Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD: Harnessing the Healing Power of Relationships

Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD

Harnessing the Healing Power of Relationships

2012 • 239 pages

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This is a professional read. I'm 4/5ths of the way through the VA training in providing CBCT-PTSD (followed by 6 months of supervision & consultation calls to make sure I'm delivering it adherently), and I have to say, I'm really impressed. This therapy is designed for close dyads - could be romantic partners, but also family members or even close friends - in which one partner has PTSD, and the model is really parsimonious with a good theoretical background. It has a greater emphasis on cognitive flexibility versus cognitive restructuring than some trauma-focused therapy (i.e., it has clear roots in but also evolution beyond Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, which I really appreciate as an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy practitioner), and as the subtitle suggests, does a great job harnessing the power of interpersonal interactions to boost treatment efficacy. Only giving 4 out of 5 stars because I've yet to do this therapy, but I'm excited to start.

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