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Title: | The Socratic Method in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Narrative Review | Contributor(s): | Clark, Gavin (author); Egan, Sarah J (author) | Publication Date: | 2015 | DOI: | 10.1007/s10608-015-9707-3 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19173 | Abstract: | The Socratic Method has been described as an important component of CBT interventions yet an empirical case for its use has not been made. The objective of this paper is to review the role of the Socratic Method in CBT in four stages. First, a review of the literature describes how the Socratic Method is applied and defined within CBT, with assumptions regarding its proposed benefits identified. Second, a review of empirical literature demonstrates that multiple challenges to the evaluation of the Socratic Method exist and that no direct evidence supports the premise that it is beneficial in CBT. Evidence is examined which may suggest why the Socratic Method could be beneficial in therapy. Finally, the hypothesised function of the Socratic Method within therapy is discussed in reference to the Interacting Cognitive Subsystems framework. A number of avenues for future research are proposed in order to determine whether this potentially valuable therapeutic component contributes to the efficacy of CBT. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Cognitive Therapy and Research, 39(6), p. 863-879 | Publisher: | Springer New York LLC | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1573-2819 0147-5916 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520302 Clinical psychology 520303 Counselling psychology 520304 Health psychology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280121 Expanding knowledge in psychology | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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