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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated efficacy in treating a number of disorders in children and adolescents. This chapter provides a detailed description of the CBT approaches and techniques that are most commonly used with youth, including psychoeducation, relaxation training, cognitive restructuring, problem solving, behavioral exposure, and organizational skills training. In addition, it reviews assessment tools, strategies and instruments for use with children and adolescents, and discusses the role of parents in treatment. Throughout, developmental adaptions of CBT techniques and their use with children across a broad age range are emphasized. The empirical support for the use of CBT with youth is briefly reviewed, and a case example is provided to illustrate relevant clinical applications and common challenges.
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Henin, A., Micco, J.A., Schoeller, M., Boudreaux, A., Hirshfeld-Becker, D. (2016). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Children and Adolescents. In: Petersen, T., E. Sprich, S., Wilhelm, S. (eds) The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2605-3_19
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