CBT Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Youth

Going beyond one-size-fits-all approaches to treating depression and anxiety, this book 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 conceptualize 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.
 

Brian C. Chu, PhD, is Professor and Department Chair of Clinical Psychology at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where he is Founder and Director of the Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic. Dr. Chu is  a recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Young Investigator Award. He is a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and past editor of Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. Dr. Chu’s work focuses on anxiety and mood problems in children and adolescents, with a special emphasis on therapy processes, mechanisms of change, and dissemination of evidence-based practices. He collaborates with community organizations to optimize access to care for underserved and marginalized communities.
 
Sandra S. Pimentel, PhD, is Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychology, Associate Director of Psychology Training, and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is founder and director of the Anxiety and Mood Program, a specialty training program in the Child Outpatient Psychiatry Division. Dr. Pimentel serves on the editorial board of Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and is 2022–2023 President-Elect of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. As a scientist-practitioner, Dr. Pimentel specializes in cognitive-behavioral treatments for youth and young adults. She is a health advocate dedicated to creatively engaging communities to optimize care for children and families.
 

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