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This book provides practical ideas about how to use cognitive behavioural techniques (CBT) with children, adolescents, and young adults. The book is organised around a competency framework and highlights the underlying philosophy, process, and core skills of undertaking CBT with this client group. The ideas can be used as part of an individual intervention for those with psychological problems or as a group‐based prevention programme to promote helpful ‘life skills’ to build resilience.

The CORE philosophy of CBT, namely a Child‐centred, Outcome‐focused, Reflective, and Empowering approach, is described. Attention is paid to the PRECISE process of working with children, adolescents, and young adults. This is based on Partnership working, pitched at the Right developmental level, promoting Empathy, Creativity, Investigation, and Self‐efficacy, and which is Engaging and enjoyable.

Finally, the specific core skills, the ABCs of CBT, are described. These are defined as Assessment and goals, Behavioural, Cognitions, Discovery, Emotions, Formulations, General skills, and Home assignments. Each skill is described with practical examples provided of how these can be applied in work with children, adolescents, and young adults.

When discussing specific skills and techniques, reference is made to relevant worksheets which are available in Think Good, Feel Good (TGFG) for children and young adolescents and Thinking Good, Feeling Better (TGFB) for older adolescents and young adults.