Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies are research-supported approaches to counseling / psychotherapy with distinct advantages. Below I describe the advantages of CBT. Advantages 1. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies are very instructive. When clients understand how to counsel themselves rationally, they have confidence that they will continue to do well. For this reason, cognitive-behavioral therapists teach their clients rational self-counselling skills. 2. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies are shorter-term. The average number of sessions that people spend in cognitive-behavioral therapy, across the various approaches to CBT and problems, is 16. There are those people who require more sessions (sometimes many more), but the average is 16 sessions. 3. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies emphasize getting better, rather than feeling better. By correcting problematic underlying assumptions, CBT creates long-term results since the cause of the problem is corrected. 4. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies are cross-cultural. They are based on universal laws of human behaviour. They also focus on the clients goals, rather than attempting to impose the therapists goals on the client. 5. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies are structured. The structured nature of therapy sessions very much reduces the possibility that sessions will become chat sessions in which not much is accomplished therapeutically. 6. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies can be researched. Because there are clearly defined goals and clearly defined techniques, CBT can be examined with scientific research. 7. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies are adaptive. The fundamental principle of CBT is that thoughts (cognitions) cause our feelings and behaviors.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:39:24 +0000
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