In this video from a recent Beck Institute workshop, Dr. Aaron Beck discusses how to structure treatment with depressed caregivers under a limited number of sessions. Dr. Beck explains that depressed caregivers often have negative beliefs about illness, and that they often withdraw from others and from pleasurable activities. When time is limited to just a few sessions with this type of client, it may be helpful to spend time explaining and teaching the client to use a Thought Record, to engage in Activity Scheduling, and to develop a plan to continue to use these tools into the future.
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