Principle-guided psychotherapy for children and adolescents : the FIRST program for behavioral and emotional problems

Clinicians learn efficient, engaging ways to teach the skills of Feeling Calm, Increasing Motivation, Repairing Thoughts, Solving Problems, and Trying the Opposite (FIRST) to 5- to 15-year-olds and their parents. FIRST principles can be used flexibly and strategically in treatment of problems including anxiety, posttraumatic stress, depression, and misconduct. In a convenient large-size format, the book features 37 reproducible parent handouts, decision trees, and other clinical tools. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print these materials, plus Spanish-language versions of selected parent handouts. About the Authors Preface Contents List of Reproducibles 1 All About FIRST 2 Using FIRST and the FIRST Decision Trees to Treat Anxiety/OCD, Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Misbehavior 3 Beginning Treatment 4 Clinician Guides: Facts About the Problems Treated with FIRST 5 Help for Caregivers: Handouts on the Problems Treated with FIRST 6 Using the FIRST Principles: Feeling Calm 7 Using the FIRST Principles: Increasing Motivation 8 Using the FIRST Principles: Repairing Thoughts 9 Using the FIRST Principles: Solving Problems 10 Using the FIRST Principles: Trying the Opposite 11 Skill Units for Continuing Treatment, Boosting Engagement, and Ending Treatment Appendix I. Published Studies Testing Independent Effects of the Five FIRST Principles Appendix II. Sample Progressive Muscle Relaxation Script Appendix III. Using FIRST for Panic Attacks and Tic/Habit Behaviors Appendix IV. Frequently Asked Questions About Using FIRST in Clinical Practice References Index Presenting a fresh approach to child and adolescent therapy, this book identifies five principles at the heart of the most potent evidence-based treatments--and shows how to apply them. Clinicians learn efficient, engaging ways to teach the skills of Feeling Calm, Increasing Motivation, Repairing Thoughts, Solving Problems, and Trying the Opposite (FIRST) to 5- to 15-year-olds and their parents. FIRST principles can be used flexibly and strategically in treatment of problems including anxiety, posttraumatic stress, depression, and misconduct. In a convenient large-size format, the book features 37 reproducible parent handouts, decision trees, and other clinical tools. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print these materials, plus Spanish-language versions of selected parent handouts. -- Publisher's description