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Unresolved Issues Regarding Collaborative Empiricism in Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies: An Expert Panel Discussion at AACBT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2013

Nikolaos Kazantzis*
Affiliation:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Research Unit, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Arthur Freeman
Affiliation:
Clinical Psychology Department, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL and Glendale, AZ
Alan E. Fruzzetti
Affiliation:
University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA
Jacqueline B. Persons
Affiliation:
San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco, California, USA
Mervin Smucker
Affiliation:
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
*
Address for correspondence: Nikolaos Kazantzis, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Research Unit, School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University VIC 3086, Australia. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

This article presents a panel discussion on the development of collaborative empiricism in cognitive behaviour therapy. The panel comprised experts in research and practice who had been invited as keynote presenters for the 33rd National Conference for the Australian Association of Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy. Experts responded to questions about the definition of collaborative empiricism, how this specific relationship construct facilitates meaningful therapeutic changes, and their discussion conveyed the importance of collaborative empiricism for effective therapy. The dialogue included suggestions and strategies for developing therapeutic relationships strong in collaboration and empiricism.

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Copyright © The Authors 2013

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