Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group Activities | CBT Therapist Aid #CBT #cognitivebehavioral #Betterhelpcbt Sponsored by BetterHelp. Clinicians, sign up with BetterHelp to increase your bookings and work from the comfort of your own home. https://hasofferstracking.betterhelp.com/aff_c?offer_id=20&aff_id=2373 CBT Interventions Group Activities Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director: AllCEUs Counseling CEUs and Specialty Certificates Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives - Explore ways to teach Cognitive behavioral interventions in group Basis - Changing thoughts (cognitions) has a direct impact on physiological response (urges and behaviors) - Changing behaviors has a direct response on thoughts and emotional reactions - At its core CBT has the principles of noticing, understanding and addressing thoughts feelings and behaviors Functional Analysis - The process of identifying the antecedents (causes/triggers) and consequences (positive/negative) of behaviors - Causes - Emotional - Mental - Physical - Social - Environmental (including time & Date) Problem Identification and Solving - Stop. Use self talk, distress tolerance and/or relaxation techniques to restrain impulsive actions - Identify the problem—Who, where, what, why - Develop alternative solutions - Explore the short and long term consequences/outcomes of solutions - Choose a response - Evaluate the outcome Contracting - Identify the problem/target behavior - Identify a new behavior to replace it - Identify rewards - Write a contract - Monitor behavior Cognitive Distortions - Personalization - Taking everything personally---Its your fault. It was meant to hurt you. - Exaggeration - Making a mountain out of a molehill or seeing the worst-case scenario - All-or-Nothing - Viewing things in dichotomous terms - Availability Heuristic - Noticing what is most prominent in your mind Cognitive Distortions - Minimization - Not giving credit where credit is due - When you do good things - When other factors are involved - Selective Abstraction - Seeing only what fits your mood/perspective ABC-DE - A=Activating Event - B=Automatic Beliefs - C=Consequences - D=Dispute automatic beliefs - E=Evaluate effectiveness of reactions Cognitive Restructuring - Literally changing your thoughts - Find meaning in the current event - Challenge the interpretation - Develop a both/and perspective - Examples of restructuring (Have clients give examples and practice) - Threat vs. challenge (Interview, public speaking) - Failure vs. learning experience (Relationships, hobby) - Loss vs. opportunity (Job, relationship) - Powerless vs. empowered (Forgiveness) Systematic Desensitization - Learning to effectively use coping skills to reduce distress through gradual exposure - Levels - Level 1: Imagine and describe the distressing event - Level 2: Expose yourself, at a safe distance, to the distressing event - Level 3: Experience the distressing event - Process - For each level, rate distress on a scale from 1-5. - Use skills of choice to reduce your distress until you are at a 1. - Practice until you can think about the event without getting distressed. Cognitive Processing Therapy - Using analytical questions to help identify cognitive errors and make more effective choices - Questions - What is the evidence for and against? - Is this based on facts or feelings? - Are all aspects of the situation being considered? - Are you using all or nothing terms? - Are you confusing high and low probability events? - What is the most logical course of action? - Example: Anxiety about heart attack/dying Acceptance and Commitment - Accepting reality as it is and committing to choosing thoughts and behaviors which will help you move toward a rich and meaningful life - Commitment - Determination to improve the next moment - Realization that there are multiple aspects to commit to in your rich and meaningful life Summary - There are a variety of ways to help people explore and address the thoughts which may be keeping them stuck. - Some techniques will work better in certain situations - Since cognition is based on prior experiences, teaching CBT in group can help clients explore alternate interpretations and information in similar situations - By developing a broader understanding of situations people can explore the effectiveness of their thinking in terms of how it impacts their ability to live a rich and meaningful life. Video by Dr. Dawn Elise Snipes on integrative behavioral health approaches including counseling techniques and skills for improving mental health and reducing mental illness. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPfUxnLO8x4

Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Qualified Clinical Supervisor. She received her PhD in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida in 2002. In addition to being a practicing clinician, she has provided training to counselors, social workers, nurses and case managers internationally since 2006 through AllCEUs.com Addressing Negative Thoughts | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Dawn Elise Snipes Earn CEUs for this video at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/520/c/ #CBTtherapy #cognitivedistortions #cognitivebehavioraltherapy ?SUBSCRIBE and click the BELL to get notified when new videos are uploaded. ? CEU Course https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/520/c/ Unlimited CEUs $59 based on these videos at allceus.com for social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, addiction counseling, case management, pastoral counseling and more. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAE3JJi8tX7gfhZEXCUGd_A/join Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps you learn how to address negative thoughts . Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes provides practical tools in this quickstart guide to improve mood and self esteem by eliminating negative thoughts and thinking styles AllCEUs provides counseling education and CEs for LPCs, LMHCs, LMFTs and LCSWs as well as addiction counselor precertification training and continuing education. Live, Interactive Webinars ($5): https://www.allceus.com/live-interactive-webinars/ Unlimited Counseling CEs for $59 https://www.allceus.com/ Specialty Certificate tracks starting at $89 https://www.allceus.com/certificate-tracks/ Live Webinars $5/hour https://www.allceus.com/live-interactive-webinars/ Nurses, addiction and mental health counselors, social workers and marriage and family therapists can earn CEs for this and other presentations at AllCEUs.com AllCEUs courses are accepted in most states because we are approved as an education provider for NAADAC, the States of Florida and Texas Boards of Social Work and Mental Health/Professional Counseling, the California Consortium for Addiction Professionals and Professions. Part of a webinar by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes negative thoughts addiction counseling cognitive behavioral therapy cbt cognitive therapy cognitive restructuring negativity addressing anxiety addressing depression cognitive distortions REBT ABCs #cognitivebehavioraltherapy #CBT #innercritic ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4hKLAEVTR8