Main description:

This is a comprehensive guide designed to enable CBT practitioners to effectively engage people from diverse cultural backgrounds by applying culturally-sensitive therapeutic techniques. It adapts core CBT techniques including reattribution, normalization, explanation development, formulating, reality testing, inference chaining and resetting expectations. High profile author team includes specialists in culturally-sensitive CBT along with world-renowned pioneers in the application of CBT to serious mental illness. It contains the most up-to-date research on CBT in ethnic minority groups available.

Contents:

About the Authors vii Foreword ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii 1 Introduction 1 2 Cultural Adaptation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Principles and Challenges 14 3 Philosophical Orientation and Ethical and Service Considerations 46 4 The Therapeutic Relationship and Technical Adjustments 86 5 General Theoretical Modifications in Orienting Clients to Therapy 121 6 Individualized Case Formulation 135 7 Individualized Treatment Planning 165 8 Psychosis: Cultural Aspects of Presentation and Adaptations to Treatment 192 9 Depression: Cultural Aspects of Presentation and Adaptations to Treatment 227 10 Bipolar Affective Disorder: Cultural Aspects of Presentation and Adaptations to Treatment 248 11 Recovery, Relapse Prevention, and Finishing Therapy 273 12 Policy and Training Implications 293 Appendix 1 Social Factors: My Immigration Journey 306 2 Aida Longitudinal Formulation 308 3 Setting Goals to Improve Quality of Life 310 4 Voices Diary 312 5 What Do Voices Say? 314 6 Working on Coping Strategies: Pleasant Events Schedule 315 7 Preventing a Relapse or Breakdown 317 8 Circle of Support 320 9 Relapse Prevention Plans 322 Index 326