Les développements théoriques et cliniques ainsi que les résultats des recherches sont les raisons d'une constante évolution de la thérapie cognitive.

Les développements créatifs sont des interventions cliniques qui proviennent des contributions théoriques et cliniques de C. Padesky et K. Mooney à la thérapie cognitive. Cette approche marie les principes émergeant du domaine de la psychologie positive avec les travaux sur la créativité en thérapie cognitive.

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Theoretical and clinical developments and research have led to ontinuing changes in cognitive therapy.

Creative developments are clinical interventions which ome from the theoretical and clinical ontributions of C. Padesky and K. Mooney to cognitive therapy.

This approach blends the principles emerging from the field of positive psychology with the works on creativity in cognitive therapy.

The focus is on

• the power of self-acceptance as the main basis of development and change ;
• different ways to increase creativity in the practice of cognitive therapy, like the use of storytelling, metaphors and icons ;
• the links between the principles of positive psychology and the theory and practice of cognitive therapy ;
• in the analysis of emotions and motivations evoked by the patient, more oncentration on the possibilities than on the problems ;
• the role of possibilities in engaging the patient's creativity to solve his/her own problems ;
• the use of a language which focuses on the onstruction of new behaviors and beliefs rather than on the deconstruction of problematic ones.