The 15 minute case conceptualization : mastering the pattern-focused approach /
Fifteen minute case conceptualization
Len Sperry, M.D. Ph.D. & Jon Sperry, Ph.D.
- 1 online resource (144 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- 1. The Pattern-Focused Case Conceptualization Approach -- 2. Pattern: The Heart of the Pattern-Focused Case Conceptualization Approach -- 3. Case Conceptualization Basics and Assessment -- 4. Brief Case Conceptualizations -- 5. Brief Case Conceptualization Practice -- 6. Full-Scale Case Conceptualizations -- 7. Full-Scale Case Conceptualization Practice -- 8. The Clinical Value of Couple and Family Case Conceptualizations -- 9. Mastering the Competency of Case Conceptualization -- 10. Pattern-Focused Case Conceptualization: Origins and Evidence -- Appendix -- Index.
"So, what is a clinically valuable, i.e., highly effective approach to case conceptualization? Generally, clinicians expect that a case conceptualization approach will help them in at least two things. First, provide a useful explanation that will help a client understand why they are experiencing their presenting symptoms or conflict. Second, provide a useful guide in planning and implementing treatment. Some current case conceptualization approaches provide these. While both are necessary, they are not sufficient conditions for clinical utility and therapeutic effectiveness. Often, these approaches fail to provide what is essential to achieve positive clinical change while avoiding premature termination: a prediction of the clinical challenges and obstacles that are likely to be encountered as the therapy process unfolds starting with the first encounter"--