Christine A. Padesky, PhD
1 Full Color DVD
Run Time 55 minutes

Constructing NEW Underlying Assumptions & Behavioral Experiments

© Copyright 2004 Christine A. Padesky, PhD / www.padesky.com

Dr. Padesky begins with a brief description of automatic thoughts, underlying assumptions, and core beliefs. She explains why recurrent problems are often best solved at the underlying assumption level.

Bob is a therapist struggling with ongoing procrastination regarding completion of case formulations at his clinic.

• The session begins with a review of the underlying assumptions, identified prior to this interview, that maintain Bob's procrastination

• Together, she and Bob specify his goals for change and identify NEW underlying assumptions that would support these changes

• Next, in collaboration with the therapist, Bob devises behavioral experiments to evaluate the utility of these NEW underlying assumptions

• He makes specific predictions and identifies potential problems that need to be managed during his experiments

• Dr. Padesky and Bob dialogue about the relative benefits of testing OLD and/or NEW beliefs.

This video illustrates how to identify NEW underlying assumptions and set up behavioral experiments based on the NEW assumptions.

As in her other DVDs, Dr. Padesky models a collaborative approach that promotes client curiosity, activity, and creativity.

For follow-up summaries of Bob's behavioral experiments, visit our Clinical Corner

DVD Chapters
1. Underlying Assumptions
2. Bob's Conceptualization
3. Goals & NEW Beliefs
4. Strengths Perspective
5. NEW Underlying Assumptions
6. Behavioral Experiments
7. Bob's Predictions
8. Feedback & Summary
9. End Credits