Cognitive Behaviour Therapies

Comprising 12 accessible chapters from leading experts in the field, this book brings together in one volume the major approaches to CBT practised in Britain today and will prove essential reading for both CBT trainees and practitioners. CBT has become more established as the therapy of choice in recent years, and consequently different voices in the CBT tradition have become prominent. This book brings together these voices by offering its readers a one-stop guide to the major approaches. Each chapter offers an overview of a particular approach to CBT, covering: - Historical development of the approach - Theoretical underpinnings - Practical Applications - Case Examples - Research status This book is essential reading for CBT trainees and practitioners as well as those training within the broader field of counselling & psychotherapy. Windy Dryden is Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies and Programme Co-ordinator of the MSc in Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at Goldsmiths, University of London.