Cognitive Behavioral Therapy





Albert Ellis

 





Aaron Temkin Beck

 



Judith S. Beck

 

Donald Meichenbaum



  







The main contributors to this therapy method are Albert Ellis, who designed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Aaron and Judith Beck's Cognitive Therapy (CT), and Donald Meichenbaum's Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT).

The goals of this form of therapy are to lead clients to realize their faulty beliefs, and through evidence that has been gathered and reviewed, they can confront and change these beliefs. Automatic thought is also looked at, reviewed, and changed.

The key concepts of Cognitive Behavior Therapy focus's on the disorders that formed a person's faulty belief system. Though they may have started in childhood, these beliefs and disorders are what mold present day thinking. These misconceptions in the clients belifs are what needs to be replaced to form more accurate and positive beliefs for a healthier outlook on their self and thie life.

The techniques used in therapy are many, and focus on cognitive, behavioral, and emotive thechiques that are suited to the individual client. It is active, direct, and structured. The client will most likely have homework, have to keep records, change their thought and language in regard to negative behavior patterns. Role play, imagery, confronting, Socratic dialog, gathering data, self-instructional and stress inoculation training are a handful of the techniques used, but certainly the list is extensive as to the needs of the client.

Reference

Corey, G. (2013). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. Belmont, C.: Brooks/Cole,
Cengage Learning.