Cbt Therapy
Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy Danny Givens GCCS/523 Counseling for Change May Dr. Carla Letsch
Introduction
Cognitive behavioral therapy has been around since the 1960's and were developed by three pioneers; Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis. This paper will discuss brief biographical information on the pioneers of CBT, discuss theory, and interventions. We will also look at the Biblical prospective of each therapy, and the strengths and weaknesses of each. Each theory has its own view of how clients view reality, and what changes take place during CBT treatment. CBT has three tenets: 1. Cognitive activity affects behavior 2. Cognitive activity may be monitored and altered 3.Desired behavior change may be effected through cognitive change (p.4 Dobson).
Aaron Beck - Cognitive Therapy
Aaron Beck is a psychiatrist and has written numerous books and journals. Dr.Beck has been a psychiatrist for the last sixty years (1953). He is a graduate of the prestigious Yale
Medical school in 1946 (p.249). Dr. Beck started his career studying psychoanalysis. He soon found studying the concepts of psychoanalysis for depression unnecessary and not helpful for clients. In the few years Dr. Beck started to develop his own theory of treatment for mental health issues. Dr. Beck discovered that cognitive therapy techniques assist clients in changing their maladaptive and dysfunction thinking processes. Cognitive therapy is like other psychotherapies. The therapist assists
Introduction
Cognitive behavioral therapy has been around since the 1960's and were developed by three pioneers; Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis. This paper will discuss brief biographical information on the pioneers of CBT, discuss theory, and interventions. We will also look at the Biblical prospective of each therapy, and the strengths and weaknesses of each. Each theory has its own view of how clients view reality, and what changes take place during CBT treatment. CBT has three tenets: 1. Cognitive activity affects behavior 2. Cognitive activity may be monitored and altered 3.Desired behavior change may be effected through cognitive change (p.4 Dobson).
Aaron Beck - Cognitive Therapy
Aaron Beck is a psychiatrist and has written numerous books and journals. Dr.Beck has been a psychiatrist for the last sixty years (1953). He is a graduate of the prestigious Yale
Medical school in 1946 (p.249). Dr. Beck started his career studying psychoanalysis. He soon found studying the concepts of psychoanalysis for depression unnecessary and not helpful for clients. In the few years Dr. Beck started to develop his own theory of treatment for mental health issues. Dr. Beck discovered that cognitive therapy techniques assist clients in changing their maladaptive and dysfunction thinking processes. Cognitive therapy is like other psychotherapies. The therapist assists