Weekly sessions | |
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Session 1 | Introduction of the therapist and the group members |
Agreements on attendance, commitment, homework and privacy | |
Setting realistic treatment goals | |
Explaining the rationale of the cognitive treatment | |
Introducing relevant concepts op CBT (situation, thoughts, emotions, behavior) and the use of the diary | |
Sessions 2 – 4 | Discussing rationale and the concepts of CBT |
Explaining unrealistic and automatic thoughts | |
Identifying and challenging dysfunctional cognitions about eating, weight and shape (by Socratic dialogue) | |
Homework: cognitive diaries | |
Sessions 5 – 8 | Introducing the behavioral experiment |
Challenging dysfunctional cognitions by setting up a behavioral experiment | |
Identifying and challenging ‘core beliefs’, the underlying self-schemas | |
Homework: cognitive diaries and behavioral experiments | |
Sessions 9 – 10 | Preparing for the oncoming ending of weekly sessions |
Identifying and challenging dysfunctional cognitions about relapse | |
Introducing relapse prevention sessions | |
Relapse prevention sessions | |
Session 11 | Challenging dysfunctional cognitions about relapse |
Setting goals for the long term | |
Explaining Problem Solving Treatment and Proactive Coping | |
Session 12 – 16 | Implementing PST and PC in an individual plan |
Session 17 | Preparing for treatment ending |
Challenging dysfunctional cognitions about treatment ending | |
Personal reminder in difficult times |