Think Good - Feel Good: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People (Psychology)

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The success of TaMHS is the joint ownership and delivery of TaMHS training and interventions with schools and partners working in collaboration with the local CaMHS service.

British Medical Association has commended Paul Stallard, a consultant clinical psychologist, for his book for professionals…” (Bath Chronicle, 8 Dec 2003) By using this service, you agree that you will only keep content for personal use, and will not openly distribute them via Dropbox, Google Drive or other file sharing servicesThink Good – Feel Good is an exciting and pioneering new practical resource in print and on the internet for undertaking Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with children and young people. The materials have been developed by the author and trialled extensively in clinical work with children and young people presenting with a range of psychological problems. Two books by psychologists have been praised in the Mental Health Category of the BMA Association’ s 2003 book competition…” (The Psychologist, 1 Jan 2004) Other promising results from the early pilot work show 70% improvement in pupil attendance in participating schools and improvements in other measures relating to individual pupil attitudes, anxiety, and feelings. This case study outlines the Shropshire wide schools based programme Think Good, Feel Good which initially started as a pilot programme in 2009. The programme adopts a universal population based approach for children and young people at tier 1, and targeted support for those at tier 2.

It is estimated that approximately a quarter to half of all adult mental health conditions could be prevented with the right interventions in childhood. These include promoting positive attachment and bonding between a baby and their main carer to promote healthy brain development and good mental health as an adult. Maternal ill health, domestic violence and substance misuse in the home can all harm the mental health of children and young people. Strong leadership with support at all levels and regular reports to Health & Wellbeing Board, Safeguarding, Children’s Trust. Developed by the author and used extensively in clinical practice, Think Good, Feel Good, Second Edition: A CBT Workbook for Children and Young People starts by introducing readers to the origin, basic theory, and rationale behind CBT and explains how the workbook should be used. Chapters cover elements of CBT including identifying thinking traps; core beliefs; controlling feelings; changing behaviour; and more.Children with a serious physical disability are twice as likely to suffer from mental ill health, and the number of children with disabilities is rising.

The core aim of the Think Good Feel Good programme is to develop a whole school approach on emotional health and well-being through the delivery of an evidence based training programme across all Shropshire schools. There are 130 primary schools, 20 secondary schools, 2 special schools and Tuition Medical Behaviour and Support Service units (TMBSS). To date the programme has been aimed at school age children 5-16 years as well as their families and the whole range of school based staff. All of the training programmes that are delivered are evidence based, either nationally or internationally. a book that does exactly what it says on the cover…a wealth of experience in a highly accessible volume…” (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol 12(313), 2003) To save this article to your Google Drive account, please select one or more formats and confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you used this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your Google Drive account. Staff reported increased confidence in the early identification of need, understanding of specialist services, how and when to access local specialist services such as CAMHS and child protection. The funding has been used to train staff to deliver interventions in school so that they do not have to refer into other services; ensuring support is delivered at the right time in the right place.Think Good – Feel Good provides the clinician with a range of flexible and highly appealing materials that can be used to structure and facilitate clinical sessions. This is a “must have” resource for clinical psychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, educational psychologists and occupational therapists. Social workers, school nurses, practice counsellors and health visitors would also find this resource to be of great value. About the Author Paul Stallard introduces his resource by covering the basic theory and rationale behind Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and how the workbook should be used. An attractive and lively workbook follows which covers the core elements used in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy programmes but conveys these ideas to children and young people in an understandable way and uses real life examples familiar to them. The practical series of exercises and worksheets introduce concepts that can be applied to each unique set of problems. Quality of the resources, delivery of training and the high quality of the on-going relationship between the TaMHS project manager and Shropshire schools. Schools and partner agencies are invited to attend centrally based multi-agency core training on issues such as self harm, suicide prevention, domestic abuse, loss and bereavement, anxiety, anger management. The training increases the knowledge base of staff enabling them to recognise early signs and symptoms of need, provides practical examples of how to respond to the emotional needs of young people as well as tips and strategies on what to do and say following identification of need. The more in-depth intervention based training provides resources and clearly structured programmes that school based staff can deliver within the school setting to support a wide range of emotional needs. A key strength has been the focus on the mental health and well-being of the children and young people in conjunction with educational priorities.