Editing Cognitive behavioral therapy (section)

===Therapist===
A typical CBT program would consist of face-to-face sessions between patient and therapist, made up of 6–18 sessions of around an hour each with a gap of 1–3 weeks between sessions. This initial program might be followed by some booster sessions, for instance after one month and three months.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cognitive behavioural therapy for the management of common mental health problems|url=http://www.nice.org.uk/media/878/F7/CBTCommissioningGuide.pdf|publisher=[[National Institute for Health and Care Excellence]]|year=2008|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105200545/http://www.nice.org.uk/media/878/f7/cbtcommissioningguide.pdf|archive-date=5 November 2013}}{{page needed|date=April 2013}}</ref> CBT has also been found to be effective if patient and therapist type in real time to each other over computer links.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kessler D, Lewis G, Kaur S, Wiles N, King M, Weich S, Sharp DJ, Araya R, Hollinghurst S, Peters TJ | display-authors = 6 | title = Therapist-delivered Internet psychotherapy for depression in primary care: a randomised controlled trial | journal = Lancet | volume = 374 | issue = 9690 | pages = 628–634 | date = August 2009 | pmid = 19700005 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61257-5 | s2cid = 13715933 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hollinghurst S, Peters TJ, Kaur S, Wiles N, Lewis G, Kessler D | title = Cost-effectiveness of therapist-delivered online cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression: randomised controlled trial | journal = The British Journal of Psychiatry | volume = 197 | issue = 4 | pages = 297–304 | date = October 2010 | pmid = 20884953 | doi = 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.073080 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is most closely allied with the [[scientist–practitioner model]] in which clinical practice and research are informed by a scientific perspective, clear [[operationalization]] of the problem, and an emphasis on [[measurement]], including measuring changes in cognition and behavior and the attainment of [[goal]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Relaxation Therapy Change Psychological and Biological Variables |url=https://www.ijirset.com/upload/may/49_Cognitive.pdf |website=IJIRSET}}</ref> These are often met through "[[Homework in psychotherapy|homework]]" assignments in which the patient and the therapist work together to craft an assignment to complete before the next session.<ref name="Martin">{{Unreliable medical source|date=April 2012}} {{cite web|author=Martin, Ben|title=In-Depth: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy|url=http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/in-depth-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/all/1/|publisher=PsychCentral|access-date=15 March 2012|archive-date=3 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703112428/http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/in-depth-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/all/1/}}</ref> The completion of these assignments&nbsp;– which can be as simple as a person with depression attending some kind of social event&nbsp;– indicates a dedication to treatment compliance and a desire to change.<ref name="Martin" /> The therapists can then logically gauge the next step of treatment based on how thoroughly the patient completes the assignment.<ref name="Martin" /> Effective cognitive behavioral therapy is dependent on a [[Therapeutic relationship|therapeutic alliance]] between the healthcare practitioner and the person seeking assistance.<ref name="CBT" /><ref name="BAT">{{cite book |vauthors=Bender S, Messner E |year=2003 |title=Becoming a therapist: What do I say, and why? |pages=24, 34–35 |location=New York|publisher=The Guilford Press}}</ref> Unlike many other forms of psychotherapy, the patient is very involved in CBT.<ref name="Martin" /> For example, an anxious patient may be asked to talk to a stranger as a homework assignment, but if that is too difficult, he or she can work out an easier assignment first.<ref name="Martin" /> The therapist needs to be flexible and willing to listen to the patient rather than acting as an authority figure.<ref name="Martin" />