Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups

by Peter J. Bieling PhD, Randi E. McCabe PhD, C. Psych, Martin M. Antony PhD, ABPP

Overview

This book has been replaced by Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4984-9.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781606234044
Publisher:	Guilford Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	06/24/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	452
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Peter J. Bieling, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University and Director of Mood and Anxiety Services of St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario. He has published widely in the areas of depression and cognitive-behavioral therapy. A Founding Fellow in the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, he is an active therapist, teacher of cognitive-behavioral therapy, and consultant.

Randi E. McCabe, PhD, is Chair of the Clinical Behavioural Sciences Programme in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University, and is Associate Director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph’s Healthcare. She has published widely on anxiety, eating disorders, and cognitive-behavioral therapy, and is the author of three books for consumers. An active trainer and workshop presenter, she is on the editorial board of The Clinical Psychologist and maintains a private practice focusing on eating disorders.

Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was founding director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic and the Psychology Residency Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. The recipient of career awards from the Society of Clinical Psychology, the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Dr. Antony is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and has served as president of the CPA and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. He has published over 30 books and 275 scientific articles and book chapters on cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychological assessment, anxiety disorders, obsessive–compulsive disorder, and perfectionism.

Table of Contents

I. General Principles and Practice of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Groups

1. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Groups: Possibilities and Challenges

2. Group Processes in CBT: Using Group Dynamics Productively

3. Cognitive Strategies in CBT Groups

4. Behavioral Strategies in CBT Groups

5. Basic Structure and Implementation of CBT Groups

6. Overcoming Obstacles in CBT Groups: Challenges and Problems in Group Structure

II. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Groups for Specific Disorders

7. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

8. Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder

9. Social Anxiety Disorder

10. Depression

11. Bipolar Disorder

12. Eating Disorders

13. Substance Abuse, Frederick Rotgers and Trinh An Nguyen

14. Personality Disorders, Arthur Freeman and Jessica L. Stewart

15. Schizophrenia, David L. Roberts, Amy E. Pinkham, and David L. Penn

III. Comorbidity and Future Directions

16. Comorbidity and CBT Groups

17. The FAQs of CBT Group Intervention

Interviews

Mental health practitioners, including clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, family therapists, and psychiatric nurses; also of interest to graduate students, interns, and residents in these fields. Serves as a supplemental text in graduate-level courses.

Editorial Reviews

"Provides an excellent and comprehensive discussion of the basic structure and implementation of CBT techniques offered in a group format. The book is a must-read for beginning group therapists, providing in-depth coverage on how to perform behavioral strategies in a group, establish group rules, interact with problem members, work with a cotherapist, and decide between sticking with the agenda versus pursuing unplanned group interaction. Important questions are raised in a thoughtful manner....We wholeheartedly recommend this book to those interested in researching and conducting CBGT and endorse the recommendations regarding future directions to maximize group process integration in CBT groups."

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

"This is the book I would have liked to be able to read when I started running CBT groups sixteen years ago....What I found particularly helpful about this book is that from the start, the authors acknowledge that CBT groups are 'more than techniques delivered "simultaneously" to multiple clients.' The focus of the book is therefore 'the integration of CBT strategies, and the understanding and enhancement of group process to aid in learning and understanding cognitive and behavioural strategies.' This is a considerably more sophisticated approach to group CBT than has previously been available in the literature....This book will be a very valuable resource for professionals setting up and running CBT groups for a wide range of clients, as well as for professionals supervising CBT groups, and is highly recommended."

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Book Reviews

"This is a groundbreaking volume. Unlike other books on CBT with groups, this one highlights the importance of group processes and structure. The authors provide detailed descriptions of how clinicians can manage these aspects of practice more effectively to improve outcomes. The book also addresses common comorbidities and other thorny, real-world issues that are often neglected in the group CBT literature."--Ronald W. Toseland, PhD, University at Albany, State University of New York

"This impressive volume richly details the challenges and rewards of providing CBT in a multiperson context. Group leaders, who face the demanding task of structuring therapeutic content while simultaneously leaving room for therapeutic process, will find themselves ably supported by the authors' sophisticated integrative philosophy and clinically astute suggestions. This book will set the standard for group-based CBT for years to come."--Zindel V. Segal, PhD, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Toronto–Scarborough, Canada

"An excellent addition to any therapist's library. This volume nicely combines the research literature and sound group protocols with practical advice that every group therapist--beginning or experienced--can use. This volume is an outstanding example of evidence-based practice. I would definitely use this book in a graduate psychotherapy course. Group therapy has many advantages over individual therapy, and this volume will help many more therapists use the group format. This is easily the most important volume on CBT in groups today. The depth of coverage and broad range of disorders will make it useful in many settings."--Debra A. Hope, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
 

"This is a wonderful, original, and highly needed book addressing the very practical problem of providing CBT in a group format. The authors thoughtfully integrate the scholarly clinical literature on group therapy with that of evidence-based, protocol-driven CBT therapies for individual DSM-IV mood, anxiety, and eating disorders. Given the pressing need to make these efficacious treatments available to large numbers of people, group therapy makes a lot of sense. However, the authors go beyond this practical rationale to explain clearly the important advantages of working in groups. As a primarily individual therapist, I felt excited by the idea that group work may be superior, and have become motivated to try this modality. This book sets a new standard for the field, and will be useful for psychiatric residents, clinical psychologists, and social workers who have some familiarity with psychopathology and are interested in learning how to do group therapy."--M. Katherine Shear, MD, Columbia University School of Social Work

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