CBT Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety

Going beyond one-size-fits-all approaches to treating depression and anxiety, CBT Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety is packed with tools for delivering flexible, personalized cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to diverse children and adolescents.

The authors use extended case examples to show how to conceptualise complex cases and tailor interventions to each client's unique challenges, strengths, family background, and circumstances. In a convenient large-size format, the book features vivid vignettes, sample treatment plans, therapist–client dialogues, and 49 reproducible handouts and worksheets, most of which can be downloaded and printed for repeated use.

It offers pragmatic guidance for collaborating effectively with parents and with other professionals for clinical child/adolescent psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, school psychologists and counsellors; also of interest to primary care providers and nurses.

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Table of Contents

Preface

List of Figures, Tables, Handouts, and Worksheets

1. The CBT Model and Early Treatment Phase
2. Middle Treatment Phase: Intervention Strategies
3. Later Treatment Phase and Termination
4. Psychiatric Referral and Collaboration: Pragmatic Recommendations, with Uri Meller, MD
5. Working with Caregivers and Families
6. Depression
7. Suicidal Behaviors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
8. Separation Anxiety Disorder
9. Social Anxiety Disorder
10. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
11. School Refusal and Problematic Attendance

Appendix A. Handouts and Worksheets

Appendix B. Resources for Therapists and Families

References

"Responding to real-world questions expressed by trainees and practitioners, Chu and Pimentel provide well-informed answers on just how to implement CBT for anxious and depressed youth. Filled with relevant examples, this book will be of great value to mental health practitioners and trainees. In a highly readable fashion, the authors disentangle the complexities of CBT into basic parts and present principle-based guidance for implementation. Highly recommended for all mental health professionals working with youth with emotional challenges."
- Philip C Kendall, PhD, ABPP, Distinguished University Professor Temple University

"Chu and Pimentel are consummate clinicians, educators, and researchers. Their expertise in treating youth with internalizing disorders shines forth in this pragmatic guide. Therapists in training as well as early career and experienced therapists all will benefit from this book's clear explanation of CBT: what it is (and is not), and how it can be flexibly applied. The book includes clinically rich vignettes and 'tools of the trade,' such as helpful worksheets and handouts for use with children and families. I will be using my copy in both supervision and clinical practice!"
- Mary A Fristad, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health (Emerita), The Ohio State University