CBT: A Clinician's Guide to Using the Five Areas Approach

Dr Chris Williams BSc (Hons) MBCHB MMedSc MD FRCPsych is Professor of Psychosocial Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UKMarie Chellingsworth RMN, Dip Nursing, BSc (Hons) is Course Director (IAPT) and Senior Lecturer in Psychological Therapies, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham, UK

'This book is a 'must have' for any clinician working across all steps; not only with common mental health problems but also with physical and long term health conditions. It is a brilliant and user friendly guide to using the five areas approach...'CBT Today'... a fantastic and flexible way to illustrate how common mental health problems affect people's lives and how to help people overcome their problems through the five areas approach whether in large group settings or face to face working'.CBT Today

• Part 1: Getting to know the Five Areas approach 1. Why is there a need for accessible forms of cognitive behavioural therapy? 2. Key elements of the Five Areas model Part 2: Using the Five Areas approach 3. Completing a collaborative Five Areas assessment 4. Using the Five Areas assessment to understand why the person feels as they do 5. setting goals and monitoring progress using the Plan, Do, Review model 6. offering structured support face to face and by telephone or email 7. Delivering support in the LLTTF and other classes Part 3: Resources overview 8. Five Areas written resources for low mood and stress 9. Five Areas online, DVD and audio multimedia resources for low mood and stress Part 4: Supervision, training and service implications 10. Case management and supervision 11. Training and supporting practitioners in using the Five Areas approach Part 5: The Five Areas in action Part 6: Supporter scripts and resources