Strategic Decision Making in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

AmyWenzel, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed psychologist owner of Wenzel Consulting, LLC clinical assistant professor at the university of Pennsylvania School of Medicine adjunct faculty at the beck Institute for Cognitive behavior therapy speaker amp rsquo s bureau member of Cross-Country education and affiliate at the Postpartum Stress Center. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from the university of Iowa and completed her clinical psychology internship at the university of Wisconsin School of Medicine. She is the author or editor of books and approximately journal articles and book chapters, many on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and cognitive processes underlying psychopathology. her research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental health, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the National Alliance for research on Schizophrenia and Depression (now the brain amp amp behavior Foundation). She regularly provides lectures, workshops, and webinars across North America on the practice of CBT, and she has trained and supervised more than 5 mental health providers as they acquired competence in the delivery of CBT. She is on the scientific advisory board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and has held leadership positions in the Association for behavioral and Cognitive therapies.

• PrefaceIntroductionPart I: Common Cognitive Behavioral Therapy StrategiesChapter : Cognitive Case Conceptualization and Treatment PlanningChapter 2: Session StructureChapter 3: Psychoeducation and Motivational EnhancementChapter 4: Cognitive Restructuring: Automatic ThoughtsChapter 5: Cognitive Restructuring: BeliefsChapter : Behavioral ActivationChapter 7: Problem SolvingChapter 8: ExposureChapter 9: Affective Coping SkillsChapter : Relapse Prevention and Completion of TreatmentPart II: Clinical ApplicationsChapter : Case Study: Chronic DepressionChapter 2: Case Study: Chronic AnxietyChapter 3: Case Study: Serious Mental IllnessConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Author

This book is ideal for seasoned CBT professionals wishing to refine their skills and grasp the amp quot principles of strategy amp quot orientation that is presented so precisely.(New England Psychologist)