Episode 126 - VBT Study Hall: Interventions

It seems odd that most therapists – us included – aren’t 100% certain about what constitutes an intervention. Are interventions scripted in-session activities? What about the theoretical orientations themselves? There isn’t one single answer, but interventions aren’t that difficult to understand if you zoom out far enough…and get a little bit of help from ChatGPT.

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Show Notes:

• ChatGPT

• Effective Psychotherapists: Clinical Skills That Improve Client Outcomes

• Types of interventions (NIH)

• Types of Interventions in Counseling

• The Complete Set of Client Handouts and Worksheets from ACT books

• Essential Techniques for the Beginning Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

• Commonly-Used Intervention Words for Mental Health Progress Notes

• Therapy Interventions Cheat Sheet

• What is the Change Triangle?

• Affect Phobia Therapy