![]() Suggesting otherwise requires tact and diplomacy in the therapist.Īdolescents have little power socially, and few resources to influence the social system around them. Facing up to the reality of a situation that you do not have any power to change can be aversive, so again, it feels better to focus on the day to day.įor teenagers, transient relationships have immense importance, so a boyfriend of one week deserves the same kind of reverence as a partner of ten years. Although the literature suggests that it should be coming on board by around 4 years of age, and developing rapidly from then, it seems to be very delayed in adolescents who have had difficult early experiences. Self-reflection is often very poorly developed. We may be able to see that having been abused, and then rejected, by their mother has left them angry and mistrustful, but they do not want their mother to even be discussed as she is a waste of space and they never cared about her anyway! We may be able to see that living a life without making any plans does not bode well for the future, but they are just going with the flow and can’t always see the bigger picture. Rather than wanting to understand their whole personality and the underlying procedures leading to the problem. They generally come into therapy wanting help with a specific problem, such as self-harm, r. Also, adolescents are in general, much more interested in the day-to-day details of their life than in their past, or the general direction in which they are heading. However, they do have the double whammy of a developmental lack of self-reflection as well as that caused by any difficult experiences they have had so far. I hope that these attempts at simplification, without losing the vital elements of CAT, might also be helpful to those working with difficult to engage patients of any age.Īdolescents are probably similar to any patients that are difficult to engage. I have really tried to simplify the letters and diagrams that I use with adolescents. My hope is that others who are also working with this group of patients will write in to Reformulation with their experiences. Having worked for the last five years with adolescents using CAT, and trying to modify it to make it more adolescent friendly, I wanted to share my thoughts. Stupid) - Reflections on Using CAT with Adolescents and a Couple of Case Examples. Stupid) - Reflections on Using CAT with Adolescents and a Couple of Case Examples Stupid) - Reflections on Using CAT with Adolescents and a Couple of Case Examples K.I.S.S. You are here: Home > Reformulation > Winter 2009 > K.I.S.S. Summaries and meta-analyses of CAT research.Inequality and Diversity Special Interest Group.App 3 Flowchart of ACAT's Courses and Trainings showing Modular Structure.App 2 Personal Development and Personal Therapy as part of CAT Training.App 1 Supervised Clinical Practice as part of CAT Training.Embarking on CAT Training - Eligibility for Career Route Training.Technology Assisted Supervision and Training (TAST).Remote and hybrid training models for CAT Training.ACAT's Memorandum and Articles of Association.Subsidiary Rules to the ACAT Constitution.Reformulation - the newsletter for ACAT.Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults.Concerns and Complaints Appendix 4 Referral Form.Concerns and Complaints Appendix 3 Mediation.Concerns and Complaints Appendix 2 Flowchart.Concerns and Complaints Appendix 1 Ethics Committee. #The advice to keep it simple stupid suggests codeCode of Ethics and Practice for Training and Supervision.Lapsed ACAT Membership and Rejoining Process.DVD About CAT (Cognitive Analytic Therapy).The range of CAT services - NHS and beyond.CAT with people with a personality disorder.CAT with people with a learning disability.Journal Articles written about Cognitive Analytic.What Is The Difference Between CAT and CBT?.CAT Competences: Skilful CAT in Practice.A suitable case for treatment: CAT and diabetes.CAT and borderline personality disorder.Case histories and client's personal stories. ![]()
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