Clinical Case Formulations (ePub)

Praise for Clinical Case Formulations

Matching the Integrative Treatment Plan to the Client, Second
Edition

"[Barbara Ingram has put] a career into the development of this
book and it is wonderful! My students love that it was written with
them in mind and they love the statements designed to reduce
anxiety and normalize the learning process. This is an excellent
book!"--Amy M. Rees-Turyn, PhD Associate Professor of
Counseling Psychology, Lewis & Clark College

A step-by-step model for individualized case
conceptualization

Fully revised and updated, the second edition of Clinical
Case Formulations provides step-by-step tools and insightful
guidance for moving from first contact with a client to the
development of an effective, personalized treatment plan.
Addressing the essential question every therapist
faces--How do I create a treatment plan that is the best
match for my client?--this unique resource provides a
systematic and thoughtful method for integrating ideas, skills, and
techniques from different theoretical approaches. It combines
empirical research and clinical experience to create a case
formulation that is tailor-made for the client.

This comprehensive resource offers two tools to guide case
formulations: a problem-oriented framework, with a list of 28
standards for evaluating its application, and a set of 30 core
clinical hypotheses derived from the knowledge bases of psychology,
psychiatry, counseling, and social work professions.

The new edition includes:

* Hypotheses on Emotional Focus, Trauma, and Metacognitive
Perspective

* More detailed attention given to empirically supported therapies
such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and
Commitment Therapy (ACT)

* Discussion on the importance of bringing cultural competence to
case formulation tasks with every client

* Skill-building activities throughout the text

Offering a thorough framework to help clients experience
effective clinical service, practitioners will learn to
conceptualize clients' needs in ways that lead to strong and
individualized treatment plans, as well as advice and guidance on
what to do when selected interventions fail to produce the expected
benefits.