Quick is not the issue

• The Case of Gary: Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself? by Jim Pretzer, 8/1/97
  • I'm all for a quick intervention, but by Paul Salkovskis, 8/12/97
    • Why a quick intervention? by Jim Pretzer, 8/13/97
      
      

The rate or rapidity of intervention is not what I believe is the issue in cases such as this. Most important is the establishment of cognitive "mind-set", for which an exercise in simple self-regulation is an excellent vehicle in my experience. Teaching the elements of cognitive regulation by initiating a structured learning experience promotes a modification in attitude, offers an opportunity to test client motivation, and leads into the dialogue of therapy with a concrete, real-time clinical focus. In my view, from a cognitive perspective, intervention and assessment are concurrent actions in treatment.

• Only quick if it's not too dirty by Paul Salkovskis, 8/17/97