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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Definitions: Behaviour therapy is a structured therapy which seeks to solve problems and relieve symptoms by changing behaviour and the environmental factors which control behaviour. It is based on the belief that behaviour is learnt in response to past experience and can be unlearnt, or reconditioned, without analysing the past to find the reason for the behaviour. Graded exposure to feared situations is one of the commonest behavioural treatment methods and is used in a range of anxiety disorders. Cognitive therapy is based on the theory that previous experiences can adversely affect self-perception and condition attitude, emotions and ability to deal with certain situations. Cognitive techniques (such as challenging negative automatic thoughts) and behavioural techniques (such as activity scheduling and behavioural experiments) are used with the main aim of relieving symptoms by changing maladaptive thoughts and beliefs.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) CBT refers to the pragmatic combination of concepts and techniques from cognitive and behaviour therapies, common in clinical practice. It is a kind of psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, and other forms of mental disorder. It involves recognising distorted thinking and learning to replace it with more realistic substitute ideas.
Relational Emotional Behaviour Therapy (REBT). Rational emotive therapy is a form of cognitive therapy that identifies underlying assumptions and patterns of thinking linked to negative unwanted emotions and challenges these.
CBT and REBT at the CASSEL Centre
Some CASSEL centre staff and student associates are experienced CBT and REBT practitioners and who work regularly with clients using these techniques at the centre. We are expanding our capability and we now have several staff who are fully trained in CBT and join with other CASSEL associates to deliver this service.
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