Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Dec 2022)

Homework in Cognitive Behavioral Supervision: Theoretical Background and Clinical Application

  • Prasko J,
  • Krone I,
  • Burkauskas J,
  • Vanek J,
  • Abeltina M,
  • Juskiene A,
  • Sollar T,
  • Bite I,
  • Slepecky M,
  • Ociskova M

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 15
pp. 3809 – 3824

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Jan Prasko,1– 4 Ilona Krone,5 Julius Burkauskas,6 Jakub Vanek,1 Marija Abeltina,7 Alicja Juskiene,6 Tomas Sollar,2 Ieva Bite,7 Milos Slepecky,2 Marie Ociskova1,4 1Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine, Palacky University in Olomouc, Olomouc, The Czech Republic; 2Department of Psychology Sciences, Faculty of Social Science and Health Care, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, The Slovak Republic; 3Department of Psychotherapy, Institute for Postgraduate Training in Health Care, Prague, The Czech Republic; 4Jessenia Inc. - Rehabilitation Hospital Beroun, Akeso Holding, Beroun, The Czech Republic; 5Riga`s Stradins University, Riga, Latvia; 6Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; 7University of Latvia, Latvian Association of CBT, Riga, LatviaCorrespondence: Jan Prasko, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, University Hospital, I. P. Pavlova 6, Olomouc, 77520, The Czech Republic, Tel +420 603 414 930, Email [email protected]: The homework aims to generalize the patient’s knowledge and encourage practicing skills learned during therapy sessions. Encouraging and facilitating homework is an important part of supervisees in their supervision, and problems with using homework in therapy are a common supervision agenda. Supervisees are encouraged to conceptualize the patient’s lack of homework and promote awareness of their own beliefs and responses to non-cooperation. The supervision focuses on homework twice – first as a part of the supervised therapy and second as a part of the supervision itself. Homework assigned in supervision usually deals with mapping problems, monitoring certain behaviors (mostly communication with the patient), or implementing new behaviors in therapy.Keywords: supervision, cognitive behavioral therapy, homework, self-reflection

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