An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Skills and Applications
- Helen Kennerley - Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre
- Sarah Rakovshik - Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre
- Victoria Bream - Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre
The essential introduction to cognitive behaviour therapy principles, theory, skills and applications that every student and practitioner needs. This Fourth Edition:
- Covers the basics of CBT, and beyond;
- Applies CBT to an expanded range of patient issues, with how-to guidance;
- Incorporates recent developments in diagnostic categories, NHS based practice, models and delivery of CBT, including online approaches and use of virtual reality in practice;
- Introduces new content on equality, diversity, inclusion and difference and diversity within the therapeutic relationship;
- Extends learning through updated Further Reading, case studies and exercises.
Lecturers can also access online materials, including over 40 videos illustrating CBT practice, reproducible resources and learning exercises from the textbook, and links to OCTC Practical Guides on topics such as distraction strategies, relapse management, being assertive, and more.
This is an indispensable text for students and both novice and experienced CBT practitioners.
When the third edition of this book came out, I said that the reader should "Consider it mandatory reading for any trainee, supervisor or clinician who takes patient care seriously". Now we have the fourth edition, and I can only say that I was right last time - this is the manual on which to base our use of CBT across many disorders. I could not see how they could improve on that third edition. But I was wrong - the authors have added so much here, based on their experience and their extraordinary breadth of understanding. This is the book that I wish I had had at the start of my time working with CBT. So my apologies - you should go out and buy this edition too.
Written by clinical leaders with a wealth of experience in both clinical practice and training, this remains the gold-standard textbook for learning and practising cognitive behavioural therapy. It is an essential resource for novice trainees, experienced therapists, and supervisors alike.
Importantly, the book provides a clear framework for individualised, formulation-driven practice while also offering a comprehensive and authoritative account of the key disorder-specific models and interventions that underpin evidence-based CBT. Helen Kennerley and her co-authors have once again succeeded in producing a text that is both accessible and clinically sophisticated.
This is a must-read for every cognitive behavioural psychotherapist and stands alongside Beck's Cognitive Therapy of Depression as one of the most influential and indispensable texts in CBT training and practice.