Module 6: Skills for Managing Chronic Pain: Improving Daily Life
- Chapter 13 Module 7: Skills for Healthy Sleep: Resting Better and Longer
- Chapter 14 Module 8: Skills for Caregiving: Reducing Stress While Helping Others
- Chapter 15 Module 9: Skills for Living with Loss: Bereavement and Grief
- Chapter 16 Module 10: Skills for Relating: Getting Along and Communicating Your Needs
- Afterword: Professional Development
- Appendix A Professional Development Resources
- Appendix B Recommendations for Group Treatments
- Appendix C California Older Person’s Positive Experiences Schedule-Revised (COPPES-R)
- Appendix D Clinical Tools and Measures
- Forms and Worksheets
- About the Authors
- References
(p. 59) Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies 101
- Chapter:
- (p. 59) Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies 101
- Author(s):
Ann M. Steffen
, Larry W. Thompson
, and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med-psych/9780190068431.003.0004
This chapter serves as a brief orientation to cognitive-behavioral therapies across problem areas and populations. At its heart, cognitive-behavioral therapy is a theoretical orientation to behavioral health and wellness that prioritizes scientific evidence while also being deeply humanistic in emphasizing transparency and collaboration between clients and therapists throughout treatment. The chapter covers concepts that unify behavioral and cognitive therapies (conceptual model, “think” rules, developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship), outlines the three phases of therapy (early, middle, ending), and describes key clinical skill domains (session structure and pacing; “describe, demonstrate, do, and discuss”; overcoming common barriers to home practice assignments; using validation and metaphors effectively).
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- About Treatments ThatWork™
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Master List of Learn Pages and Practice Forms in Treating Later-Life Depression Workbook
- Chapter 1 How to Use This Treatment Approach
- Chapter 2 Depression and Age-Related Issues
- Chapter 3 Assessment with Aging Individuals
- Chapter 4 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies 101
- Chapter 5 Psychotherapy Modifications with Aging Clients
- Chapter 6 Module 1: Skills for Getting Started: Planning Your Treatment
- Chapter 7 Module 2: Skills for Feeling: Recognizing and Managing Strong Emotions
- Chapter 8 Module 3: Skills for Doing: Values-Based Living and Solving Problems
- Chapter 9 Module 4: Skills for Thinking: Self-Compassion and Helpful Thoughts
- Chapter 10 Module 11: Skills for Wrapping Up: Finishing Treatment
- Chapter 11 Module 5: Skills for Brain Health: Healthy Cognitive Aging
- Chapter 12 Module 6: Skills for Managing Chronic Pain: Improving Daily Life
- Chapter 13 Module 7: Skills for Healthy Sleep: Resting Better and Longer
- Chapter 14 Module 8: Skills for Caregiving: Reducing Stress While Helping Others
- Chapter 15 Module 9: Skills for Living with Loss: Bereavement and Grief
- Chapter 16 Module 10: Skills for Relating: Getting Along and Communicating Your Needs
- Afterword: Professional Development
- Appendix A Professional Development Resources
- Appendix B Recommendations for Group Treatments
- Appendix C California Older Person’s Positive Experiences Schedule-Revised (COPPES-R)
- Appendix D Clinical Tools and Measures
- Forms and Worksheets
- About the Authors
- References