(45 reviews) Author: Judith S. Beck ISBN : 9781591473503 New from $189.92 Format: PDFWritten in a clear, step-by-step style, this ideal teaching text makes cognitive therapy immediately accessible to students as well as to professionals new to cognitive therapy. The author uses a single case example to demonstrate how to conceptualize patients according to the cognitive model, plan treatment, conduct an initial session, structure therapy within and across sessions, incorporate homework, and use cognitive and behavioral techniques. Instructors will appreciate the book's emphasis on formulating cases, making decisions within therapy sessions, diagnosing problems in therapy, and using advanced techniques to modify core beliefs and underlying assumptions. Transcripts in every chapter richly illustrate the narrative.
- Series: Systems of Psychotherapy Series 1
- DVD-ROM: 100 pages
- Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn; 1 DVD edition (January 31, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1591473500
- ISBN-13: 978-1591473503
- Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 7.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
Cognitive Therapy PDF
I was introduced to cognitive therapy by a therapistBy me
who recommended David Burns's popular "Feeling Good
Handbook". That is certainly a good book to start with,
but I wanted to learn more so I went to a bookstore and
found this book by Judith Beck. It is actually a textbook
for therapists and is not addressed to patients at all.
Nevertheless I have found it very useful because it is
much more structured than Burns's books. I particularly
found her schema of automatic thoughts (also found in
Burns), intermediate beliefs and core beliefs (the latter
two not found in Burns) to be very helpful. My personal
conclusion is that Burns's less disciplined approach is
probably helpful for simpler kinds of problems, whereas
Beck's formalism is going to be more relevant once you
discover that you want or need to get down below the
surface. The strength of Burns's book is he provides
lots of exercises. Since Beck's book is a text for
the therapist, it does not have exercises for the
patient reading it as self help. If you are reasonably
dedicated you can (and must) create your own exercises.
If you think you can make that bridge from text to
self help, then this may be a good book for you.[ By the way, I think that Burns's discussion of
communication techniques in his "Feeling Good Handbook"
is the single most useful treatment of that subject I
have found for the single person (he doesn't consider
how committed couples can work on their communication
issues together, but there are lots of couples books
for that).]
A concise and comprehensive book that provides a basic understanding of cognitive therapyBy A Customer
written by one of the leading cognitive therapists. Written with the beginner in mind, it is
the only book I have found that provides specific instructions in actually DOING cognitive therapy
with clients. Beck takes the reader from the initial session, through case conceptualization, specific
interventions, to terminitation. There is even a section on trouble-shooting that is especially
useful for students who may have little experience. One of the greatest benefits of the book is that it is
written like a manual that beginners can use as a foundation for developing their own style of
therapy. If you are a graduate student in a clinical training program, you should have this book whether
you conduct cognitive therapy or not.
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