Neurocognitive Learning Therapy

Description

This groundbreaking volume introduces the theoretical base and clinical methods of Neurocognitive Learning Therapy, an integrative framework for client-centered intervention. The model unifies psychology and neuroscience in revisiting the connections between brain and behavior, replacing the cognitive-versus-affective binary traditional to clinical thinking with a scenario of the cognitive and emotional learning processes that work together to shape adaptive and pathological behavior. This foundation in learning theory illuminates the therapeutic relationship, synching how therapists teach with how clients learn, with guidelines for educating to encourage change. The unique flexibility of the NCLT model allows practitioners across clinical orientations the freedom to apply eclectic intervention strategies that fit clients’ learning styles and therapeutic needs. Included in the coverage: Neurocognitive Learning Therapy and Life Course Theory. Reward recognition in Neurocognitive Learning Therapy. Memory reconsolidation and Neurocognitive Learning Therapy. How to be an NCLT therapist. Neurocognitive Learning Therapy clinical procedures. Treating children with Neurocognitive Learning Therapy. Plus practice handouts and forms for therapists and patients. Neuropsychologists, child and school psychologists, and social workers will welcome Neurocognitive Learning Therapy not only as a source of theoretical insight into the brain and behavior, but also as an innovative system for enhancing their capacity for therapeutic teaching and their clients’ capacity for learning. Front Matter ....Pages i-xx Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction to Neurocognitive Learning Therapy (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 3-24 The Theoretical Basis for Neurocognitive Learning Therapy (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 25-37 Eclecticism Redefined (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 39-45 NCLT and Life Course Theory (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 47-53 Reward Recognition in NCLT Practice (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 55-67 Memory Reconsolidation and NCLT Practice (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 69-76 Automaticity (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 77-85 Front Matter ....Pages 87-87 How to Be an NCLT Therapist (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 89-100 NCLT Therapy: Introductory Considerations (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 101-120 NCLT Clinical Procedures (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 121-133 Parables and Paradigms (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 135-148 Treating Children with NCLT (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 149-167 Future Directions (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 169-171 Endnote: How We Got Here (Theodore Wasserman, Lori Drucker Wasserman)....Pages 173-176 Back Matter ....Pages 177-208