Transdiagnostic Group Therapy Training and Implementation: The Take Control Course

Transdiagnostic Group Therapy Training and Implementation: The Take Control Course provides clinicians with a user-friendly roadmap for delivering brief, transdiagnostic group therapy that can be used for patients suffering from stress, depression, anxiety or any number of other disorders. This roadmap is supplemented by over an hour of training videos that visually demonstrate how to effectively implement therapy. Users will find information on the empirical research that has led to a greater emphasis on transdiagnostic treatment approaches and how to implement each phase of therapy. Clinical examples are also provided to make practical application easier.

Outlines a brief group therapy course that can be used for a variety of disordersIncludes a companion website that features video demonstrations, worksheets, scripts, and moreDetails perceptual control theory and looks at negative connotations of controlOutlines how to adapt therapy for different patient populationsContextualizes the therapy in terms of other third wave approaches (ACT)

Part A 1: Introduction to this book and the Take Control Course 2: Conceptual and theoretical background 3: PCT within psychological interventions 4: How to use this book

Part B 1: Session 1, Thinking about control 2: Session 2, What blocks our control? 3: Session 3, Feeling in control short term vs getting control of your life 4: Session 4, Taking control of the things around you 5: Session 5, Building on strengths, qualities and resources 6: Session 6, Moving forward: what gets me stuck, what helps

Part C 1: Riding the waves of CBT: Contextualising the Take Control Course within CBT 2: Embracing the diversity within the course: Revisiting theory and practice to address clients’ personal concerns 3: Taking practice forward

Appendices A: Accessibility, clarity and ease of use of the Take Control Course manual: a qualitative study B: List of session themes that can be provided to clients C: Evaluation forms (sessional and final session) D: Adherence rating scale E: Session guides for all sessions F: Examples of metaphors to be used during the awareness practice