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Between-Session Skills Practice

SoAP Box: 
Clinical Pearls

Fall 2018

Paul Stasiewicz, PhD

In Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for substace use disorders, therapists present CBT skills and conduct insession demonstrations of the skill. As part of CBT treatment, clients are then asked to return to their lives and practice these skills. They then report back to the therapist at the next session  about how their practice went, and treatment continues. Thus, between-session skill practice is a core component of CBT and completion of skill practice is positively related to treatment outcome. In recognition of the fact that clients may have difficulty completing between-session practice, which can delay their progress, the following material is offered as a way to increase the client’s likelihood of success with developing and implementing a skills practice plan. The information provided in the Fall 2018 Clinical Pearl is based on years of experience working with clients in substance use treatments.
 

 

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