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This Workbook, and the accompanying Therapist Guide, is designed to assist clinicians in delivering Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in a group setting to clients with PTSD.
List of contents
- Chapter 1. Session 1: Education About PTSD and Group CBT
- Chapter 2. Session 2: Understanding Avoidance, Mindfulness (Part I)
- Chapter 3. Session 3: Beginning to Tackle Avoidance of Trauma Cues, Mindfulness (Part II)
- Chapter 4. Session 4: Written Exposure (Part I) and Learning Progressive Muscle Relaxation (16 Muscle)
- Chapter 5. Session 5: Written Exposure (Part II) and Learning Progressive Muscle Relaxation (7 Muscle)
- Chapter 6. Session 6: Working With Your Thoughts (Part I) - Coping Self-Statements
- Chapter 7. Session 7: Working With Your Thoughts (Part II) - Becoming Aware of How You Think
- Chapter 8. Session 8: Working With Your Thoughts (Part III) - Changing the Cycle of Thoughts and Feelings
- Chapter 9. Session 9: Addressing Anger (Part I) - Using the A-B-C-D Approach
- Chapter 10. Session 10: Addressing Anger (Part II) - Using a Behavioral Approach
- Chapter 11. Session 11: Feeling Down - How to Fight It
- Chapter 12. Session 12: Rebuilding Your Social Connections
- Chapter 13. Session 13: Planning for the Future
- Chapter 14. Session 14: Wrapping Up Group CBT
About the author
Dr. J. Gayle Beck is the Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence Emerita in the Department of Psychology at the University of Memphis. She earned her A.B. at Brown University and her Ph.D. at the State University of New York at Albany. Following completion of a clinical internship at UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School, Dr. Beck joined first the faculty at the University of Houston, then the University at Buffalo, SUNY and most recently, the University of Memphis. She has published widely on the topics of sexual dysfunction, panic, generalized anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, co-morbidity among mental disorders, and the role of cognitive and emotional processes in psychological distress. Her current research focuses on mental health issues following trauma exposure, with particular emphasis on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Summary
This Workbook, and the accompanying Therapist Guide, is designed to assist clinicians in delivering Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in a group setting to clients with PTSD.
