For individuals who have suffered a spinal cord injury, it is a
struggle to know how to assess and cope with such a life-changing
event. The coping strategies that a person employs can have an
enormous impact on their mental well-being and long-term health.
Approach focused coping, in which the individual accepts and seeks
to understand their condition, results in a sense of mastery,
self-efficacy, and post traumatic growth. Conversely, avoidance
focused coping can lead to anxiety, depression, self neglect, and
substance abuse problems. Approximately 50% will meet the
diagnostic criteria for depression at 6 months post injury.
Research shows that those with depression will have a poorer
outcome and shorter life-span.
Coping effectiveness training (CET) aims to improve skills for
assessing stress, teaching a range of coping skills that can be
used to tackle stress, and provide an opportunity for interaction
with others who have similar experiences of spinal cord injury. CET
includes the identification of effective and ineffective responses
to stress, especially those that are particularly unhelpful, such
as disengagement, general avoidance, long term denial, and the
expression of extreme emotion. By encouraging individuals to think
critically about their behaviour in response to stressors, CET
helps people avoid unproductive ways of coping.
Like all TreatmentsThatWork programs, this treatment is
evidence-based. In the author's clinical studies, CET has proven to
successfully reduce levels of depression and anxiety in individuals
with spinal cord injury, and also resulted in changes in negative
self-perception and improved self-efficiacy. The intervention
consists of seven, 60-75 minute sessions run two a week in small
groups of six to nine people. By working in small groups,
participants are able to share experience and build a community,
reducing the sense of isolation that often results from sever
injury. A corresponding workbook provides monitoring forms,
homework exercises, and other user-friendly techniques to continue
the work outside of therapy.
TreatmentsThatWorkTM represents the gold standard of behavioral
healthcare interventions
. All programs have been rigorously tested in clinical trials
and are backed by years of research
. A prestigious scientific advisory board, led by series
Editor-In-Chief David H. Barlow, reviews and evaluates each
intervention to ensure that it meets the highest standard of
evidence so you can be confident that you are using the most
effective treatment available to date
. Our books are reliable and effective and make it easy for you to
provide your clients with the best care available
. Our corresponding workbooks contain psychoeducational
information, forms and worksheets, and homework assignments to keep
clients engaged and motivated
. A companion website (www.oup.com/us/ttw) offers downloadable
clinical tools and helpful resources
. Continuing Education (CE) Credits are now available on select
titles in collaboration with PsychoEducational Resources, Inc.
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