A Contextual Behavioral Account of a Multi-problem Client: A Case Study Exploration

Date of Award

2018

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D.

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

John McNeill

Second Advisor

Kimberly Gorgens

Third Advisor

Courtney Klein

Keywords

SPMI, Behaviorism, ACT, Multi-problem, Emotional exposure

Abstract

This paper explores the use of a contextual behavioral model for treating a multi-problem client through the application of Kirk Strosahl's (2004) four-stage framework to an actual clinical case example. The paper begins with a review of the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of contextual behaviorism and then proceeds to a discussion of case formulation and treatment of "Jay," a multi-problem client in long-term individual therapy.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Extent

33 pages

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