1st Edition

Developmental Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Adults

By Janet M. Zarb Copyright 2007
212 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

Developmental Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Adults outlines a new cognitive approach that combines existing CBT theory and strategies with a lifespan developmental psychopathology perspective. The major focus is on the relationship between mastery of normative psycho-social developmental tasks and mental health. Primary targets for therapy are maladaptive developmental pathways that have... Read more

Introducing the Developmental Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approach. Developmental Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Assessment Strategies. Developmental Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention Strategies. Maladaptive Developmental Patterns Affecting Occupational Functioning. Maladaptive Developmental Patterns Affecting Social Functioning. Maladaptive Developmental Patterns Affecting Intimate Partner and Family Functioning.

Biography

Janet Zarb, Ph.D., C. Psych., has provided cognitive therapy for clients of all ages for the past 30 years in hospital and community settings and in private practice.  For the past decade she has been using new Developmental Cognitive Therapy techniques in her work with clients with a wide variety of developmental task difficulties.  The current volume builds on her previous book, Cognitive Behavioral Assessment and Therapy with Adolescents.  Dr. Zarb is currently in private practice in Toronto, Canada.

"In these times of increasing longevity and increasing lifespan, Developmental Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Adults is a breath of fresh air with regard to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for middle-age and older age adults....Each chapter is packed with useful information that not only sets the required background for working with individuals across the life span but also indicates how these strategies can be invoked and employed. This is an excellent book that would make an excellent reference for those working with any segment of the developmental population from birth to later adulthood. This book is also appropriate for students with similar interests and could even serve as a graduate-level text.  Zarb has the necessary background (30+ years as a therapist) and that makes the book even more accessible and readable." - F. Richard Ferraro, in PsycCRITIQUES, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books