This treatment guide equips therapists with the necessary tools to implement the leading recommended treatment for eating disorders, "enhanced" cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E), in a group format.
Group CBT-E is a structured treatment designed to help patients make critical changes to their eating, dieting, and other eating disorder symptoms. It aims to engage patients in identifying and addressing over-evaluation of shape and weight, managing stressful events and emotions without eating disorder behaviors, and developing relapse prevention skills. The treatment guide includes detailed session agendas and outlines, practical tips, advice on addressing sensitive topics, and numerous reproducible handouts that patients can personalize for their treatment needs. Group CBT-E empowers patients to actively engage in their recovery journey and emphasizes the valuable support found in group therapy settings, where shared experiences foster learning, encouragement, and a sense of understanding. The treatment’s structured and individualized approach not only enhances patient outcomes, but also boosts therapist confidence.
This book is a vital resource for therapists seeking clear guidance on implementing CBT-E in group format. Its practical components, such as clinical examples, therapist insights, patient handouts, and detailed CBT-E formulation guidance, are useful for all CBT-E therapists.
This treatment guide equips therapists with the necessary tools to implement the leading recommended treatment for eating disorders, 'enhanced' cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E), in a group format.
1. An Introduction to This Book
2. Eating Disorders and Enhanced
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
3. Pre-treatment Assessment and Contraindications
to Starting Outpatient Group CBT-E
4. Group CBT-E: Overview and Treatment
Structure
5. Group CBT-E: Elements and Therapist Characteristics
Group CBT-E Sessions Stage One: Achieving Early Change
6. Group Session 1:
Introductions, Personalized Formulations, and Self-Monitoring
7. Group
Session 2: Personalized Formulation and Self-Monitoring Review and Regular
Eating
8. Group Session 3: Regular Eating and Alternative Activities
9. Group
Session 4 Regular Eating, Urge Tolerating, and Feelings of Fullness Stage
Two: Reviewing Progress
10. Group Session 5: Progress Review Stage Three:
Maintaining Mechanisms
11. Group Session 6 : Dieting Behaviors and
Diet-related Rules
12. Group Session 7: The Over-evaluation of Shape and
Weight and Its Consequences
13. Group Session 8: Body Shape and Weight
Checking Part I: Education, Evaluation, and Behavior Change
14. Group
Session 9: Body Shape and Weight Checking Part II: Reflection Checking,
Body Comparisons, and Social Media Body Checking
15. Group Session 10: Body
Shape and Weight Avoidance
16. Group Session 11: Stage Three Check-in and
Body Dissatisfaction Spikes
17. Group Session 12: Events, Emotions, and
Eating Stage Four: Ending Well
18. Group Session 13: Historical Review of
Eating Disorder Behaviors and Thoughts
19. Group Session 14: Relapse
Prevention and Ending Treatment Appendices Index
Suzanne Bailey-Straebler, PhD, PMH-BC, is the Clinical Director of the Center for Eating Disorders Partial Hospital Program and Outpatient Specialty Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Laura Sproch, PhD, CED-S, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders through her work as a therapist, supervisor, researcher, and administrator.