This is a stand-alone course that can be taken by any practitioner as part of their continuous professional development (CPD).
It is also one of the modules within:
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
