ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	5
	ABOUT THE EDITORS	7
	CONTRIBUTORS	9
	PREFACE	13
	CONTENTS	17
	INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW	19
	HISTORICAL OVERVIEW	19
	WHAT CONSTITUTES A PSYCHOTHERAPY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT?	21
	THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS	21
	WHAT ARE THE ISSUES IN USING HOMEWORK IN DIFFERENT PSYCHOTHERAPIES?	24
	THE PRACTITIONERS OF HOMEWORK IN PSYCHOTHERAPY	26
	CONTINUING RESEARCH ON PSYCHOTHERAPY OUTCOMES	26
	CONCLUSION	28
	REFERENCES	28
	Part I PSYCHOTHERAPY APPROACHES	34
	Chapter 1 BEHAVIOR THERAPY	35
	WHY HOMEWORK SHOULD BE ASSIGNED IN BEHAVIOR THERAPY	36
	TYPES OF HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS	38
	DESIGNING AND ASSIGNING HOMEWORK	39
	HOMEWORK COMPLIANCE	41
	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WITH CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS	45
	CASE EXAMPLES	47
	CONCLUSION	50
	REFERENCES	50
	Chapter 2 CLIENT-CENTERED THERAPY	51
	ROGERS’ THEORY OF THERAPY	51
	THE ACTUALIZING TENDENCY	52
	THE CORE CONDITIONS	53
	THE NONDIRECTIVE ATTITUDE	55
	ROGERS’ THEORY OF CHANGE	56
	EXAMPLES OF CLIENT-INITIATED HOMEWORK	57
	MEANS AND ENDS IN THERAPY	60
	CLIENT-INITIATED EXPERIMENTS AND HOMEWORK	61
	SUMMARY	64
	REFERENCES	64
	Chapter 3 COGNITIVE THERAPY	67
	OVERVIEW OF COGNITIVE THERAPY	67
	THE ROLE OF HOMEWORK	69
	CASE EXAMPLE	75
	SUMMARY	77
	REFERENCES	78
	Chapter 4 EMOTION-FOCUSED EXPERIENTIAL THERAPY	80
	EMOTION-FOCUSED THERAPY AND THE EMOTION COACH	80
	PRINCIPLES OF EMOTION COACHING	81
	STAGES OF EMOTION COACHING	82
	FRAMEWORK FOR THE SYSTEMATIC USE OF HOMEWORK IN EFT	83
	CASE EXAMPLES OF THE EFT APPROACH USING HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS	96
	CONCLUSION	97
	REFERENCES	97
	Chapter 5 INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY	99
	OVERVIEW OF INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY	99
	EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR IPT-A ADOLESCENTS	100
	THE ROLE OF HOMEWORK IN IPT-A	101
	DETAILED CASE EXAMPLE	108
	CONCLUSION	113
	REFERENCES	113
	Chapter 6 PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY	115
	THE ROLE OF HOMEWORK IN PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY	116
	SHARON	118
	SAUL	120
	CONCLUSIONS	122
	REFERENCES	124
	Chapter 7 ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY	126
	AN OVERVIEW OF ACT	126
	EVIDENCE ON ACT	132
	CLINICAL EXAMPLE	141
	CONCLUSION	143
	REFERENCES	144
	Chapter 8 BRIEF STRATEGIC FAMILY THERAPY	146
	SECTION I: THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT OF BSFT	146
	SECTION II: RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR BSFT	151
	SECTION III: NATURE OF HOMEWORK IN BSFT	153
	SECTION IV: CASE STUDIES	157
	CONCLUSIONS	161
	REFERENCES	161
	Chapter 9 PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THERAPY	163
	PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THERAPY	163
	METHODS FOR ARTICULATING PERSONAL MEANINGS	164
	METHODS FOR EXTENDING CONSTRUCT SYSTEMS	170
	CONCLUSION	180
	REFERENCES	181
	Part II CLIENT POPULATIONS	184
	Chapter 10 OLDER ADULTS	185
	RECOMMENDED ADAPTATIONS TO CBT FOR AN OLDER POPULATION	186
	COMMON BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL USE OF HOMEWORK	187
	STRATEGIES FOR HOMEWORK WITH OLDER ADULTS	188
	CASE STUDIES	191
	CONCLUSION	195
	REFERENCES	195
	Chapter 11 COUPLES	197
	PURPOSES OF HOMEWORK IN COUPLE THERAPY	198
	COMMON BARRIERS TO THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF HOMEWORK IN COUPLE THERAPY	199
	TYPES OF COUPLE THERAPY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL SUPPORT	203
	THE CASE OF MURRAY AND JUNE	206
	THE CASE OF CONNIE AND JIM	208
	CONCLUSION	209
	REFERENCES	209
	Chapter 12 FAMILIES	212
	HOMEWORK IN FAMILY THERAPY	214
	HOMEWORK IN THE CONTEXT OF VARYING TARGETS FOR INTERVENTION	216
	EMPIRICAL FINDINGS	218
	BARRIERS TO THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF HOMEWORK	219
	STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL HOMEWORK USE	220
	USE OF HOMEWORK IN PREVENTION PROGRAMS	222
	CASE EXAMPLE: THE WILLIAMS FAMILY	222
	CASE EXAMPLE: THE KLEIN FAMILY	225
	SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS	227
	REFERENCES	228
