Transdiagnostic Group Therapy Training and Implementation provides clinicians with a user-friendly roadmap for delivering a brief, transdiagnostic group therapy that can be used for patients suffering from stress, depression, anxiety, and a range of other related mental health problems. This is supplemented by over an hour of training videos hosted on the books companion website, visually demonstrating how to effectively implement the therapy. The book introduces the empirical research that has led to a greater emphasis on transdiagnostic treatment approaches, and details how to implement each phase of the therapy, supported by clinical examples to make practical application easier.Presents therapy suitable for a variety of mental health problemsOutlines how to adapt therapy for different patient populationsIncludes Method of Levels transdiagnostic cognitive therapyFeatures video demonstrations, worksheets, slides, and more on companion website
Part A1: Introduction to this book and the Take Control Course2:
Conceptual and theoretical background3: PCT within psychological
interventions4: How to use this book
Part B1: Session 1, Thinking about control2: Session 2, What blocks our
control?3: Session 3, Feeling in control short term vs getting control of
your life4: Session 4, Taking control of the things around you5: Session 5,
Building on strengths, qualities and resources6: Session 6, Moving forward:
what gets me stuck, what helps
Part C1: Riding the waves of CBT: Contextualising the Take Control Course
within CBT2: Embracing the diversity within the course: Revisiting theory and
practice to address clients personal concerns3: Taking practice forward
AppendicesA: Accessibility, clarity and ease of use of the Take Control
Course manual: a qualitative studyB: List of session themes that can be
provided to clientsC: Evaluation forms (sessional and final session)D:
Adherence rating scaleE: Session guides for all sessionsF: Examples of
metaphors to be used during the awareness practice
Dr. Lydia Morris is a Clinical Psychologist who has extensive experience of working in mental health primary care contexts. The manual was in part written while Dr. Morris was employed by Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust. She has been affiliated with the University of Manchester for much of the duration of the manual production and is now employed by the University of Salford. Dr. Phil McEvoy is service director of a primary care team (Six Degrees Social Enterprise, Salford, Greater Manchester). Six Degrees Social Enterprise delivers socially innovative mental health services that are at the leading edge of practice. In recent years they have been finalists in the National Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards, the National Patient Experience Awards and the Health Service Journal Awards. Dr. Mansell has written over sixty interdisciplinary publications on perceptual control theory, has convened three international conferences on PCT, and hosts a website pctweb.org that has received over 35,000 views since its inception in 2009. His work on PCT has appeared on UK national television, in science museums, and online newspaper and magazine articles. He has authored and edited various books, including: Coping with Fears and Phobias (2007), A Transdiagnostic Approach to CBT using Method of Levels Therapy (2012), Principles-Based Counselling and Psychotherapy (2015), Oxford Guide to Metaphors in CBT (2010), and The Bluffers Guide to Psychology (2006).
