A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programme for Problem Gambling

Therapist Manual

Namrata Raylu, Tian Po Oei

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2010
• eBook ISBN: 9781136962257
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Addiction in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This book is a treatment manual providing guidance for therapists treating clients with gambling addictions.

In this book the authors use a cognitive behavioural approach and provide a session by session guide for overcoming problem gambling. Essential topics covered include:

• assessment and psychoeducation
• cognitive behavioural strategies to stabilize gambling
• identifying and challenging thinking errors
• relaxation and imaginal exposure
• problem solving and goal setting
• managing negative emotions
• relapse prevention: maintaining a balanced lifestyle and coping with high risk situations

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programme for Problem Gambling supplies detailed information to help the therapist and client understand gambling behaviours, as well as practical advice on techniques that can be used with the client to change these behaviours.

This practical guide will provide helpful guidance for addiction counsellors and therapists worldwide.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Figures and tables
• Preface
• CHAPTER 1 Overview
• CHAPTER 2 Review of the problem gambling treatment literature
• CHAPTER 3 Session one: Assessment
• CHAPTER 4 Session two: Psychoeducation and selfmanagement strategies to stabilize gambling
• CHAPTER 5 Session three: Cognitive-restructuring I— identifying gambling specific thinking errors
• CHAPTER 6 Session four: Cognitive-restructuring II— challenging gambling specific thinking errors
• CHAPTER 7 Session five: Cognitive-restructuring III— identifying and challenging other/general thinking errors
• CHAPTER 8 Session six: Relaxation and imaginal exposure
• CHAPTER 9 Session seven: Problem-solving and goal-setting skills training
• CHAPTER 10 Session eight: Management of negative emotions
• CHAPTER 11 Session nine: Relapse prevention and maintenance of therapeutic gains I—balanced lifestyle
• CHAPTER 12 Session ten: Relapse prevention and maintenance of therapeutic gains II—coping with high-risk situations
• CHAPTER 13 Elective session: Assertiveness skills training
• CHAPTER 14 Elective session: Getting out of debt
• CHAPTER 15 Elective session: Teaching significant others strategies to cope/deal with the gambler’s behaviours
• APPENDIX A Guidelines for home exercises
• APPENDIX B Guidelines for role-plays/behavioural rehearsals
• APPENDIX C Assessing and managing suicidal clients
• APPENDIX D Notes on stages of change
• APPENDIX E Notes on motivational interviewing
• APPENDIX F Notes on controlled gambling
• APPENDIX G Case formulation and treatment plan sheet
• APPENDIX H Contract for completion of the treatment programme
• APPENDIX I Monitoring gambling sheet
• APPENDIX J Motivations towards gambling worksheet
• APPENDIX K Identifying gambling triggers and establishing safeguards worksheet
• APPENDIX L Daily schedule
• APPENDIX M Alternative activities worksheet
• APPENDIX N The START technique contract
• APPENDIX O Irrational thoughts record A (adapted from Beck et al., 1979)
• APPENDIX P Irrational thoughts record B (adapted from Beck et al., 1979)
• APPENDIX Q Relaxation techniques
• APPENDIX R Imaginal exposure worksheet
• APPENDIX S Problem-solving worksheet
• APPENDIX T Goal-setting worksheet
• APPENDIX U Negative emotions worksheet
• APPENDIX V Balanced lifestyle worksheet
• APPENDIX W Budgeting worksheet
• References
• Author index
• Subject index