Applications of the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Jill Ehrenreich-May, PhD is Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami, where she also directs the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program. Dr. Ehrenreich-May is the author of over 135 published works, including several treatment manuals, books and peer-reviewed publications. She is perhaps best known as the developer of the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Dr. Ehrenreich-May's research includes effectiveness trials regarding treatment of youth emotional distress in community settings. Dr. Ehrenreich-May is also the incoming President-Elect for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.Sarah M. Kennedy, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the development, evaluation, and implementation of youth transdiagnostic interventions acrosssettings. She has particular interest and expertise in adapting transdiagnostic, evidence-based interventions for acute psychiatric settings and community delivery, as well as in personalizing transdiagnostic interventions to optimize response. She has published widely in the areas of child anxiety and transdiagnostic interventions and consults on implementation of the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents (UP-C/A). She also provides clinical services and training at Children's Hospital Colorado.

The unified protocol (UP) features a single set of cognitive behavioral principles applicable to the full range of disorders of emotion. Nowhere is this more starkly illustrated than in this important book from Jill Ehrenreich-May and Sarah M. Kennedy. From tic/ Tourette disorder to pediatric disruptive mood dysregulation disorder clinicians will learn the art of applying this one set of common principles to the full range of emotional disorders in children and adolescents. Every clinician working with this population should have this book handy.

• Part 1: An Evidence-Based Approach to Working with Youths 1. Introduction to the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents: History, Rationale, Adaptations Sarah M. Kennedy and Jill Ehrenreich-May 2. Delivery of Standard UP-C and UP-A Treatment for Youth with Emotional Disorders Rinatte Gruen and Dylan Braun 3. Current Evidence Base for the UP-C and UP-A Niza Tonarely and Dominique Phillips Part 2: Applying the UP-C and UP-A to Specific Diagnoses and Problem Areas 4. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Tic Disorder/Tourette's Ashley M. Shaw and Elizabeth R. Halliday 5. Pediatric Irritability and Disruptive Behaviors Jessica Lyn Hawks, Sarah M. Kennedy, and Jacob B.W. Holzman 6. The Unified Protocol for Use with Adolescents with or At Risk for Serious Mental Illness Marc J. Weintraub and Jamie Zinberg 7. Substance Use Disorders Faith S. Williams, Rebecca E. Ford-Paz, and Jason Washburn 8. Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Kristina D. Lowe and Sarah Eckhardt 9. Pediatric Illnesses and Pediatric Settings Ryan R. Landoll, Kade B. Thornton, and Corinne A. Elmore Part 3: Adapting the UP-C and UP-A to Different Treatment Settings 10. Stepped Care and Telehealth Delivery Judy H. Hong, Alison Salloum, Jafar Bakhshaie, Thanh T. Truong, Jill Ehrenreich-May, and Eric A. Storch 11. Community Mental Health Delivery Ashley M. Shaw, Renee L. Brown, Vanesa A. Mora Ringle, and Vanessa E. Cobham 12. Culturally and Linguistically-Sensitive Applications in Other Countries Hiroko Fujisato, Noriko Kato, Dominique Phillips, and Estefany Sáez-Clarke