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Chapter 28 - Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

from Part IV - Application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Different Populations and Settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2025

Jessica Davies ,
Paul Salkovskis  and
Kenneth Laidlaw
Foreword by
Judith S. Beck
Jessica Davies
Affiliation:
University of Exeter
Paul Salkovskis
Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust & University of Oxford
Kenneth Laidlaw
Affiliation:
University of Exeter
Judith S. Beck
Affiliation:
Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy & University of Pennsylvania
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Summary

The chapter will help you to be able to describe the development of Group CBT, explain the costs and benefits of group CBT to both the provider and client and apply best practice when running CBT groups

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Group CBTgroup therapycost-effectivenessproblematic member roles

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Cambridge Guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) , pp. 344 - 352
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Bieling, P, McCabe, R, Antony, M. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Groups. New York: Guildford Press; 2006.Google Scholar
Yalom, I. The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. 4th ed. New York: Basic Books; 1995.Google Scholar

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