CBT: A Case Study

The author used client(Jane) to demonstrate effective methods while using Christian CBT. For instance, Jane, an adult experienced depression, and anger from her childhood. Her anger stems from her father lack of affection toward her, even though he provided financially She had a problematic time maintaining a personal relationship with God too. After using prayer and meditation during therapy, she gained knowledge and better understanding on how to cope with life struggles. Secondly, the author demonstrated scriptures using CBT and how its important not to interpret the wrong understanding while reading scriptures.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the inspired work of Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck which emphasizes the need for attitudinal change to promote and maintain a behavior modification (Nichols, 2010 p. 167). Ellis believed, people contribute to their own psychological problems, as well as specific symptoms, by the rigid and extreme beliefs they hold about events and situations (Cory 2012, p. 291). CBT is based on an educational model with a scientifically supported assumption that most emotional and behavioral responses are learned. Therefore, the goal of therapy is to assist clients unlearn their unwanted behaviors and to learn new ways of behaving and thinking when he/she is faced with an

CFT Composition: Iaja’s (youth) CFT meeting was held at the family’s home in Jersey City, NJ. In attendance was Jasmine Alexander (CM), Ashley Warren (caregiver) and Iaja Carter (youth). Aminata Bangura (ISS provider) participated via phone. Iaja and the family have numerous natural supports to assist with treatment.

Despite, all this benefit of using CPT in trauma treatments there are also limitation when using this method for a counsellor/therapist should be aware of. Notwithstanding, the impact CPT has in reducing erroneous thought with PTSD (Sobel, et al., 2009), still recommended for the need more in-depth further studies in understanding the cognitive process in recovery from PTSD. More so, research has to be done or studies that have proven to be successful in using this treatment should be replicated to determine the effectiveness of CPT with different population (Resick et al., 2002). CPT believes that homework and other written work is very vital with this treatment approach, and this could pose as a challenge for clients who might have difficulty

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a conjoint child and parent psychotherapy approach for children and adolescents who are experiencing significant emotional and behavioral difficulties related to traumatic life events. This online TF-CBT course shows step by step instruction in ten modules for each component of therapy. According to the introduction on the Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy website it states that, “There is strong scientific evidence that TF-CBT helps children, adolescents, and their parents overcome many of the difficulties associated with abuse and trauma.” This is a very detailed online course that gives live video examples on how each process is done.

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) was developed in order to facilitate the expression of affect and appropriate accommodation of the traumatic event. It begins with the trauma memory and focuses on the feelings, beliefs, and thoughts that are directly resulting from the traumatic event. During the treatment session, Sarah should be encouraged to examine whether the trauma appeared to disrupt or confirm prior beliefs to the experience. She should then be taught to challenger her self and modify her extreme beliefs.

Ms. Glazier is a thirty-year-old Caucasian female who referred herself for Mental Health Skills Build services by due to her current struggle with mental health symptomology, domestic abuse and substance abuse. Ms. Glazier reported a history of being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Ms. Glazier was unable to recall when onset of her Bipolar and Schizophrenia diagnoses however, shared she has been raped over fifteen times since the age of fourteen years old and her most recent rape was in 2016. As a result of the sexual trauma Ms. Glazier reported she believes she has suppressed a lot of the memories however, verbalized the following symptoms avoidance of distressing memories (daily); avoidance of external reminders (daily); inability to remember important aspects of traumatic events (daily); markedly diminished interest in significant activities (daily); anger

This theory proposes that a traumatic event produces maladaptive assumptions and beliefs about the world, other people, and the self that interfere with recovery (Schultz, Barnes-Proby, Chandra, Jaycox, Maher, & Pecora, 2012). CBITS uses cognitive-behavioral techniques (for example, psychoeducation, relaxation, social problem solving, cognitive restructuring, and exposure). Cognitive-behavioral therapies work to teach people skills to combat these underlying issues, including correction of maladaptive assumptions, processing the traumatic experience instead of avoiding it, learning new ways to reduce anxiety and solve problems, building peer and parent support, and building confidence to confront stress in the future (Schultz, et al.,