	Part III SPECIFIC PROBLEMS	233
	Chapter 13 BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER	234
	BIOSOCIAL THEORY OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER	234
	COMMON BARRIERS TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF HOMEWORK WITH BPD PATIENTS	242
	STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE HOMEWORK IN DBT	245
	RESEARCH ON HOMEWORK IN DBT	246
	CASE ILLUSTRATIONS	246
	SUMMARY	250
	REFERENCES	250
	Chapter 14 CHRONIC DEPRESSION	253
	DEFINITION OF CHRONIC DEPRESSION	253
	ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF HOMEWORK	254
	GOOD COGNITIVE THERAPY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS FOR CHRONIC DEPRESSION	257
	CASE EXAMPLE 1	259
	CASE EXAMPLE 2 (CBASP)	263
	SUMMARY	264
	REFERENCES	267
	Chapter 15 CHRONIC PAIN	269
	CASE ONE: JOSEPHINE	270
	CASE TWO: BETSY	271
	TREATMENT COMPONENTS, COMMENTS, AND APPROPRIATE HOMEWORK	273
	BARRIERS TO HOMEWORK	276
	OTHER BARRIERS	280
	REFERENCES	281
	Chapter 16 EATING DISORDERS	285
	TYPES OF EATING DISORDERS	285
	TREATMENT	285
	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS IN CBT FOR BN AND BED	287
	STRATEGIES TO ENCOURAGE HOMEWORK COMPLETION	289
	BARRIERS TO THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF HOMEWORK	292
	TWO CASE STUDIES	295
	CONCLUSION	300
	REFERENCES	300
	Chapter 17 LOW SELF-ESTEEM	303
	A COGNITIVE MODEL OF LOW SELF-ESTEEM	304
	COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR LOW SELF-ESTEEM	308
	THE ROLE OF HOMEWORK IN TREATING LOW SELF-ESTEEM	309
	PRACTICAL ISSUES	317
	CONCLUSION	318
	REFERENCES	319
	Chapter 18 OBSESSIONS AND COMPULSIONS	321
	COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL MODEL OF OCD	322
	COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OF OCD	323
	PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN ASSIGNING HOMEWORK	326
	COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL HOMEWORK EXERCISES FOR OCD	330
	CASE ILLUSTRATION OF OBSESSIONAL RUMINATION	334
	CONCLUSION	338
	REFERENCES	338
	Chapter 19 PSYCHOSIS	341
	PSYCHOSIS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY	341
	HOMEWORK IN COGNITIVE THERAPY	342
	EFFECTS OF COMPLIANCE AND NON-COMPLIANCE	346
	CLIENT MOTIVATION	346
	INCREASING HOMEWORK TASK COMPLETION	347
	CASE EXAMPLE	349
	CONCLUSION	353
	REFERENCES	353
	Chapter 20 SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION	356
	A BRIEF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE	356
	THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS	357
	THE ROLE OF HOMEWORK IN TREATING SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS	359
	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS FOR SPECIFIC SEXUAL PROBLEMS	365
	CONCLUSION	370
	REFERENCES	371
	Chapter 21 SUBSTANCE ABUSE	374
	EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED STRATEGIES FOR THE EFFECTIVE USE OF HOMEWORK	374
	OVERVIEW OF COMMON BARRIERS	385
	CASE STUDIES	386
	SUMMARY	390
	REFERENCES	391
	Chapter 22 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	394
	SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO REHABILITATION FOLLOWING TBI	395
	INTERVENTIONS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES AFTER TBI PSYCHOTHERAPY	399
	COGNITIVE REHABILITATION	400
	CASE STUDY 1	401
	CASE STUDY 2	403
	REFERENCES	404
	Part IV DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND PREVENTION	409
	Chapter 23 DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH ON HOMEWORK	410
	A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF EMPIRICAL FOUNDATIONS	410
	IS HOMEWORK A COMMON FACTOR OR A UNIQUE INTERVENTION?	413
	HOMEWORK (BETWEEN-SESSION ACTIVITY) AND PSYCHOTHERAPY OUTCOME	415
	SUMMARY	420
	HOMEWORK COMPLIANCE AND OUTCOME	421
	FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS	423
	REFERENCES	424
	Chapter 24 DIRECTIONS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF HOMEWORK IN PRACTICE	427
	WHAT DO WE MEAN BY PSYCHOTHERAPY "HOMEWORK"?	428
	TO PRESCRIBE OR NOT TO PRESCRIBE?	428
	WHY USE HOMEWORK IN PSYCHOTHERAPY?	430
	GUIDELINES OR PRINCIPLES FOR THE EFFECTIVE USE OF HOMEWORK IN PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICE	435
	CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS	443
	REFERENCES	445
	INDEX	460