14 Mar 2022
- Group 4: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Questions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Questions
Select one of the following questions to discuss about cognitive behavioral group therapy (from Corey, 2016): SELECT ONLY ONE QUESTION
- The cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) group leader functions, in many ways, as a teacher. How does this role fit with your personal style?
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) group practitioners use a brief, active, directive, collaborative, present-focused, didactic, psychoeducational model of therapy that relies on empirical validation of its concepts and techniques. To what degree is this emphasis congruent with your beliefs about group therapy?
- Mindfulness approaches have been incorporated into the practice of many cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) groups. How might you learn about mindfulness practice or personal development and how to use it in groups you lead?
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides for the use of a wide range of techniques. What techniques might you apply to yourself? What techniques are you likely to incorporate in the groups you lead?
- Cognitive restructuring is a core technique in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Identify one faulty belief you have and reflect on how you could use cognitive restructuring to modify this belief. What difference would it make in your life if you could replace this faulty belief with a constructive belief?