Cognitive therapy from the inside: Enhancing therapist skills through practising what we preach

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-158

  Bennett Levy, James ^a   Lee, Nicole ^b   Travers, Katrina ^c   Pohlman, Sonja ^d   Hamernik, Elisabeth ^d  

^a Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Cognitive therapy training; Experiential learning; Self reflection; Therapist skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; SELF REPORT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 0038221368     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465803002029     Document Type: Article

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