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CBT, Mindfulness and Motivational interviewing
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- 1What is CBT? & How does it work?CBT= Cognitive behavioural therapy
This approach aims to examine and deal with unhealthy patterns of Thoughts and/or Behaviours that negatively impact on a service users' life or mindset
Change the way you think and act= change the way you feel - 2When might CBT be used in social work?CBT is often used with individuals with mental health conditions
It can also be used with some service users who have faced a lot of adversity and may therefore (understandably) have a negative mindset - 3What is Cognitive Psychology?Cognitive psychology= our
positive or negative early life experiences cause us to develop positive or negative 'thought patterns' which affect our understanding of the events that happen to us in the present moment
e.g. 'why do bad things always happen to ME?' - 4What is Behavioural Psychology?behavioural psychology= our internal states are the result of external patterns of learnt behaviour- if the behaviour changes, we change
e.g. Pavlov's dogs thought they were hungry because they LEARNT to associate the bell with getting food - 5Automatic thoughts vs. core beliefs (CBT)Automatic thought- one that arises without prompting- e.g. "i can't do this". the goal is to help service user recognise negative ones and combat them with positive thoughts
Core belief- "e.g. everyone hates me". Goal is to question basis of belief and gradually improve self-worth - 6cognitive distortions (CBT) Catastrophising FilteringCognitive distortions are unhealthy thinking patterns which affect how clearly someone perceives a situation.
Catastrophising- assuming the worst will happen
Filtering- ignoring positives and focusing on negatives
Shoulds/musts- setting rigid expectations - 7Socratic Questioning (CBT)Asking service user 'why do you believe X'?
this helps them to see if they are being illogical in their thinking and change, also allows them to think of alternatives:
e.g. instead of 'i'm so stupid', could be 'i'm not very good at english but i have other skills' - 8What is Mindfulness?mindfulness is a technique of 'present-centred awareness'- being aware of yourself without judgement or agenda.
practice of mindfulness has been found to reduce mental health issues like depression/anxiety - 9How can mindfulness help service users?Reduce anxiety
Reduce anger management issues
Better emotional regulation
More self-awareness - 10What is Motivational Interviewing (MI)?MI is a therapeutic technique which is used to encourage the service users' motivation to change
It does this by exploring the reasons the individual already has to want to change- "the answer is already within them"
and the worker brings it out - 11When might Motivational Interviewing be used in social work?often used with individuals who use substances
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service users who are resistant or argumentative to social work intervention - 12service user 'Ambivalence' (motivational interviewing)When they have motivation to change and motivation to stay the same-
Combination of 'change-talk'- they indicate they want to change
and
'Sustain-talk'- they indicate they want to stay as they are - 13—
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- overview of CBT, mindfulness-based practice and motivational interviewing in social work
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