CBT for Older People
An Introduction
- Ken Laidlaw - University of Exeter
Going beyond simple procedural modifications, this is the first book to address how the application of gerontology to CBT practice can augment CBT’s effectiveness and appropriateness with older people. Taking you step-by-step through the CBT process and supported by clinical case examples, therapeutic dialogue, points for reflection and hints and tips, the book examines:
- basic theoretical models in CBT and how to relate them to work with older people
- main behavioural interventions and their practical application
- social context and relevant theories of aging
- implications of assessment, diagnosis and treatment
- issues of anxiety, worry and depression, and more specialist applications of CBT for chronic illnesses
- latest developments, thinking and empirical evidence.
This is an invaluable companion for any clinical psychology, counselling, CBT/IAPT, and social care trainee or professional new to working with older people, especially those who are keen to understand how the application of CBT may be different.
Professor Ken Laidlaw is Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology, University of East Anglia.
This is a really easy to read yet comprehensive overview of this area with current research. It is ideal for our trainees to give an overview of this area in a concise book
Not suitable for Adult nursing
Good resource for students new to using CBT with this population
very interesting book
This book will be adopted in the Master on Clinical and Health Psychology, for the classes on Psychological Consultation I and Psychological Consultation II.
The book addresses specifically the psychological intervention in old age, an area where it is expected that our students develop their professional skills. Furthermore, the way the book is structured (clearly defining the objectives of each chapter, giving practical examples - including the use of direct speech-, highlighting the most relevant information, presenting sumaries at the end of each chapter and asking questions for reflection), makes it an excellent working tool for our students.
