Case Conceptualization and Effective Interventions

Lynn Zubernis, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and an associate professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She has over 20 years of counseling experience in a variety of settings, including serving as the assistant director of a university counseling center and working as a school psychologist. Her experience also encompasses clinical work at inpatient psychiatric hospitals, community mental health organizations, eating disorder clinics, and juvenile detention facilities. She also served as the CACREP coordinator for West Chester University’s fully accredited counselor education program. Dr. Zubernis has published numerous articles and books and presented at national conferences on counseling diverse populations, motivational interviewing, psychological understanding, positive psychology, and the psychology of being a fan.Matthew Snyder, PhD, is a licensed professional counselor, an associate professor, and department chair of counselor education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He has practiced in a number of diverse settings working as a high school counselor, inpatient psychiatric specialist, university counselor, drug and alcohol counselor, university professor, and in private practice. Dr. Snyder has over 20 years of clinical, teaching, and supervision experience. He has written several articles and presented at national conferences on motivational interviewing, treating adolescent depression, and counseling diverse populations.

"In [this book], Zubernis and Snyder provide counselors-in-training and beginning counselors alike with an excellent resource to assist them in accurately diagnosing and treating clients using current approaches proven to be effective at bringing about change. Through their guided presentation of mental disorders most often encountered by professional counselors, Zubernis and Snyder bridge the gap between theory and practice and prepare counselors to effectively work with diverse client populations."

• Chapter 1: A Journey into the ProfessionIntroductionA Brief History of CounselingWho Are We Now? Counseling and Related ProfessionsWhere Are We Now?Where Are We Going? Looking To the FutureChapter 2: What Makes Counseling Work?IntroductionPersonal Characteristics of the Effective CounselorThe Therapeutic AllianceFacilitative Conditions Which Support the Helping RelationshipTransference and CountertransferenceRelationship RupturesCounselor Self-AwarenessMulticultural CompetenceAccountabilityTheoretical OrientationWhat About the Client?Pulling It All TogetherChapter 3: Case Conceptualization That WorksIntroductionDiagnosis and Problem IdentificationCase ConceptualizationThe T/C Model: An Integrative Approach to Case ConceptualizationThe Case of KatyTreatment PlanningChapter 4: Depressive DisordersIntroductionDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), including Major Depressive Episode (MDE)Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)Substance/Medication Induced DepressionOther Specified and Unspecified Depressive DisordersComorbidityCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsCase Conceptualization for Depression Using the T/C ModelThe Case of JamesChapter 5: Bipolar DisordersIntroductionComorbidityCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventrionsCase Conceptualization for Bipolar Disorders Using the T/C ModelThe Case of JasonChapter 6: Anxiety DisordersIntroductionsGeneralized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)Panic DisorderSpecific PhobiasSocial Anxiety Disorder (SAD)AgoraphobiaComorbidityCultural Considerations and Populations FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsCase Conceptualization for Anxiety Using the T/C ModelThe Case of JimChapter 7: Obsessive Compulsive and Related DisordersIntroductionObsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)Hoarding Disorder (HD)ComorbidtyCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsCase Conceptualization for OCD and Related Disorders Using the T/C ModelThe Case of SandyChapter 8: Trauma and Stress-Related DisordersIntroductionAcute Stress Disorder (ASD)Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)ComorbidityCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsCase Conceptualization for Trauma-Related Disorders Using the T/C ModelThe Case of SoraChapter 9: Feeding and Eating DisordersIntroductionAnorexia Nervosa (AN)Bulimia Nervosa (BN)Binge-Eating DisorderComorbidityCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsCase Conceptualization for Eating Disorders Using the T/C ModelThe Case of RebeccaChapter 10: Substance-Related and Addictive DisordersIntroductionSubstance Use DisordersComorbidityCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsCase Conceptualization for Substance-Related Disorders Using the T/C ModelThe Case of JJChapter 11: Personality DisordersIntroductionComorbidityCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsCase Conceptualization of Personality Disorders Using the T/C ModelThe Case of JerryChapter 12: Disorders With Typical Childhood OnsetIntroductionAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)ComorbidityCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsAttention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)ComorbidityCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsOppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)ComorbidityCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsConduct Disorder (CD)ComorbidityCultural Considerations and Population FactorsEtiology and Risk FactorsTreatment InterventionsCase Conceptualization Considerations Using the T/C ModelThe Case of PhillipChapter 13: Case Conceptualization in PracticeCase Conceptualization and the T/C ModelGoing Forward: The T/C Model in Practice