A Beginners Guide to Cognitive Analytic Therapy

This text provides an accessible, reader-friendly guide to conducting Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) on a one-to-one basis, developed in partnership with service users who have lived experience of CAT.

Autorentext

Sarah Craven-Staines is a Clinical Psychologist and CAT Practitioner with more than 20 years of experience working within the field of mental health. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, working for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course at Teesside University and offering CAT in a clinical setting.

Jayne Finch is a Clinical Psychologist and CAT Practitioner, having worked in the NHS for 20 years, predominantly within Adult Mental Health Services. She now works in a Clinical Tutor role for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course at Teesside University, as well as conducting CAT clinically.

Inhalt

1. The introduction 2. Service user perspectives 3. Principles of Cognitive Analytic Therapy 4. Who is Cognitive Analytic Therapy for? 5. Setting the scene 6. Cognitive Analytic Therapy assessment tools 7. Cognitive Analytic Therapy assessment 8. The reformulation letter 9. Mapping 10. Monitoring 11. The middle phase 12. Exits and doing something different 13. Saying goodbye 14. Time for review 15. The challenges of Cognitive Analytic Therapy 16. Author and service user reflections