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Cognitive Therapy was developed by Aaron Beck and the overall goal is to help people recognize and correct errors in their information-process systems. Clinicians help people identify thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors and evealuate their validity. People learn to use the process independently and learn to develop the skills/attitudes to think more realistically and lead more rewarding lives. In this approach, clinicians and clients collaborate on specific goals. These goals are important because they need to be clear, specific, and measurable.
Principals of Cognitive Therapy:
-Based on the finding that changes in thinking lead to changes in feeling and acting
-Treatment requires a sound and collaborative therapeutic alliance
-Treatment is usually short term, problem focused, and goal oriented
-It focuses on the present
-Task Assignments, follow-up, and client feedback are important in ensuring the success of this approach
Treatment and procedures using Cognitive Therapy
-Establish an agenda that is meaningful
-Determine and measure the intensity of the person’s mood
-Identify and review presenting problems
-Elicit the person’s expectations for treatment
-Educate the person about cognitive therapy and the role of the client
-Provide information about the person’s difficulties and diagnosis
-Establish goals
-Recommend tasks and homework between sessions
-Summarize the session
-Obtain the client’s feedback on the session
Principals of Cognitive Therapy:
-Based on the finding that changes in thinking lead to changes in feeling and acting
-Treatment requires a sound and collaborative therapeutic alliance
-Treatment is usually short term, problem focused, and goal oriented
-It focuses on the present
-Task Assignments, follow-up, and client feedback are important in ensuring the success of this approach
Treatment and procedures using Cognitive Therapy
-Establish an agenda that is meaningful
-Determine and measure the intensity of the person’s mood
-Identify and review presenting problems
-Elicit the person’s expectations for treatment
-Educate the person about cognitive therapy and the role of the client
-Provide information about the person’s difficulties and diagnosis
-Establish goals
-Recommend tasks and homework between sessions
-Summarize the session
-Obtain the client’s feedback on the session