Cognitive Behavior Therapy: (2)
Distinctive Characteristics of CBT
The characteristics of CBT - correct answer + Collaborative
+ Structured and active
+ Time-limited and brief
+ Empirical
+ Problem-oriented
Note:
Also frequently employs the techniques of guided discovery, behavioral methods, in vivo work,
summaries and feedback.
Collaboration (CBT Characteristic) - correct answer CBT is fundamentally a collaborative project between
therapist and client or patient.
Note:
Both are active participants, with their own areas of expertise: the therapist has knowledge about
effective ways to solve problems, and the client has expertise in his own experience of his problems.
Structure and active engagement (CBT Characteristic) - correct answer The problem-focused and
structured nature of CBT requires the therapist to work with the client to maintain structure in the
sessions.
Ex:
At the beginning of each session, we set an explicit, shared agenda, and then largely stick to it.
Time-limited and brief (CBT Characteristics) - correct answer Both clients and commissioners of services
find CBT attractive partly because it is often relatively brief. In this context, 'brief' means somewhere
between six and 20 sessions.
Distinctive Characteristics of CBT
The characteristics of CBT - correct answer + Collaborative
+ Structured and active
+ Time-limited and brief
+ Empirical
+ Problem-oriented
Note:
Also frequently employs the techniques of guided discovery, behavioral methods, in vivo work,
summaries and feedback.
Collaboration (CBT Characteristic) - correct answer CBT is fundamentally a collaborative project between
therapist and client or patient.
Note:
Both are active participants, with their own areas of expertise: the therapist has knowledge about
effective ways to solve problems, and the client has expertise in his own experience of his problems.
Structure and active engagement (CBT Characteristic) - correct answer The problem-focused and
structured nature of CBT requires the therapist to work with the client to maintain structure in the
sessions.
Ex:
At the beginning of each session, we set an explicit, shared agenda, and then largely stick to it.
Time-limited and brief (CBT Characteristics) - correct answer Both clients and commissioners of services
find CBT attractive partly because it is often relatively brief. In this context, 'brief' means somewhere
between six and 20 sessions.
