tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-929120080777377869.post980397817293352505..comments2024-02-19T02:33:16.495-08:00Comments on Psychodiagnosticator: The Language of Mental HealthHuwtubehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269941937374416664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-929120080777377869.post-40927013791394748632014-03-07T11:47:19.602-08:002014-03-07T11:47:19.602-08:00In CBT, the way I tend to explain formulation at f...In CBT, the way I tend to explain formulation at first is as "the story so far" -- a way of working with a person to help them put their problems into the wider context of their current situation, their history, their strengths and supports ... and, most of all, their behaviour* (e.g. using the five-Ps model; Dudley & Kuyken, 2006). It then functions as a guide for the therapeutic process: i.e. what goals do we agree make sense in this context; what exactly are we going to do to move towards them? <br /><br />Ideally, formulation remains a process, and a collaborative one, throughout therapy: so if new information emerges that client and therapist believe is salient, it can be incorporated into the formulation and that in turn may suggest a different focus (e.g. different cognitions to work with; different behavioural approaches to try; etc). <br /><br />It's an under-researched aspect of clinical psychology, certainly. But, in my personal experience, it's one of the most useful tools for two people in a therapy room to use.<br /><br />* Showing my therapeutic bias there, but hey.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174233182449858884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-929120080777377869.post-83669358425005081642014-03-07T05:42:41.781-08:002014-03-07T05:42:41.781-08:00I am still completely unclear as to what a "f...I am still completely unclear as to what a "formulation" is. It is clearly not supposed to be a synonym for "diagnosis", though that makes the most intuitive sense to me. What exactly is going on here?Andrew Sabiskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13017718231961934541noreply@blogger.com