Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for Ptsd: Harnessing the Healing Power of Relationships

ISBN-13: 9781462505531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 239 str.

Candice M. Monson; Steffany J. Fredman

Opis

Presenting an evidence-based treatment for couples in which one or both partners suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this step-by-step manual is packed with practical clinical guidance and tools. The therapy is carefully structured to address both PTSD symptoms and associated relationship difficulties in a time-limited framework. It is grounded in cutting-edge knowledge about interpersonal aspects of trauma and its treatment. Detailed session outlines and therapist scripts facilitate the entire process of assessment, case conceptualization, and intervention. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes more than 45 reproducible handouts and forms.

Recenzje

"PTSD, by definition, affects relationships. Even experienced clinicians will profit from the well-planned and well-researched treatment approach presented in this volume. The manual is incredibly user friendly, taking readers through the ABCs of couple treatment with session-by-session instructions, reproducible handouts, clinical examples, and suggested dialogue. The authors are experts who address all the nuances and co-occurring problems we see with PTSD. This book should be on the shelf of everyone who works with adults with PTSD--they will offer better treatment for it."--Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychiatry, and Director, Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program, Emory University School of Medicine

"Monson and Fredman provide an optimistic, strength-based approach to a challenging clinical condition; their focus on interpersonal factors significantly advances treatment of PTSD. The authors’ clinical expertise in engaging patients and their significant others in a clearly defined, empirically supported treatment program shines through in this highly readable and practical work. The richly detailed guidelines for each assessment and treatment session, sample scripts for explaining concepts and methods to the couple, numerous clinical tips for implementing the procedures, and extensive handouts for clients make this one of the most user-friendly treatment manuals I have ever read. Having this volume on your bookshelf is like having wise clinical supervisors on hand."--Norman B. Epstein, PhD, Department of Family Science (Emeritus), University of Maryland, College Park

"Monson and Fredman have created an essential resource for clinicians who treat trauma survivors, expanding the frame from individual and group therapy to the key--yet too often overlooked--domain of intimate relationships. The manual provides a complete template for working with couples struggling with PTSD. It addresses critical relational issues (such as blame, closeness, and trust) and shows how to teach clients invaluable practical skills for getting not only themselves, but also their relationships, 'unstuck' from PTSD."--Julian D. Ford, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center; President-Elect (2017–2019), International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

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Spis treści

I. Background and Overview of CBCT for PTSD

1. An Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD

2. Initial Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Working with Complex Cases

II. CBCT for PTSD Treatment Manual

Phase 1. Rationale for Treatment and Education about PTSD and Relationships

Session 1. Introduction to Treatment

Session 2. Safety Building

Phase 2. Satisfaction Enhancement and Undermining Avoidance

Session 3. Listening and Approaching

Session 4. Sharing Thoughts and Feelings: Emphasis on Feelings

Session 5. Sharing Thoughts and Feelings: Emphasis on Thoughts

Session 6. Getting U.N.S.T.U.C.K.

Session 7. Problem Solving to Shrink PTSD

Phase 3. Making Meaning of the Trauma(s) and End of Therapy

Session 8. Acceptance

Session 9. Blame

Session10. Trust

Session 11. Control

Session 12. Emotional Closeness

Session 13. Physical Closeness

Session 14. Posttraumatic Growth

Session 15. Review and Reinforcement of Treatment Gains

 

O autorze

Candice M. Monson, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a Fellow of the American and Canadian Psychological Associations, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Monson is a foremost expert on traumatic stress and the use of individual and conjoint therapies to treat PTSD.

Steffany J. Fredman, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Fredman is a recipient of the Martin S. Wallach Award for Outstanding Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her clinical and research interests focus on the interpersonal context of individual psychopathology, with an emphasis on PTSD. Together, Drs. Monson and Fredman are the codevelopers of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD.