Core Competencies in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Becoming a Highly Effective and Competent Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist

by Cory Frank Newman

Publisher:

Routledge

, 2013

Overview

This volume is a concise, convenient, and clearly written book for those who wish to study, master, and teach the core competencies of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Relevant for novice therapists as well as experienced clinicians and supervisors, this text also goes “between the lines” of evidence-based practices to highlight those methods which maximize the motivational and inspirational power of this therapy. Dr. Newman focuses on ways in which therapists can make treatment memorable for clients, thus enhancing maintenance and self-efficacy. He also highlights the value system that is inherent in best practices of cognitive-behavioral therapies, such as clinicians’ commitment to earn the trust and collaboration of clients, to be humble students of the field for their entire careers, and to seek to combine the best of empirical thinking with warmth and creativity.

Notably, this handbook also emphasizes the importance of therapists applying cognitive-behavioral principles to themselves in the form of self-reflective skills, good problem-solving, being role models of self-care, and being able to use techniques thoughtfully in the service of repairing strains in the therapeutic relationship. Newman’s book provides many enlightening clinical examples, including those practices that otherwise eager therapists should not do (such as “micro-managing” the client’s thoughts), as well as a plethora of transcript material that describes best supervisory practices. It does all this with a tone that is engaging, respectful of the reader, caring towards the clients, and optimistic about the positive impact cognitive-behavioral therapies—when learned and used well—can have on the lives of so many, clients and clinicians alike.

Key Features

• Focuses on ways in which therapists can make treatment memorable for clients.
• Highlights the value system that is inherent in best practices.
• Emphasizes the importance of therapists applying cognitive-behavioral principles.

Praise for Core Competencies in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

This book is a wonderful summary of all the experience [Cory Newman] accrued after so many hours devoted to treating clients, teaching CBT and supervising novice and seasoned therapists, in diverse cultural settings…. This volume will prove a valuable tool not only for trainers and trainees in CBT, but also for training programs in other forms of psychotherapy.

--Eduardo Keegan, From the Foreword

Cory Newman, PhD, is a Master Therapist and supervisor whose experience, insights, and skill are evident on each page of Core Competencies in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. This book provides a valuable text not only for beginning students but also for advanced scholars within the field.

--Robin B. Jarrett, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Elizabeth H. Penn Professorship in Clinical Psychology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

This is an absolutely first class book that will be useful for both more experienced and less experienced clinicians. Dr. Newman is a very accomplished practitioner and scholar and merges extensive case examples with the best conceptualization and research the field has to offer. It occupies a unique niche in the treatment literature because it addresses core competencies, both in psychotherapy generally and in cognitive behavior therapy specifically, in a comprehensive fashion. I recommend it most highly.

--E. Thomas Dowd, PhD, ABPP, DSNAP, Professor Emeritus, Kent State University, Ohio; Professor, Postdoctoral International Institute for Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babes-Bolayi University, Cluj Napoca, Romania

Product Details

• Title: Core Competencies in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Becoming a Highly Effective and Competent Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist
• Author: Cory Frank Newman
• Series: Core Competencies in Psychotherapy Series
• Publisher: Routledge
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 263
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Cognitive therapy; Psychotherapist and patient
• ISBNs: 9780415643467, 9780203107447, 0415643465, 0203107446
• Resource ID: LLS:CRCMPTNCSTHRPST
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-20T22:34:33Z