Overview of CBT Spectrum Approaches

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psychosocial treatment with strong scientific evidence supporting its use with youth for a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. This chapter provides a broad overview of CBT with youth and is divided into three sections. The first section describes the behavioral and cognitive theories that underlie the CBT approach. We also discuss how the two theories have been integrated into theories used to guide CBT. The second section describes specific techniques commonly found in CBT and reviews the typical modalities employed to deliver CBT. Finally, the third section focuses on the delivery of CBT.