Warren Mansell, Timothy A. Carey, Sara J. Tai

A Transdiagnostic Approach to CBT using Method of Levels Therapy (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for most mental health problems. Each different problem is usually treated by a different model of CBT. Yet evidence tells us that the same processes are responsible for long term distress in us all. This handy manual draws on evidence and theory to provide the key principles to aid change and recovery.

The transdiagnostic approach is supported by a wealth of evidence that processes such as worry, emotion suppression, self-criticism and avoidance maintain distress across psychological disorders. Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) explains all of these processes as forms of 'inflexible control', and Method of Levels Therapy (MOL) helps people to let go of these habits. The principles and techniques of MOL are clearly and practically described for clinicians to offer a transdiagnostic CBT that is tailor-made to the goals of each client.

This novel volume will be essential reading for novice and experienced CBT therapists, as well as counsellors and psychotherapists. Its accessible explanation of Perceptual Control Theory and its application to real world problems also makes a useful resource for undergraduates, graduates and researchers in psychology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136173059
• Artikelnr.: 38404201

Autorenporträt

Warren Mansell is a Reader in Psychology, Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, and Chartered Clinical Psychologist. He has authored over 100 publications on CBT and in 2011 received the May Davidson Award from the British Psychological Society for an outstanding contribution to the field of clinical psychology in the first ten years since qualifying.

Timothy A. Carey is the Associate Professor in Mental Health at the Centre for Remote Health in Alice Springs, Australia. He has been using the Method of Levels in a variety of settings for over ten years and has researched and published extensively on its use.

Sara J. Tai is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester, Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. She is an experienced researcher, practitioner, trainer and supervisor of Cognitive Behaviour Therapies, including the Method of Levels.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part I: Theory. Thinking styles and behaviours that maintain
psychological distress are transdiagnostic. Transdiagnostic processes
overlap to form a core process that maintains distress. The phenomenon of
control - perception, comparison, and action. The control of perception -
not the control of behaviour. The negative feedback loop. Basic causes of
the loss of control. Hierarchies of Control - Going up and down levels.
Conflict. Reorganisation - a non-linear process of change. Awareness and
imagination. Arbitrary (or inflexible) control maintains distress via
conflict. Directing awareness to regain flexible control - a common factor
of CBT, effective therapy, and natural recovery. Interpersonal control.
Circular causality and model building. It's all perception. Part II:
Practice. The setting conditions: A problem that the client is willing to
talk about. The stance: To enable the client's flexible control as
efficiently as possible. Method of Levels goal one: asking about the
current problem. Method of Levels goal two: asking about disruptions. Using
the past, controlling the present and living for the future. "Green Apples"
- Working through problems without disclosure. What to say at the first
session. How much treatment and how often to provide it. A focus on
distress rather than symptoms. Outcome monitoring. Evaluating your own
practice. The therapeutic relationship - liberated exploration. Building
MOL into other therapies and therapeutic practices. Utilising control
theory in existing CBT. Interventions without talking - testing the
controlled variable.