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This book presents a psychotherapy intervention model called Multimodal Integrative Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MICST). It is grounded in information processing and cognitive stimulation techniques and operates out of a positive psychology framework. This model, designed for group work with clients with schizophrenia, can be easily tailored to working with clients in individual therapy sessions. The three core MICST group activities include: 1) body movement-mindfulness-relaxation (BMR); 2) cognitive stimulation using group discussions; and 3) cognitive stimulation using paper-pencil cognitive exercises and self-reflection exercises. A chapter is devoted to each of these core areas with actual case vignettes to illustrate ways that these activities can be implemented in clinical practice. Homework recommendations are included at the end of each chapter, devoted to a core MICST group activity and providing suggestions on ways to practice various skills and exercises in between group sessions. Also provided are several handouts and worksheets which can be used with clients.
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Mind Stimulation Therapy This book presents a psychotherapy intervention model called Multimodal Integrative Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MICST). It is grounded in information processing and cognitive stimulation techniques and operates out of a positive psychology framework. This model, designed for group work with clients with schizophrenia, can be easily tailored to working with clients in individual therapy sessions, as well as with other clinical populations, such as substance abuse clients and psychiatrically compromised geriatric clients. The three core MICST group activities comprise: 1. body movement–mindfulness–relaxation (BMR); 2. mind stimulation using group discussions; and 3. mind stimulation using paper–pencil cognitive exercises and self-reflection exercises. A chapter is devoted to each of these core areas with actual case vignettes to illustrate ways in which these activities can be implemented in clinical practice. Homework recommendations included at the end of each chapter, each devoted to a core MICST group activity, provide suggestions on ways to practice various skills and exercises in between group sessions. Also provided are several handouts and worksheets which can be used with clients. Mohiuddin Ahmed, PhD, is a consulting psychologist in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He has nearly 40 years of clinical experience working with varied clinical populations of all ages. Charles M. Boisvert, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and School Psychology at Rhode Island College, and a practicing clinical psychologist at RICBT, a cognitive-behavioral therapy and coaching practice in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. This page intentionally left blank Mind Stimulation Therapy Cognitive Interventions for Persons with Schizophrenia MOHIUDDIN AHMED and CHARLES M. BOISVERT First published 2013 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Simultaneously published in the UK by Routledge 27 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2FA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2013 Taylor & Francis The right of Mohiuddin Ahmed and Charles M. Boisvert to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. The purchase of this copyright material confers the right on the purchasing institution to photocopy pages which bear the photocopy icon and copyright line at the bottom of the page. No other parts of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any in