Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

when treating adolescents with alcohol used disorder and major depressive disorder (Cornelius et al, 2013), and produces significant improvement when compared to “treat as usual” in a community clinic setting (Barrington et al, 2005). As shown by research, CBT is useful when treating various diagnoses, effective in multiple settings, and valuable as it can be used in a multicultural context. Another strength of CBT is its flexibility. It can be used in inpatient, outpatient, and partial treatment settings.
Variations of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Professional have created several variations of CBT in hopes of making it more effective and accessible to clients. For instance, some programs offer computer and internet deliveries of CBT. Kendall
Limitations does not necessarily mean that the approach is not effective. Limitations can be used to improve its usefulness as it provided opportunities to research how the approach could be more effective. Limitations should be considered when determining whether an approach would be effective in treatment or whether other types of services need to be carefully thought about. One limitation that deserves attention is the more complex and severe the client’s disorder is the less likely CBT would be effective. Also, those that have learning disabilities may not benefit from CBT approaches (Benefits and Limitation of CBT, n.d.). Some say that CBT places too much emphasis on positive thinking. CBT focuses a lot on positive thinking, because it is used to treat various disorders and used with a diverse group of people, the therapist must have knowledge about appropriate level of thinking for the disorder they are treating. The therapist must be considerate of cultural differences in the view of positive thinking. Corey (2013) states that therapist must have an extensive amount of skills and practice. Utilizing CBT requires a widespread of studying. As with other therapies, therapist must have the ability to acknowledge cultural difference among the clients they
Studies have been conducted that suggest that CBT would produce a reduction of the signs and symptoms on each disorder. Additionally, CBT can be used to prevent adolescents from the onset of depression if their parents do not have depression. As with any types of counseling approaches and therapies, CBT has notable limitations. A major limitation of CBT is that it tends to be ineffective when treating individuals with highly severe diagnoses. Despite the limitation, CBT has been transformed so that there are several delivery opportunities such as online and internet CBT. Whether a professional used the “traditional” approach new approaches, it is important to first gain a full understanding of the client, the diagnosis, and his/her signs and symptoms. Conducing a full biopsychosocialspiritual assessment would enhance the therapeutic process and assist the counselor and client in determining what thoughts need to be identified, challenged, and