Provides a practical framework for using a person based cognitive therapy approach for addressing the range of problems experienced by people with psychosis.

This book provides a practical framework for using a person based cognitive therapy approach for addressing the range of problems experienced by people with psychosis. Chapters 1-4 provide a context for the approach and chapters 5-12 cover the clinical application of the approach. This title includes key features such as: the integration of the author's work on Mindfulness (simple meditation technique that is similarly creating a lot of interest at present) for people with psychosis; inclusion of the two chair method; plus a chapter on group therapy.

About the Author.Acknowledgements.Chapter 1: Person-Based Cognitive Therapy (PBCT) for Psychosis.Chapter 2: Relationship Building, Therapist Assumptions and Radical Collaboration.Chapter 3: Framework for PBCT: The Zone of Proximal Development.Chapter 4: Working with Symptomatic Meaning.Chapter 5: Relationship to Internal Experience: Mindfulness Practice.Chapter 6: Working with Schemata.Chapter 7: Self-Acceptance and the Symbolic Self.Chapter 8: PBCT Groups: Principles and Practice.Chapter 9: Ending and the Process of Change.Appendix: BAVQ-R.References.Index.