This Workbook, and the accompanying Therapist Guide, is designed to assist clinicians in delivering Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in a group setting to clients with PTSD. The book integrates best practices derived from group therapy literature, with evidence-based cognitive behavioral approaches targeting PTSD and frequently co-occurring conditions such as depression, anxiety, and social isolation. Group CBT has been tested with both Veteran and non-veteran populations and shown to reduce symptoms of PTSD and improve quality of life, overall functioning, and life satisfaction.
The Workbook moves through the program session by session, and includes helpful information sheets, worksheets, and forms, designed to track progress and facilitate mastery of specific CBT techniques and enhance mental wellbeing. Using the exercises clients will learn how to monitor feelings, thoughts, and behaviors; confront uncomfortable emotions; and learn more effective ways of coping with their experiences.
This Workbook, and the accompanying Therapist Guide, is designed to assist clinicians in delivering Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in a group setting to clients with PTSD.
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1. Session 1: Education About PTSD and Group CBT
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2. Session 2: Understanding Avoidance, Mindfulness (Part I)
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3. Session 3: Beginning to Tackle Avoidance of Trauma Cues, Mindfulness (Part II)
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4. Session 4: Written Exposure (Part I) and Learning Progressive Muscle Relaxation (16 Muscle)
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5. Session 5: Written Exposure (Part II) and Learning Progressive Muscle Relaxation (7 Muscle)
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6. Session 6: Working With Your Thoughts (Part I) - Coping Self-Statements
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7. Session 7: Working With Your Thoughts (Part II) - Becoming Aware of How You Think
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8. Session 8: Working With Your Thoughts (Part III) - Changing the Cycle of Thoughts and Feelings
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9. Session 9: Addressing Anger (Part I) - Using the A-B-C-D Approach
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10. Session 10: Addressing Anger (Part II) - Using a Behavioral Approach
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11. Session 11: Feeling Down - How to Fight It
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12. Session 12: Rebuilding Your Social Connections
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13. Session 13: Planning for the Future
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14. Session 14: Wrapping Up Group CBT
Dr. J. Gayle Beck is the Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence Emerita in the Department of Psychology at the University of Memphis. She earned her A.B. at Brown University and her Ph.D. at the State University of New York at Albany. Following completion of a clinical internship at UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School, Dr. Beck joined first the faculty at the University of Houston, then the University at Buffalo, SUNY and most recently, the University of Memphis. She has published widely on the topics of sexual dysfunction, panic, generalized anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, co-morbidity among mental disorders, and the role of cognitive and emotional processes in psychological distress. Her current research focuses on mental health issues following trauma exposure, with particular emphasis on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
