Re:Effective learning of Cognitive Therapy

Certainly the attributes mentioned are important and in some cases necessary for therapy to be successful. And I've been thinking lately (as a result of supervising interns with varied theoretical orientations) that perhaps Yalom was right when he stated that "it is the relationship that heals."

The problem, though, is that I've a stack of Clinical Psychiatry journals under my desk with numerous articles about the effectiveness of Cognitive therapy with various disorders. I've seen Cognitive Therapy work. Perhaps an individual would get better with old-fashioned listening and unconditional positive regard, but why shouldn't we use all the tools at our disposal.

And an aside question: Is it ethical to utilize a treatment other that that which has been shown to be effective for a specific disorder?

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