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Exploring homework in second and third wave cognitive behavioural therapy

by Louise Morgan

Volume oneVolume one of the thesis comprises of three research chapters examining the use of therapeutic homework in second and third wave cognitive behavioural therapy. The first chapter is a correlational meta-analysis examining the relationship between mindfulness homework and improvement over a mindfulness course. The second chapter is an empirical study exploring the phenomenological experience of cognitive behavioural psychotherapists in using therapeutic homework. The final chapter is a public dissemination document providing an accessible summary of the meta-analysis and empirical paper. Volume twoVolume two of the thesis consists of five clinical practice reports. The first report presents a cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic formulation of low self-esteem in an 18 year-old man. The second report evaluates the care package received by cluster eight clients in an adult mental health service. The third report describes a cognitive behavioural and systemic narrative intervention with a 72 year-old woman experiencing health anxiety. The fourth report presents a single-case experimental design to investigate the effectiveness of a behavioural intervention for challenging behaviour in a 32 year-old man with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome. The final report is an abstract of an oral presentation of clinical work completed in an early intervention service.