Main description:

Formulating cases is an essential component of psychotherapy training and practice. Yet beginning therapists often struggle to organize their ideas about the client and apply theory to the case.

This concise and engaging book is based on the author's extensive experience teaching case formulation to graduate students. It describes a highly-adaptable and evidence-based framework for conceptualizing clients and planning treatment. Applicable to both simple and complex cases, the model can be used regardless of one's theoretical orientation.

Readers are introduced to basic concepts that include the benefits of case formulation, sound decision-making, and the importance of cultural considerations, and then are led step-by-step through the action-oriented components of the model.

The volume is an indispensable aid for novice therapists seeking to develop this core competency.

Contents:

Series Preface

How to Use This Book With APA Psychotherapy Videos
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. Understanding Psychotherapy Case Formulation in Context
Defining Formulation: Benefits, Goals, History, and Influences
Sound Decision Making in Case Formulation
Developing a Culturally Responsive Formulation
Formulation in the Context of Psychotherapy Integration
II. An Integrative Evidence-Based Case Formulation Model
Step 1: Create a Problem List
Step 2: Diagnose
Step 3: Develop an Explanatory Hypothesis
Step 4: Plan Treatment
Evaluating Case Formulation Quality
Coda
References
Index
About the Author
About the Series Editors