Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2/e

Berni Curwen is a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist accredited by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), and an Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Clinical Consultant accredited by EMDR Europe. She has a mental health nurse background and is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). She has worked for the NHS and is currently employed by a private provider to NHS services. She has contributed to a number of publications including the following books published by Sage: Client Assessment (1997), Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy (2000), The Beginner's Guide to Counselling and Psychotherapy (2015), as well as Suicide - Strategies and Interventions for Reduction and Prevention (Routledge, 2008). Professor Stephen Palmer PhD is an award winning psychologist and psychotherapist. He is Founder Director of the Centre for Stress Management, London. He is the UK's first Visiting Professor of Work Based Learning and Stress Management at Middlesex University. He has authored/edited over 50 books including The Beginner's Guide to Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2015). He is Co-editor of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice. Currently he is Honorary President of the International Stress Management Association; President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology; Founder Co-Chair of the London Branch of the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies; a Founder Director and Vice President of the Society of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and a Director and Deputy Chair of the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy. His interests include jazz, art and coastal walking. Peter Ruddell is a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist accredited by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (AREBT). He has worked in both the voluntary and private sectors. He has contributed to a number of publications including the following books published by Sage: Client Assessment (1997), Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy (2000), The Beginner's Guide to Counselling and Psychotherapy (2015), as well as Suicide - Strategies and Interventions for Reduction and Prevention (Routledge, 2008). He is a member of the European and International Advisory Board of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice. Peter is clinical director of the Centre for Stress Management, London.

Introduction The Cognitive Behaviour Framework Assessment Beginning Stage of Therapy Middle Stage of Therapy End Stage of Therapy Additional Strategies and Techniques Hyponosis as an Adjunct to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Brief Therapy - Groups Treatment Protocols

This new edition to the book provides a significant contribution to supporting those in the caring professions to nurture and develop those in need. -- Professor Sir Cary Cooper Highly readable and with a welcome focus on psycho-education, the themes and principles in this gem of a book are as relevant to the coach and the enquiring client as they are to the CBT therapist. -- Mary Watts