The Cognitive Double: Integrating Cognitive and Action Techniques

DAVID A. KIPPER

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cognitive therapy

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In this article, the author describes the Cognitive Double, an original roleenactment technique that combines the procedure of cognitive restructuring (cognitive therapy) with the psychodramatic double. All group members need to be taught the principles of cognitive interventions in the beginning stages of the group. The director teaches the cognitive double to follow 6 prescribed steps: awareness, validation, identifying the irrational thoughts in context, confronting the automatic thoughts in action, articulating the erroneous belief (schema), and creating a new rational belief. The author also describes an auxiliary technique called the Automatic Thoughts Ticker.

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