The ABCs of CBASP: A Guide to the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy for Therapists and Supervisors - Softcover

Berthold-Losleben, Mark; Liebing-Wilson, Marianne; Swan, John S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889375844 ISBN 13: 9780889375840

Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Follows a client, his therapist, and the supervisor through a course of CBASP Uses first person perspectives and dialog with theoretical sections Provides prompts and structure for sessions Lists exercises to check understanding Includes printable tools for clinical use Cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP) is designed to help patients with chronic depression improve the negative social and personal impacts of this disorder. This volume, written by experienced practitioners of CBASP, creatively explores the principles and practice of CBASP in a new, unusual, and engaging fashion. Interspersed between theoretical chapters, you will find yourself in the therapy room with Maggie (the therapist) and Chris (the patient). Using authentic dialog, you will experience how the different stages of therapy unfold: How, from their first-person perspectives, Christopher and Maggie experience the application of the CBASP model, and how Helen (the supervisor) helps Maggie to understand difficult encounters in therapy. This book helps you prepare for your CBASP sessions by providing essential information and prompts in a clearly arranged manner, as well as exercises to verify your progress and learning goals. This creative and descriptive approach to understanding the hopes, fears, and concerns of patients and therapists engaged in a course of CBASP psychotherapy is essential reading for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, other mental health professionals, as well as students wanting to know how to successfully apply CBASP.

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About the Author

Mark Berthold-Losleben, PhD, MD, MA, is a consultant psychiatrist at St. Olavs University Hospital in Trondheim, Norway, and associate professor at the Department of Mental Health of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He trained with Prof. James McCullough in 2016 in Amsterdam and was supervised by John S. Swan on his way to becoming a therapist, supervisor, and trainer in CBASP. Since 2018 he has been working closely with John S. Swan, Marianne Liebing-Wilson, and Bob MacVicar on making CBASP better known in Norway. Marianne Liebing-Wilson, RMN, PG DIP CBT, was a senior adult psychotherapist with NHS Tayside and delivered the postgraduate CBT training program at the University of Dundee in Scotland together with John S. Swan. She trained with Prof. McCullough on several occasions on his visits to Scotland, and offered CBASP training to European colleagues with him in Amsterdam. She continues to offer training and supervision in CBASP in the UK and various European countries. John S. Swan, MSc, BSc, RMN, RGN, PG DIP CBT, was a senior clinical lecturer and course director with the University of Dundee in Scotland. He trained with the originator of CBASP, Prof. James McCullough, in 2006 and was fortunate enough to be supervised by Prof. McCullough for three years after his training. John S. Swan is now retired but continues to offer training and supervision in CBASP upon request.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889375844
• ISBN 13: 9780889375840
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196