Alec Grant, PhD is now an independent scholar, having retired from his position as Reader in Narrative Mental Health in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Brighton in May 2017. He qualified as a mental health nurse in the mind-1970s and went on to study psychology, social science and psychotherapy. He is widely published in the fields of ethnography, autoethnography, narrative inquiry, clinical supervision, cognitive behavioural psychotherapy, and communication and interpersonal skills. His current and developing narrative inquiry work draws on poststructural, new materialist and posthuman scholarship.
Providing an accessible and thorough overview of the practice of CBT within mental health care, this new edition has been updated to include: Revised chapters on the therapeutic relationship and case formulation New material on personality disorders and bipolar disorderNew material on working with diversity Content on the multidisciplinary context of CBT, the service user perspective, CBT from a holistic perspectiveDevelopments within the cognitive behavioral psychotherapies Continuous professional development for the CBT practitionerPhotocopiable worksheets linked to case studiesAlready a tried-and-tested guide for trainee psychologists and psychotherapists, as well as clinicians in mental health services and private practices, this text is also of value to practitioners who need refresher courses in CBT.
