Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy (CBT Distinctive Features)

Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy (CBCT) is an enhanced and contextually grounded approach that provides evidence-based strategies for working with couple distress, as well as individual psychopathology in the context of a distressed relationship. __Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy: Distinctive Features__ explores this truly integrative and experiential way of working. This model has significantly widened the traditional CBT focus on cognition and behaviour to include an equal emphasis on emotion, stable individual differences and vulnerabilities, as well as an awareness of the importance of the environment and the wider context for couple relationships. Comprising 30 key points, and divided into two parts – Theory and Practice – this concise book includes numerous clinical examples that illustrate the key features of Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy. It will offer essential guidance for students, practitioners experienced in individual CBT, as well as practitioners of couple therapy from other theoretical orientations who require an accessible guide to the distinctive theoretical and practical features of this contemporary approach. Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 Foreword 10 Preface 14 Acknowledgements 16 Abbreviations 18 Part 1 THE DISTINCTIVE THEORETICAL FEATURES OF CBCT 20 1 A distinctive focus: couple relationships and well-being 22 2 A distinctive history 26 3 Enhancements to CBCT 32 4 Micro behavioural factors 36 5 Cognitive factors in couple distress 1: attention, attribution and expectancies 42 6 Cognitive factors in couple distress 2: assumptions, standards and schemas 46 7 Emotions 50 8 Motivation and personality 54 9 Macro patterns: stability and change 58 10 Environmental influences on couple functioning 62 11 Contextualising ‘difference’ 66 12 Individual factors: psychopathology 72 13 The example of depression 76 14 A contextual model of couple functioning 80 15 Values and aims of CBCT 84 Part 2 THE DISTINCTIVE PRACTICAL FEATURES OF CBCT 88 16 The role and stance of the therapist 90 17 Assessment 94 18 Feedback and goal setting 98 19 Behavioural interventions: guided behaviour change 102 20 Improving communication: expressive and listening skills 106 21 Improving communication: decision-making conversations 112 22 Challenging cognitions: selective attention and attributions 116 23 Challenging cognitions: relationship standards and beliefs 120 24 Working with emotions 124 25 Working with the environment 128 26 Sequencing interventions 132 27 Addressing individual psychopathology: the case of depression 136 28 Infidelity and relational trauma 140 29 Ending issues 144 30 Conclusion: the challenges and possibilities of CBCT 148 References 152 Index 158 "Cognitive behavioural couple therapy (CBCT) is an enhanced and contextually grounded approach that provides evidence based strategies for working with couple distress, as well as individual psychopathology in the context of a distressed relationship. Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy: Distinctive Features explores this truly integrative and experiential way of working. This model has significantly widened the traditional CBT focus on cognition and behaviour to include an equal emphasis on emotion, stable individual differences and vulnerabilities, as well as an awareness of the importance of the environment and the wider context for couple relationships. Comprising 30 key points, and divided into two parts - Theory and Practice - this concise book includes numerous clinical examples that illustrate the key features of Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy. It will offer essential guidance for students, practitioners experienced in individual CBT, as well as practitioners of couple therapy from other theoretical orientations who require an accessible guide to the distinctive theoretical and practical features of this contemporary approach"-- Provided by publisher « Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy (CBCT) is an enhanced and contextually grounded approach that provides evidence based strategies for working with couple distress, as well as individual psychopathology in the context of a distressed relationship. Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy: Distinctive Features explores this truly integrative and experiential way of working. This model has significantly widened the traditional CBT focus on cognition and behaviour to include an equal emphasis on emotion, stable individual differences and vulnerabilities, as well as an awareness of the importance of the environment and the wider context for couple relationships. Comprising 30 key points, and divided into two parts--Theory and Practice--this concise book includes numerous clinical examples that illustrate the key features of Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy. It will offer essential guidance for students, practitioners experienced in individual CBT, as well as practitioners of couple therapy from other theoretical orientations who require an accessible guide to the distinctive theoretical and practical features of this contemporary approach. «-- Résumé de l'éditeur