Summary: <p>CBT Interventions<br> Group Activities<br> Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC<br> Executive Director: AllCEUs Counseling CEUs and Specialty Certificates<br> Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery<br> Objectives<br> ~ Explore ways to teach Cognitive behavioral interventions in group<br> Basis<br> ~ Changing thoughts (cognitions) has a direct impact on physiological response (urges and behaviors)<br> ~ Changing behaviors has a direct response on thoughts and emotional reactions<br> ~ At its core CBT has the principles of noticing, understanding and addressing thoughts feelings and behaviors<br> Functional Analysis<br> ~ The process of identifying the antecedents (causes/triggers) and consequences (positive/negative) of behaviors<br> ~ Causes<br> ~ Emotional<br> ~ Mental<br> ~ Physical<br> ~ Social<br> ~ Environmental (including time & Date)<br> Problem Identification and Solving<br> ~ Stop. Use self talk, distress tolerance and/or relaxation techniques to restrain impulsive actions<br> ~ Identify the problem—Who, where, what, why<br> ~ Develop alternative solutions<br> ~ Explore the short and long term consequences/outcomes of solutions<br> ~ Choose a response<br> ~ Evaluate the outcome<br> Activity<br> ~ When you experience a problem…<br> ~ How can you remember to practice the pause?<br> ~ What techniques can you use to get through the initial adrenaline rush?<br> ~ Describe a time you get upset and effectively managed it.<br> ~ Give an example of a time you got upset and did not effectively manage it.<br> ~ What was the difference?<br> Activity<br> ~ Practice identifying the problem<br> ~ Who is involved –Think broadly<br> ~ What happened – Explore objectively<br> ~ When did it take place – In the chain of events<br> ~ Where did it take place – Is there significance to this place<br> ~ Why did it happen? Why did it bother you? – Explore broadly<br> ~ Identify alternatives<br> ~ Immediate response – Benefits and drawbacks<br> ~ Alternate responses – Benefits and drawbacks<br> ~ Choose and implement the response</p> <p>Contracting<br> ~ Identify the problem/target behavior<br> ~ Identify a new behavior to replace it<br> ~ Identify rewards<br> ~ Write a contract<br> ~ Monitor behavior<br> Activity<br> ~ Target Behaviors<br> ~ Persistent worrying<br> ~ Not getting out of bed<br> ~ Anger outbursts<br> ~ Smoking<br> ~ Stress-Eating<br> ~ Caving/being overly passive<br> ~ Identify the antecedents of each<br> ~ Identify the benefits and drawbacks of each<br> ~ Identify alternate ways of dealing with the behavior<br> Cognitive Distortions<br> ~ Personalization<br> ~ Taking everything personally—Its your fault. It was meant to hurt you.<br> ~ Exaggeration<br> ~ Making a mountain out of a molehill or seeing the worst-case scenario<br> ~ All-or-Nothing<br> ~ Viewing things in dichotomous terms<br> ~ Availability Heuristic<br> ~ Noticing what is most prominent in your mind</p> <p> </p> <p>Cognitive Distortions<br> ~ Minimization<br> ~ Not giving credit where credit is due<br> ~ When you do good things<br> ~ When other factors are involved<br> ~ Selective Abstraction<br> ~ Seeing only what fits your mood/perspective</p> <p>Activity<br> ~ Give an example of when you have used each distortion<br> ~ Discuss why each distortion may develop<br> ~ Explore the benefits and drawbacks of each distortion<br> ~ Identify ways to address each distortion<br> ~ Personalization<br> ~ Exaggeration<br> ~ All-or-Nothing<br> ~ Minimization<br> ~ Selective Abstraction<br> ~ Availability Heuristic</p> <p> </p> <p>ABC-DE<br> ~ A=Activating Event<br> ~ B=Automatic Beliefs<br> ~ C=Consequences<br> ~ D=Dispute automatic beliefs<br> ~ E=Evaluate effectiveness of reactions<br> Activity<br> ~ Target Behaviors<br> ~ Identify 3 </p>
