The Mental Health Handbook: A Cognitive Behavioural Approach (3rd Edition) - Softcover

Powell, Trevor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863887589 ISBN 13: 9780863887581

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

An extremely comprehensive resource of photocopiable handouts to aid therapeutic intervention.
This treasury of successful photocopiable handouts is sensibly organised for quick access in one convenient package. Now updated, the third edition incorporates the latest developments in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and includes new pages, as well as expanded sections on Psychosis and OCD.

• The handouts are designed to be photocopied or printed from the FREE CD Rom and handed to clients to supplement treatment programmes.
• Now with more than 200 photocopiable sheets including graded practice sheets, checklists, behavioural symptoms questionnaires, rating scales, home assignments, analysis sheets, goal plans and self-monitoring exercises.
• Includes handouts on a huge range of mental health issues, grouped under the headings of: Managing Anxiety, Assertiveness Training, Managing Depression, Managing Stress, Changing Habits & Behaviour, Coping with Psychosis, Bipolar Disorder and Dementia.
• This revised edition contains extended sections on Obsessional Compulsive Disorder and Managing Psychosis, and new sections on Mindfulness, Resilience, Forgiveness, Responsibility, Behavioural Experiments, Guilt, Distress Tolerance and Bipolar Disorder.

Contents:

• Managing Anxiety
• Assertiveness Training
• Managing Depression
• Managing Stress
• Changing Habits & Behaviour
• Coping with Psychosis, Bipolar Disorder and Dementia.

About this title

Review:

Never has so much relevant and useful material been gathered together in one handbook before. --Therapy Weekly

About the Author:

Trevor Powell BA(Hons), Psych D, AFBPs, C Psychol is an experienced practising Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has worked in the field of Adult Mental Health within the Health Service for more than twenty years. As a therapist he works with clients both individually and in groups, running group training courses such as Anxiety Management and Assertiveness Training. He has carried out and published research on short-term therapy with individuals and groups, and has experience of running local and national workshops for other health care professionals. He is the author of 'Head Injury: A Practical Guide' (Speechmark, 1994).

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0863887589
• ISBN 13: 9780863887581
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 214