Italian Masters Series – Demonstration of Cognitive Therapy (from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995) – Aaron Beck

This program has hard-coded Italian subtitles.

Aaron Beck (1995) selects a clinician to role-play a male client. The client, Mike, was abandoned by his wife after she had multiple affairs. Mike is a recovering alcoholic with a sexually transmitted disease who suffers from dating anxiety, childhood trauma, and feelings of inferiority. Beck demonstrates how to establish a collaborative relationship with the patient.

Educational Objectives:

1. To describe Socratic questioning.
2. To give examples of three negative automatic thoughts.
3. To give examples of three dysfunctional beliefs.

From conference EP95-CD17-DVD