Psychotherapy Case Formulation (Theories of Psychotherapy Series®) - Softcover

Tracy D. Eells

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1433820102 ISBN 13: 9781433820106

Publisher: American Psychological Assoc, 2015

Synopsis

This concise and engaging primer​ helps beginning therapists systematically organize their thoughts and ideas about a client, using an evidence-based approach to case formulation.

Formulating cases is an essential component of psychotherapy training and practice. Yet beginning therapists often struggle to organize their ideas about the client and apply theory to the case. This book is based on the author amp rsquo s extensive experience teaching case formulation to graduate students. It describes a highly adaptable and evidence-based framework for conceptualizing clients and planning treatment. Applicable to both simple and complex cases, the model can be used regardless of one amp rsquo s theoretical orientation. Readers are introduced to basic concepts that include the benefits of case formulation, sound decision-making, and the importance of cultural considerations, and then are led step-by-step through the action-oriented components of the model.

This book is an indispensable aid for novice and experienced therapists seeking to develop and improve upon this core competency.

About this title

About the Author

Tracy D. Eells, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, a professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and vice provost for faculty affairs at the University of Louisville. He maintains an individual psychotherapy practice, working with adults presenting with a wide variety of relationship, mood, anxiety and life problems. He regularly supervises clinical psychology graduate students and psychiatry residents. Psychological assessment is also a major part of his practice. In addition to publishing many journal articles and book chapters, he is the editor of the Handbook of Psychotherapy Case Formulation, now in its second edition.

From the Back Cover

Formulating cases is an essential component of psychotherapy training and practice. Yet beginning therapists often struggle to organize their ideas about the client and apply theory to the case. This concise and engaging book is based on the author's extensive experience teaching case formulation to graduate students. It describes a highly adaptable and evidence-based framework for conceptualizing clients and planning treatment. Applicable to both simple and complex cases, the model can be used regardless of one's theoretical orientation. Readers are introduced to basic concepts that include the benefits of case formulation, sound decision-making, and the importance of cultural considerations, and then are led step-by-step through the action-oriented components of the model.The volume is an indispensable aid for novice and experienced therapists seeking to develop and improve upon this core competency.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Psychological Assoc
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433820102
• ISBN 13: 9781433820106
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232