Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT): A Case Study
Socialisation is the process of education clients about cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). The idea is to introduce the client the client to the basics of CBT and how treatment will be implemented to ensure session structure is maintained. It allows the therapist to see how motivated the client is and initiates the forming of a contract between the client and therapist. (Beck, 2011; Duncan, 2011; Froggatt, 2006).
Catastrophe scale helps a client question their own automatic thoughts and beliefs to put a situation into perspective. (Beck, 2011; Froggatt, 2006)
Exposure encourages clients to exposing themselves to feared situations such as leaving the house in order to de-awfulise their anxiety over a period of time. (Beck, 2011; Froggatt, 2006) Sally will use this techinque in session …show more content…
Homework such as mindfullness and exposure is individually set to provide opportunities for the client to make cognitive and behaviour changes throughout the week (Beck, 2011).
Mindfullness helps a client to nonjudgementally observe and then accept how they are feeling without the need to judge or change those feelings. (Baker, 2011; Beck, 2011). Sally will use this technique as homework.
Session One:
15 min to socalize Sally to CBT and build therapeutic allance.
Dicuss Sally’s mood, symptoms and experiences over the past week
Dicussion of catastophe scale around leaving the house
Set mindfullness homework: The mindfulness (Baker, 2011).
Dicussion around exposure and support Sally on a walk down her driveway.
Set exposure homework: Check the mail each day.
Session Two:
Reestablish therapeutic allance
Dicuss Sally’s mood, symptoms and experiences over the past week
Dicussion of catastophe scale and leaving the house
Set mindfulness homework: Informal mindfulness exercises (Harris, 2007).
Dicuession around exposure and support Sally on a 5 min walk down
Catastrophe scale helps a client question their own automatic thoughts and beliefs to put a situation into perspective. (Beck, 2011; Froggatt, 2006)
Exposure encourages clients to exposing themselves to feared situations such as leaving the house in order to de-awfulise their anxiety over a period of time. (Beck, 2011; Froggatt, 2006) Sally will use this techinque in session …show more content…
Homework such as mindfullness and exposure is individually set to provide opportunities for the client to make cognitive and behaviour changes throughout the week (Beck, 2011).
Mindfullness helps a client to nonjudgementally observe and then accept how they are feeling without the need to judge or change those feelings. (Baker, 2011; Beck, 2011). Sally will use this technique as homework.
Session One:
15 min to socalize Sally to CBT and build therapeutic allance.
Dicuss Sally’s mood, symptoms and experiences over the past week
Dicussion of catastophe scale around leaving the house
Set mindfullness homework: The mindfulness (Baker, 2011).
Dicussion around exposure and support Sally on a walk down her driveway.
Set exposure homework: Check the mail each day.
Session Two:
Reestablish therapeutic allance
Dicuss Sally’s mood, symptoms and experiences over the past week
Dicussion of catastophe scale and leaving the house
Set mindfulness homework: Informal mindfulness exercises (Harris, 2007).
Dicuession around exposure and support Sally on a 5 min walk down