cognitive counseling

Cognitive Counseling Techniques And Tenets

Course Study Description

38. Cognitive Counseling Techniques And Tenets. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER COURSE FEES APPLY] This course gives an overview of cognitive counseling. It examines Beck's model of depression, anxiety, anger, and relationship conflict in a cognitive context. The information will demonstrate how a cognitive counselor would approach many of these problems. The information will enlighten the counselor on uncovering resistance to change and employing the therapeutic relationship to promote recovery and more rapid change. All of the basic cognitive techniques are represented: activity scheduling, graded task assignments, exposure hierarchies, response prevention, challenging underlying schemas, and thought monitoring. Drawing from cognitive tenets and techniques, this course is for today's counselor who seeks are committed to helping their clients through brief and successful counseling outcomes.

Course Directions

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Course Outcomes

As a result of the work in this course the counselor/student will:

	develop a personal definition of cognitive-behavioral theory.
	understand Beck's model of cognitive-behavioral theory.
	understand Roehm's model of cognitive-behavioral theory.
	be aware of the basic principles of Meichenbaum's theory.
	understand Kelly's psychology of personal constructs.
	be aware of the basic tenets of Ellis' REBT.
	understand what a schema is and why it is important.
	be aware of the cognitive-behavioral approach to depression.
	know what Werner's Attribution Cube is and its applications.
	understand the cognitive approach to emotional distortions.
	understand the cognitive approach to major personality disorders.
	understand the cognitive approach to anxiety.
	be aware of the cognitive approach to anger.
	be aware of the cognitive approach to marital discord.
	describe the 20 major principles and practices of cognitive-behavior therapy.
	understand the overall goal of cognitive-behavioral counseling.
	be aware of some of the major criticisms of cognitive-behavioral counseling.
	understand the cognitive approach to behavioral assessment.
	be aware of the elements of conditioning.
	understand the major techniques of cognitive-behavioral counseling for depression.
	understand cognitive distortion.
	be aware of what automatic thoughts are and their importance.
	be aware of how the cognitive-behavioral counselor tests assumptions.
	understand what schemas are and how they are tested.
	understand disputation.
	be aware of the cognitive approach to OCD.
	be aware of the cognitive approach to marital discord.
	be aware of cognitive approaches for overcoming resistance.

Text [Required Reading To Be Prepared For The Exam]

Cognitive Therapy : Basic Principles and Applications by Robert L. Leahy ISBN: 1568218508 $40.00 in The Bookstore .

Study Guide Questions

What is cognitive-behavioral therapy?
What is Beck's Model?
What is Reohm's Model?
Describe Meichenbaum's Model.
List the major tenets of Mahoney's Model.
What are the bases of Kelly's Psychology Of Personal Constructs? Constructive Alternativism?
Describe the role of Albert Ellis in the development of cognitive therapy.
What is the role of Chomsky and language in cognitive theory?
What is a schema? Why is it important?
What is Werner's Attribution Cube?
What is a hopelessness model of depression?
What are the major general principles of Beck's cognitive model of emotional disorders?
What are cognitive distortions and how do they fit into this theory?
What are the major emotional disorders and their typical content in feelings and emotions?
What are the major personality disorders and their contents?
What is the cognitive-behavioral theory of depression?
What is the cognitive-behavioral theory of anxiety?
Describe some of the major cognitive factors in anxiety.
What is the cognitive approach to anger?
What is the cognitive approach to marital discord?
Describe the 20 major principles and practices of cognitive-behavioral therapy.
What is the overall goal of therapy in cognitive counseling?
Outline some of the criticisms of cognitive-behavior therapy?
What is cognitive approach to behavioral assessment?
What are the elements of behavioral assessment?
What are the major paradigms of conditioning?
What are the major behavioral techniques for depression?
Describe some of the major techniques of cognitive-behavior therapy for depression.
What are the major categories of cognitive distortions?
What is an automatic thought?
List the 12 questions to ask about automatic thoughts.
What are the major ways that a cognitive-behavioral counselor tests assumptions.
How are schemas tested?
What is cognitive disputation?
Describe some specific modifications for depression.
Discuss the cognitive approach to anxiety.
What is the cognitive approach to OCD?
Discuss the cognitive approach to marital discord.
Describe the major automatic thought distortions for couples.
What is the cognitive approach to overcoming resistance?

Vocabulary

	Beck
	Roehm
	Meichenbaum
	cognitive-behavioral
	Mahoney
	Kelly
	constructive alternatives
	Ellis
	Chomsky
	schema
	cognitive distortion
	maladaptive assumption
	automatic thought
	content specificity
	cognitive vulnerability
	sociotropy
	autonomy
	anxiety
	depression
	anger
	marital discord
	cognition
	short-term therapy
	measurement
	accountability
	collaboration
	didactic
	independence
	readiness for change
	target behaviors
	baseline
	deficits/excesses
	self-monitoring
	activity schedule
	pleasure predicting
	negative thought
	procrastination
	LFT
	Beck Depression Inventory
	cognitive assessment
	mind reading
	fortune telling
	catastrophizing
	labeling
	discounting positives
	negative filter
	overgeneralizing
	dichotomous thinking
	shoulds
	personalizing
	blaming
	unfair comparisons
	regret orientation
	what if? statements
	emotional recovery
	inability to disconfirm
	judgment focus
	self-criticism
	hopelessness
	indecisiveness
	lack of pleasure
	insomnia
	anxiety
	anger control
	rules for arguing
	rules for time-out
	resistance
	counter-transference

Supplementary Readings [Required Reading To Be Prepared For The Exam]

Examination

The examination for this course is attached to this page. PRINT OUT THE EXAM. All examinations consist of both True-False and/or Multiple-Choice items with five answers. You must score 80% on the exam to gain the contact hours. When you have printed the exam, read each question carefully, choose the BEST answer and circle the letter of the answer you choose. Return the exam by mail to Dr. Budd A. Moore, Exam Scoring At CounselingCEUsOnline along with the signed Honor Pledge and a check or money order for $36.00 payable to Dr. Budd A. Moore. The exam and the honor pledge can also be faxed to our office at 1(717)597-2302; however, it will not be scored until the scoring fee is paid in full. When the fee and all of the materials are received, the exam will be scored within 48 hours. Results will be e-mailed to you as soon as they are available. A letter of congratulations, a certificate from CounselingCEUsOnline, and an official transcript will be mailed to you. Examinations will not be returned to the student. Records of your scores will be maintained by CounselingCEUsOnline and will be available for you for a $5.00 transcript fee.

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