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Putting Your Negative Thoughts On Trial: A CBT Technique

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In dealing with unhelpful thinking patterns, there is a common CBT strategy called cognitive restructuring. In fact, solely using positive thinking can be harmful in its own way, but not allowing us to acknowledge, validate, and move through painful experiences. Keep this in mind as we practice these strategies!

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Putting Your Negative Thoughts On Trial: A CBT Technique

Social Work Bubble

In dealing with unhelpful thinking patterns, there is a common CBT strategy called cognitive restructuring. In fact, solely using positive thinking can be harmful in its own way, by not allowing us to acknowledge, validate, and move through painful experiences. Keep this in mind as we practice these strategies!

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CBT Strategy: Naming the Voice

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy comes with many great strategies and interventions, but at it’s core, it is simply challenging and changing unhelpful thinking patterns, which in turn influence our emotional and behavioral responses to situations. However, our thoughts can be POWERFUL and convincing, so how do we even see what thoughts to change?

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CBT Strategy: Naming the Voice

Social Work Bubble

Cognitive Behavior Therapy comes with many great strategies and interventions, but at it’s core, it is simply challenging and changing unhelpful thinking patterns, which in turn influence our emotional and behavioral responses to situations. However, our thoughts can be POWERFUL and convincing, so how do we even see what thoughts to change?

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CBT Strategy: Naming the Voice

Social Work Bubble

Cognitive Behavior Therapy comes with many great strategies and interventions, but at it’s core, it is simply challenging and changing unhelpful thinking patterns, which in turn influence our emotional and behavioral responses to situations. However, our thoughts can be POWERFUL and convincing, so how do we even see what thoughts to change?

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NASW Member Voices: In Search of Transgenerational Office Space

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By Lorrie Appleton, LCSW I am preparing to meet a new therapy client. We face each other and enter into a verbal dance I like to refer to as the “Acronym Tango,” (IFS, CBT, DBT, EMDR, EFT, cha-cha-cha). Appleton, LCSW specializes in couples, family, and individual therapy. Let’s call her Emily). But I digress.

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NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

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Sarah McConkey, LCSW, specializes in ADHD and finds that mindfulness has been shown to be risky for survivors of sexual assault and other clients with complicated trauma histories. Social workers can familiarize themselves with evidence-based practices like CBT or DBT.

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