Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond

Table of Contents:
Foreword, Aaron T. Beck
1. Introduction to Cognitive Behavior Therapy
2. Overview of Treatment
3. Cognitive Conceptualization
4. The Therapeutic Relationship
5. The Evaluation Session
6. The First Therapy Session
7. Activity Scheduling
8. Action Plans
9. Treatment Planning
10. Structuring Sessions
11. Problems in Structuring Sessions
12. Identifying Automatic Thoughts
13. Emotions
14. Evaluating Automatic Thoughts
15. Responding to Automatic Thoughts
16. Integrating Mindfulness into CBT
17. Introduction to Beliefs
18. Modifying Beliefs
19. Additional Techniques
20. Imagery
21. Termination and Relapse Prevention
22. Problems in Therapy
Appendix A. CBT Resources
Appendix B. Beck Institute Case Write-Up: Summary and Conceptualization
Appendix C. Steps in the AWARE Technique
Appendix D. Restructuring the Meaning of Early Memories through Experiential Techniques

Review Quotes:
"A comprehensive and highly useful teaching text that can be used by either therapists-in-training or experienced therapists....Judith Beck is a master psychotherapist who has successfully compiled a text that clearly explains the fundamentals of cognitive therapy in a way that will be exceedingly useful to anyone studying psychotherapy. Psychiatry residents I work with consistently want to see actual examples of how psychotherapy is done. This book, with its extensive dialogues, provides a clear example of how a skilled, empathic therapist conducts treatment. What is most impressive about this work is that it provides thorough and detailed instruction yet is concise enough to be read cover-to-cover in a reasonable length of time....After mastering this text, those interested in more in-depth instruction from Dr. Beck can obtain her work Cognitive Therapy for Challenging Problems: What to Do When the Basics Don't Work, also published by Guilford Press." (on the second edition)-- "Journal of Psychiatric Practice" (7/1/2013 12:00:00 AM)

Review Quotes:
"A comprehensive road map to the practice of CBT [and] a must-read guide for graduate students and practicing therapists who are interested in learning the essentials of CBT. It will no doubt be recognized as a classic text in the field due not only to its excellent coverage of CBT, but also to the clear, concise, and illustrative manner in which the techniques are presented." (on the second edition)-- "Journal of Clinical Psychiatry" (9/3/2012 12:00:00 AM)

Review Quotes:
"Given the tremendous amount of new research and expansion of ideas that continue to move the field in exciting new directions, I applaud the efforts to expand this volume to incorporate some of the different ways of conceptualizing and treating our clients....Even CBT therapists who are skilled at delivering traditional CBT should find this book quite helpful in adopting a strengths-based approach, sharpening their conceptualization skills, expanding their repertoire of therapeutic techniques, planning more effective treatment, and troubleshooting difficulties in therapy....The purpose of Dr. Judith Beck's book is to educate, to teach, and to train both the novice and the experienced therapist in CBT, and she has succeeded admirably in this mission."--from the Foreword by Aaron T. Beck, MD, University Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

• Chapter on the therapeutic relationship.
• Chapter on integrating mindfulness into treatment.
• Presents recovery-oriented cognitive therapy (CT-R)--which emphasizes clients' aspirations, values, and positive adaptation--alongside traditional CBT.
• Pedagogical features: clinical tips, reflection questions, practice exercises, and videos at the companion website.
• New case examples featuring clients with more complex problems.
• Demonstrates how to integrate strategies from other modalities, such as acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.