Product Description

This is a companion guide to Think Good Feel Good: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People. Designed for clinicians using the original workbook in their work with children, the book builds upon the workbook materials by offering guidance on all aspects of the therapeutic process and a range of case studies highlighting therapy in action. Topics covered include parent involvement, key cognitive distortions in children, formulations, challenging thoughts, guided discovery and the use of imagery. Also included is a chapter focusing on possible problems in therapy and strategies for overcoming them.



To supplement the workbook, the clinician′s guide offers further materials and handouts for use in therapy, including psycho–educational materials for children and parents on common problems, such as depression, OCD, PTSD/Trauma and Anxiety

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67699 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 190 pages

Review
"...provides ideas to ′inform and facilitate′ the clinical practice of child–focused cognitive behavioural therapy...the guide also has resources online..." (Children Now, 16th November 2005)

Review
"...ideas to ′inform and facilitate′ the clinical practice of child–focused cognitive behavioural therapy...the guide also has resources online..." (Children Now, 16th November 2005)

From the Back Cover
Praise for Think Good–Feel Good

‘Highly Commended’ in the Mental Health category of the 2003 BMA Medical Book Competition

‘Think Good–Feel Good is a wonderful resource for practitioners undertaking cognitive behaviour therapy with children and young people … The materials promise to be an essential component of the toolbox of any child or adolescent CBT therapist, and deserve to become a key resource in training.’ Dr Rachel Calam, European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

This is a companion guide to the highly successful workbook Think Good–Feel Good: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People. Designed for clinicians using the original workbook in their work with children, this guide builds upon the practical materials in the workbook by looking at the process of undertaking child–focused CBT, including:

• engaging children in CBT and motivating them
• developing an individual case formulation
• undertaking Socratic questioning and inductive reasoning
• how best to involve parents
• effective methods to use with children

To supplement the workbook, this clinician’s guide offers further materials and handouts for use in therapy, including psychoeducational materials for children and parents.

This is a must–have resource for child and adolescent mental health professionals wanting to use CBT with children. It will also be of interest to other health professionals working with children, such as social workers, school nurses, counsellors and health visitors.