Handbook of Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - Softcover

Frank W. Bond; Windy Dryden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470021322 ISBN 13: 9780470021323

Publisher: Wiley, 2007

Synopsis

Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy can be applied to the treatment of a wide range of problems in many different settings. In this unique handbook, Frank Bond and Windy Dryden, have brought together a prominent cast of authors, to discuss issues concerning the definition, assessment and, in particular, the practice of brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
Contents include:
* The difference between brief and regular CBT and evidence for its effectiveness.
* How to use brief CBT in your own area of practice.
* Applying brief CBT to emotional disorders, anxiety, workplace stress and more.
This handbook is accessible to a wide range of readers, including academics, practitioners, psychotherapists, counsellors, and students training in CBT.

About this title

About the Author

FrankW. Bond,BA(Honours), DipPsych, MSc, PhD,CPsychol, is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. His research and practice centre around occupational health psychology and, in particular, how work redesign and cognitive behaviour therapies can independently, and together, help to improve workers’ psychological health, absenteeism levels, and productivity. Dr Bond also maintains a private practice in cognitive behaviour therapy.

Windy Dryden, BSc, DipPsych, MSc, PhD, C Psychol, is Professor of Counselling at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is the editor or author of over 125 books in the area of counselling and psychotherapy. His primary interests are rational emotive behaviour therapy and disseminating its theory and techniques to the general public, through writing short, accessible, self-help books.

From the Back Cover

Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy can be applied to the treatment of a wide range of problems in many different settings. In this unique handbook, Frank Bond and Windy Dryden, have brought together a prominent cast of authors, to discuss issues concerning the definition, assessment and, in particular, the practice of brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).

Contents include:

• The difference between brief and regular CBT and evidence for its effectiveness.
• How to use brief CBT in your own area of practice.
• Applying brief CBT to emotional disorders, anxiety, workplace stress and more.

This handbook is accessible to a wide range of readers, including academics, practitioners, psychotherapists, counsellors, and students training in CBT.

Contents include:

• The difference between brief and regular CBT and evidence for its effectiveness.
• How to use brief CBT in your own area of practice.
• Applying brief CBT to emotional disorders, anxiety, workplace stress and more.

This handbook is accessible to a wide range of readers, including academics, practitioners, psychotherapists, counsellors, and students training in CBT.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470021322
• ISBN 13: 9780470021323
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 332