In a similar study, Wachen et al. (2014) analyze the long-term psychosocial functional outcomes of cognitive processing therapy (CPT), a subset of CBT, on women with PTSD as a result of sexual assault. The authors identify intimate

Existing controlled examinations of intervention efficacy specific to only sexual assault and rape are presently minimal in comparison to intervention examinations of combination or other types of trauma (Regehr, Alaggia, Dennis, Pitts, & Saini, 2013). Psychotherapeutic interventions that fail to differentiate sexual assault and rape victims from other types of trauma victims may decrease the treatment effectiveness or inadvertently harm participants in this subgroup. Trauma associated from rape or sexual assault differs from other forms of trauma and treatment efficacy should be examined in this manner. Trauma from rape or sexual assault entail symptoms of PTSD, depression, suicidal ideations and sexual dysfunction. Individuals may also indicate feelings of vulnerability, loss of control, fear, shame, self-blame, societal blame and stigma (Russell & Davis, 2007; Regehr et al., 2013; Ullman &Peter-Hagene, 2014). This research proposal intends to explore the long term effectiveness of Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) at reducing distress and trauma explicitly for adult victims of sexual assault and rape.

CBT is an integrated approach using various combinations of cognitive and behavioral modification interventions and techniques (Myers, 2005). The aim is to change maladaptive patterns of thinking and behaving that impact clients in the present (Weiten et al., 2009). From a cognitive behavioral perspective Jane would be diagnosed as having faulty thinking and dysfunctional behavioral issues suffering from depression, and anxiety in the form of Agoraphobia (Weiten et al., 2009).

This therapist conducted morning process groups and afternoon didactic groups with the client during the week. The client stated that he was placed on a certain bunkbed when he entered into the program because the jail staff were “conspiring” against him. The client stated that he did not commit his crime that he pleaded guilty to because he was “set up”. However, the client would not say that he was a victim. The therapist will continue to use CBT techniques to change the client’s negative thinking patterns and MI to increase the client’s readiness for

Jane is a 22 year old single white British female who lives with her parents in a house outside the city. She is heterosexual and has had a boyfriend for seven years. She feels unable to discuss her issues with her boyfriend. Her parents both have mental health issues and Jane does not feel able to talk to her mother about her problems. She has an older brother she has a good relationship who lives with his girlfriend, a four hour drive away.

The most frequently utilised evidence based psychotherapy intervention is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT; Beck, 1995). CBT is a goal-orientated intervention strategy, derived from learning theory with principles of cognitive theory (Arch & Craske, 2009). The efficacy of CBT, for a wide range of psychological concerns, is demonstrated extensively in the literature. CBT’s empirical validation has made it a well-accepted choice for psychotherapists seeking evidence-based approaches (Dobson & Dobson, 2009; Granvold, 2011). Therefore, this essay will evaluate a CBT counselling session with a client who presents with a fear of flying. The essay will critically evaluate the advanced micro-skills of challenging, reflection of meaning, and influencing, and how these skills influence the process of therapy. The essay will further utilise Hill’s (2004) Helping Skills Model to evaluate these advanced micro-skills within the stages of exploration, insight, and action, which is based on cognitive behavioural techniques.

Second, DBT teaches distress tolerance or how to tolerate pain in difficult situations without changing it. The awareness of how adolescents react to situation, of their emotions, gives them the tool to change their behavior. In working on that awareness of their thoughts, clients can better manage them and handle them. It helps adolescents manage their anger and fear of being alone. It also helps dealing with PTSD’s symptoms such as the intrusive memories of the traumatic events, the avoidance of stimuli associated with it. When clients victim of childhood sexual abuse are able to acknowledge their story in such a way, it will enable them to work on having a better self-image. An important feature is the not judging part. Being able to think about the past trauma without judgment, but just recognizing the situation leaving the emotions linked to that memory in control.