Need info on the downside to CT
Hello! I am new to this site and I need some help. I am currently a grad student in an educational psychology program. I am very interested in cognitive therapy and have done some research on it. Though I continue to find many pros to this type of therapy, I have found few cons. I know that there are more and I would appreciate it if some of you would provide me with some information regarding these cons so that I can get closer to deciding which theoretical orientation I wish to pursue.
Thank you, Stephanie Gramza |
Re: Need info on the downside to CT
Hi Stephanie--
If you review the different threads in the Forum, this has 'kind of' been addressed, but usually in relativistic terms, When I say relativistic I mean that usually the discussion gravitates to certain areas needing 'more research' and there are 'lots of unanswered questions' about such and such. Dr. Pretzer's replies to the 'Uncertainities thread' kind of address these issues. You'll notice in the general psychotherapy literature there aren't too many texts on the "negative effects" of therapy. Actually I know of one book by Dr, R. Chessick but that wasn't about CBT. I can't recall any discussion that directly talks about CBT having a therapeutic downside per se. I presume that people with cognitive disabilities and expressive and receptive language disorders would not be good candidates. I'm sure that even CBT when not practiced in a competent fashion has lots of downsides. The objective competency assessment of comparing one CBT therapist to another must be difficult-- but here again I'm sure Dr. Pretzer will be a valuable resource for you. -Doug |
Re: Need info on the downside to CT
Thank you for your help Doug! I will look at the thread you were referring to.
Stephanie |
Re: the downside to CT
Obviously, I think the benefits of CT outweigh the downsides (or I'd be doing another form of therapy) but there are some drawbacks worth considering:
Drawbacks for the therapist:
Drawbacks for the client:
These are my initial thoughts. What other drawbacks to others see for therapist or client? |
Re: Need info on the downside to CT
Thank you so much for this info. I really helps me to see a clearer picture of this approach and it's still my favorite.
Stephanie |
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