Cognitive Therapy for Challenging Problems What to Do When the Basics Don't Work

This groundbreaking book addresses what to do when a patient is not making progress. Provided is practical, step-by-step guidance on conceptualizing and solving frequently encountered problems, whether in developing and maintaining the therapeutic alliance or in accomplishing specific therapeutic tasks. While the framework presented is applicable to a range of challenging clinical situations, particular attention is given to modifying the longstanding distorted beliefs and dysfunctional behavioral strategies of people with personality disorders. Helpful appendices include a reproducible assessment tool, the Personality Belief Questionnaire.See also Dr. Beck's Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Second Edition: Basics and Beyond, the leading text for students and practicing therapists who want to learn the fundamentals of CBT.

Foreword, Aaron T. Beck1. Identifying Problems in Treatment2. Conceptualizing Patients Who Present Challenges3. When a Personality Disorder Challenges Treatment4. Developing and Using the Therapeutic Alliance5. Therapeutic Relationship Problems: Case Examples 6. When Therapists Have Dysfunctional Reactions to Patients7. Challenges in Setting Goals8. Challenges in Structuring the Session9. Challenges in Solving Problems and in Homework10. Challenges in Identifying Cognitions 11. Challenges in Modifying Thoughts and Images 12. Challenges in Modifying Assumptions 13. Challenges in Modifying Core Beliefs Appendix A: Resources, Training, and Supervision in Cognitive TherapyAppendix B: Personality Belief Questionnaire

Judith S. Beck, PhD, is President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (www.beckinstitute.org), a nonprofit organization that provides state-of-the-art training and certification in CBT to individuals and organizations, offers online courses on a variety of CBT topics, conducts research, and serves as a leading global resource in CBT. She is also Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Beck has written over 100 articles and chapters as well as books, workbooks, and pamphlets for professionals and nonprofessionals, including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Third Edition: Basics and Beyond and Cognitive Therapy for Challenging Problems: What to Do When the Basics Dont Work. She has made hundreds of presentations nationally and internationally on various applications of CBT and is the primary developer of the Beck Institutes online CBT training courses, which have been taken by health and mental health professionals in over 130 countries. Dr. Beck maintains a clinical caseload at the Beck Institutes in-house clinic in suburban Philadelphia, helping clients who are experiencing a range of challenges.