Cognitive Behavioural Counselling in Action

Peter Trower, Jason Jones, Windy Dryden

SAGE, Nov 10, 2015 - Psychology - 280 pages

This best-selling, practical, evidence-based guide to the cognitive behavioural approach takes you step-by-step through the process of counselling, from initial contact with the client to termination and follow up. The book follows a skills-based format based around the Bordin and Dryden model of bonds, goals, tasks and views, with expanded case material to further illustrate links between theory and practice.

This third edition includes new content on:

· the working alliance – what it is and why it is so important

· challenges and pitfalls in the counselling process

· when to challenge and when not to challenge clients beliefs
· emotional problems such as shame, guilt and jealousy as well as anxiety, depression and anger.

Drawing on their own extensive experience and contemporary research, the authors provide a concise overview of the cognitive behavioural approach, with new material on emotional problems rarely covered in practitioner guides, a strong emphasis on the therapeutic alliance, and updated bibliographic references throughout.

Praise for the Previous Edition:

"An elegant and informative guide to the practice of cognitive behavioural counselling ... recommended for all CBT practitioners." - Mick Power, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Edinburgh

"A deserved best-seller for over 20 years. Peter Trower and colleagues have completely revised and updated the book in light of the enormous scientific achievements of CBT in this time. This brilliant book is essential reading for all cognitive behavioural practitioners." - Max Birchwood, Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Birmingham

?"An absolutely wonderful book on cognitive behavioural counselling. It includes not only the basic information but also recent conceptual advances in the field. Truly, I cannot recommend this book highly enough!" - E. Thomas Dowd, International Editor, Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Contents

• CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL COUNSELLING: 1
• PART 1 A BASIC GUIDE TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL COUNSELLING: 21
• CHAPTER 2 STRUCTURE AND OUTLINE OF THE BASIC GUIDE: 23
• SCREENING FIRST MEETING ESTABLISHING A BOND: 35
• CHAPTER 4 PREPARATION STAGE II WILL THIS HELP? CLARIFYING PROBLEMS AND GOALS INTRODUCING THE COGNITIVE APPR...: 48
• CHAPTER 5 BEGINNING STAGE I WHATS THE PROBLEM SPECIFICALLY? COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT OF A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE: 66
• CHAPTER 6 BEGINNING STAGE II WHAT ARE WE AIMING FOR? CONCEPTUALISING THE PROBLEM NEW THINKING FEELING AND ...: 82
• CHALLENGING AND CHANGING INFERENCES: 95
• CHALLENGING AND CHANGING EVALUATIONS: 107
• CHANGING DISTRESSING MEMORIES: 121
• AGENDA SETTING AND HOMEWORK: 126
• CHAPTER 11 MIDDLE STAGE V DEALING WITH PITFALLS IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL COUNSELLING: 136
• CHAPTER 12 ENDING STAGE COACHING THE CLIENT TO BECOME HIS OWN COUNSELLOR: 146
• PART 2 APPLYING CBC TO EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS: 157
• CHAPTER 13 ANXIETY: 159
• CHAPTER 14 DEPRESSION: 164
• CHAPTER 15 ANGER: 173
• CHAPTER 16 GUILT: 184
• CHAPTER 17 SHAME: 191
• CHAPTER 18 HURT: 197
• CHAPTER 19 ENVY: 203
• CHAPTER 20 JEALOUSY: 210
• CHAPTER 21 FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: 217
• APPENDICES CLIENT GUIDES AND WORKSHEETS FOR CBC: 227
• APPENDIX 1 PREPARATION GUIDE: 229
• APPENDIX 2 ASSESSMENT AND GOAL PLANNING GUIDE: 235
• APPENDIX 3 OPTIONS FOR CHANGE GUIDE: 244
• REFERENCES: 258
• INDEX: 265

About the author

Peter Trower is honorary Professor of Clinical Psychology and Associate Director and Founder of the Centre for REBT at the University of Birmingham.

Jason Jones is a Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist in the NHS and Course Director at the Centre for REBT at the University of Birmingham.

Windy Dryden is one of the leading practitioners and trainers in the UK in the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) tradition of psychotherapy. He is best known for his work in Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RECBT), a leading CBT approach. He has been working in the field of counselling and psychotherapy since 1975 and was one of the first people in Britain to be trained in CBT.He has published over 200 books and has trained therapists all over the world, in as diverse places as the UK, the USA, South Africa, Turkey and Israel.He is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Cognitive Behavioural Counselling in Action; Counselling in Action series
• Authors: Peter Trower, Jason Jones, Windy Dryden
• Edition: 3, unabridged
• Publisher: SAGE, 2015
• ISBN: 1473952557, 9781473952553
• Length: 280 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / Psychotherapy / Counseling; Psychology / Psychotherapy / General; Social Science / Human Services