Case formulation is a framework used by CBT therapists to understand the origin, current status, and maintenance of the client's problems. Despite being often described as the core skill of every practitioner, the first principle and the cornerstone in CBT, Case Formulation appears to be puzzling and elusive for many practitioners.
This one-day course is set to demystify CFs and to provide the students with the solid foundation for CF work.
The course lays a great deal of emphasis on the practical application of case formulation to both case studies and/or delegates own cases.
A case formulation is a hypothesis about the psychological mechanisms that cause and maintain an individual’s symptoms and problems(Kuyken et al., 2009; Persons, 2008).
Case formulation is a framework used by CBT therapists to understand the origin, current status, and maintenance of the client's problems. Despite being often described as the core skill of every practitioner, the first principle and the cornerstone in CBT, Case Formulation appears to be puzzling and elusive for many practitioners.
This one-day course is set to demystify CFs and to provide the students with the solid foundation for CF work.
The course lays a great deal of emphasis on the practical application of case formulation to both case studies and/or delegates own cases.
The generation of case formulations is a key skill highlighted within a range of therapeutic modalities from CBT to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and is highly praised by a range of different professional bodies as a key psychotherapeutic skill. Formulations form the basis of both collaboration and the direction for therapy without which therapy can become formulaic or misguided. This one day course explores the key components of CBT Case Formulation, along with options and areas of controversy.
The day lays a great deal of emphasis on the practical application of case formulation to both case studies and/or delegates own cases.
Delegates will find their practice invigorated and enhanced by the training day and will discover the quality and outcomes of their work improved as a result.
Issues covered include:
The purposes of case formulation
Different types of formulation
“Off-the-shelf” RCT driven formulations
Idiographic formulations
Lower and deeper level formulations (developmental vs. maintenance)
Pathology based formulations vs. Outcome based formulations
Incorporating client strengths
Incorporating alternative core beliefs
Testing out whether a formulation is accurate
Problems with case formulations
Application of case formulations to different cases
You can build up gradually your CBT training portfolio by attending all the courses within the programme at the pace that suits you. All your training hours will be calculated, recorded in an individual validated log and accumulated towards your full Diploma.
This Course is now available as a full recording with an online test via SDS Online Video Training (OVT)
Paul GranthamConsultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and Director of SDS Seminars
Paul Grantham, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, a Senior Associate of The Royal Society of Medicine, Accredited CBT Therapist. He is the Founder and Director of SDS Ltd and one of the most popular and inspirational tutors in the field of psychological skills training.
“Brilliant training - really clear video clips alongside clear lecture notes. Because I could take time to read in-between sections and time alone to reflect on my learning I learnt more than I do when 'under pressure' in a classroom setting! Fortunately I have done quite a lot of training with you - as I really rate the quality of SDS materials and the training approach I probably knew more about this topic than I realised - but it was still incredibly worthwhile as a consolidation of my knowledge base, which is now better integrated within my general understanding of CBT. One more thing - I am usually incredibly and unhelpfully anxious around 'tests' - but in this case I almost enjoyed them as the questions helped me realise I had grasped sufficiently the basic concepts taught, and helped me understand these still further...perhaps my core beliefs about educational ability, alongside more familiar unhelpful negative automatic thoughts have also been helpfully challenged! Many thanks.”
“A solid educative experience - which also touched upon and looked at case formulations from other theoretical perspectives. It provided a firm foundation to case formulation in CBT - and will act as a springboard for more study and further reading in this area. The substantial foundation of this course will enable myself to go on to further reading in this important area. Excellent course.”
